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Lauri Markkanen Hype & Appreciation Thread

HermanG said:
Markkanen is now essentially neck and neck in MIP odds with SGA. Fanduel and BetMGM both had Markkanen 3rd clearly behind SGA and Tyrese (with SGA being a clear favourite) until 3 weeks ago.. When Markkanen had that 49 point game he started gaining ground and now is right on the heels.

Right now the odds are:
SGA +105 (Fanduel) / +100 (BetMGM)
Markkanen +125 / +115
Haliburton +1500 / +1300

If Markkanen keeps up his current pace (from mid Dec to now), he should win it by a landslide since his current averages (24.5 PPG) still reflect the early season when he was 22.4 PPG instead of 28.5 PPG (last 15 games, since mid Dec)... so keeping the current pace he would finish the season around 27 PPG. If he ended up at exactly 27 PPG it would be 8.3 PPG more than he has ever before averaged and 12.2 PPG more than last season. :D :D :D
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I got Lauri at +700 two weeks ago.
 
Tremendous Upside said:
It's so weird that SGA is among the favorites for this. Sure he's improved his numbers, but it's not like he suddenly went from role player to star like Lauri.
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SGA been clearly the frontrunner all year. Like 20 games in it was -100, +700 Hali, +1500 Lauri. Its often awarded to the best player out of all that are considered to be "new stars" in the league... almost regardless to where they started from.

Lauri is the most deserving by the definition of the award... but based on how it has been awarded in the past SGA might still win it.
 
Tremendous Upside said:
It's so weird that SGA is among the favorites for this. Sure he's improved his numbers, but it's not like he suddenly went from role player to star like Lauri.
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Agreed. I really don't think this award should even be close. What Lauri is doing blows away the improvement of these other guys.
 
Tremendous Upside said:
It's so weird that SGA is among the favorites for this. Sure he's improved his numbers, but it's not like he suddenly went from role player to star like Lauri.
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neither one of them lived up to expectations until this season, but yes the Finnisher is way more improved from a statline perspective, as a first option anyway. Whereas SGA has been handed undeserving usage and minutes for a few seasons already. My take is Markkanen should win it, but he will not be credited as a non playmker with the Jazz success, nearly as as much as Halliburton will be for Indiana's or SGA would if OKC continues on the recent climb out of the Wemby stakes. What a dumb ****ing time to stop tanking btw if you are OKC.
 
Tremendous Upside said:
It's so weird that SGA is among the favorites for this. Sure he's improved his numbers, but it's not like he suddenly went from role player to star like Lauri.
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Agreed
 
I bet lots of fans only log in to vote their team or a specific player and just fill the ballots with top if the list guys.

Haliburton and Sabonis are gonna get snubbed because their PPG means you gotta scroll down too far to find them... While guys like Trae are gonna get in purely due to his PPG.
 
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