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Lauri Markkanen Hype & Appreciation Thread

Ron Mexico said:
I still think he has another big step to go. He has proven he is a good player but he is still not what he should be. Hopefully he can keep figuring himself out and how to be elite in the NBA, he has all the tools to do it though. But he will be an all-star this year and hopefully more going forward.
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yep, he might get snubbed on the allstar game tbh, this season. Really, despite his obvious improvement,unless the Jazz continue the winning for the next couple months which won't be easy although deserving of it, he could easily get passed over. Maybe fans can vote him in.
 
Saw an interesting video of Markkanen, where the guy said he scored 1.2 points per possession on iso plays in the Eurobasket (and he had a lot of iso plays there).

Went to check NBA stats and he ranks 4th in NBA on points per iso at 1.39, behind Haliburton, De'Andre Hunter and Dame.

I dont want us to play iso a lot, but in tie games with slow last possession, we could use it as a sucker punch.

Here's the vid:

View: https://youtu.be/HbL-HVITzvk
 
Don't kill me here... but with all the talk of Danny being optimistic... and Lauri going bonkers and seemingly being a great fit on many teams trying to contend... what does Danny do if say Miami, Toronto, or Phoenix come in and offer 3 unprotected picks for Lauri? Miami was the team I could see actually doing it...

Danny has been zigging and zagging and surprising everyone... what if he really sells high on a bunch of these guys?

For the record... i think Lauri is more real than fluke. Some of his finishing will settle down a bit but overall I think this is close to who he is/can be and not some weird fluke. So not sure you are selling high per se... just that you bought low.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Don't kill me here... but with all the talk of Danny being optimistic... and Lauri going bonkers and seemingly being a great fit on many teams trying to contend... what does Danny do if say Miami, Toronto, or Phoenix come in and offer 3 unprotected picks for Lauri? Miami was the team I could see actually doing it...

Danny has been zigging and zagging and surprising everyone... what if he really sells high on a bunch of these guys?

For the record... i think Lauri is more real than fluke. Some of his finishing will settle down a bit but overall I think this is close to who he is/can be and not some weird fluke. So not sure you are selling high per se... just that you bought low.
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At this time seems Lauri should be untouchable
Unprotected picks from Miami will be in the 25-30 range
Jazz will not get anyone comparable to Lauri's talent with those picks
 
slc said:
At this time seems Lauri should be untouchable
Unprotected picks from Miami will be in the 25-30 range
Jazz will not get anyone comparable to Lauri's talent with those picks
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Just like how Minnesota’s pick was going to be in the 25-30 range this year?
 
slc said:
At this time seems Lauri should be untouchable
Unprotected picks from Miami will be in the 25-30 range
Jazz will not get anyone comparable to Lauri's talent with those picks
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Miami looks rough right now... I would not assume any picks in the future are going to be that high. Jimmy ain't got that much tread left on the tires.

I am fine with anyone saying Lauri is untouchable. I am not sure I'd move him even for 3 frps but not because I assume those will be late firsts. NO about to get the 3rd lotto pick they got in the AD deal... likely ends with 4 total and they were betting against Lebron.
 
Elizah Huge said:
Just like how Minnesota’s pick was going to be in the 25-30 range this year?
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Or how those picks NO got in the AD trade will also be late firsts... I'm not sure I'd trade Lauri... just wondering where others might see the line. 2 unprotected picks is an auto reject... 3 and you have my attention.
 
For the record I like Lauri a lot and would just prefer to keep him around. I think he's a good building block and can fit alongside the next building blocks. I just don't know what Danny and JZ feel about Lauri and if they got a big offer I wonder what they would say.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
For the record I like Lauri a lot and would just prefer to keep him around. I think he's a good building block and can fit alongside the next building blocks. I just don't know what Danny and JZ feel about Lauri and if they got a big offer I wonder what they would say.
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They'd say no unless it was just something insane, which no one would offer.
 
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