The importance of switchability in the modern era that he brought is more than offset by that he couldn’t spread the floor which is even more important in the modern era.
Eurobasket 2025
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I think that Lauri definitely enjoys going all-out for the wins when all of his teammates are doing the same. He most certainly did not have the opportunity to do so on the Jazz last season or two - and will not have it in the upcoming season. It must be extremely demotivating and frustrating being the top guy on a team where your GM and coach conspire to make you lose as many games as they can and where all that your teammates care about is putting up big numbers in the hopes of getting traded.
But that is the price you pay for getting that fat contract.
The sad part is that if Lauri wastes the rest of his prime playing for horrible Jazz teams he will be quickly forgotten by American basketball fans, like Shareef Abdur-Rahim. And even the Jazz fans 15 years from now will vaguely remember him as someone like Al Jefferson 2.0. I hope that at least people in Finland will remember due to his international play.
Believe that 81 points per 48 minutes
underdog
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I had to laugh when I saw this. We have a bit of good news for the Jazz, and sure enough, Jazznik, one of the most negative posters around here, comes out and spits out his wisdom.