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Lauri Markkanen Hype & Appreciation Thread

Look at last year vs this for Markkanen and its crazy how similar and consistent his numbers are.
2022/23: 49.9% from the field, 39.1% from three, 87.5% from the line, 9.0 rebounds, 1.9 steals, 0.6 blocks, 26.8 points, 18.1 attempts per game
2023/24: 49.2% from the field, 39.4% from three, 87.2% from the line, 9.6 rebounds, 2.1 steals, 0.6 blocks, 26.3 points, 17.9 attempts per game

* numbers are per 36. Biggest difference between this year and last year is he is playing 2 less minutes per game.
 
Look at last year vs this for Markkanen and its crazy how similar and consistent his numbers are.
2022/23: 49.9% from the field, 39.1% from three, 87.5% from the line, 9.0 rebounds, 1.9 steals, 0.6 blocks, 26.8 points, 18.1 attempts per game
2023/24: 49.2% from the field, 39.4% from three, 87.2% from the line, 9.6 rebounds, 2.1 steals, 0.6 blocks, 26.3 points, 17.9 attempts per game

* numbers are per 36. Biggest difference between this year and last year is he is playing 2 less minutes per game.
Considering he's getting a whole another type of defensive attention this season, you could easily say he's improved.

Not sure there's another All Star level player in the NBA who has to endure as much bumping, hacking and holding to get his stats as Lauri.
 
Considering he's getting a whole another type of defensive attention this season, you could easily say he's improved.

No sure there's another All Star level player in the NBA who has to endure as much bumping, hacking and holding to get his stats as Lauri.
Agreed. Yet if I had to put money on whether he makes the all star game or not I would bet he doesn't.
 
Considering he's getting a whole another type of defensive attention this season, you could easily say he's improved.

Not sure there's another All Star level player in the NBA who has to endure as much bumping, hacking and holding to get his stats as Lauri.
I think that it's pretty much a given he's improved and you'd have to argue hard why he hasn't if you'd claim that.

Lauri's playing style (navigating that many screens Steph Curry style while being 7ft) exposes him to a lot of that. But of course there are other stars that take a beating as well. Just look at Joker's arms on any night and it looks like he has a dozen super angry cats at home.
 
Just look at Joker's arms on any night and it looks like he has a dozen super angry cats at home.
Lol so true


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