Lauri Markkanen stat deep dive

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It makes me think a little of Dirk. He was ok-minus to bad on defense, but they hid it well, and he put forth just enough effort on D that his explosions on the offensive end would more than compensate. Build the right team around a guy like that and you can get a ring.

You mean like Rudy Gobert?

Prediction: people will like Markkanen as long as we are bad or mildly competitive. If we start entering really good or edging on competitor status, people will start looking at the negatives. Not saying I’m one, just saying. I mean, if a sizable amount of fans fixated on how we couldn’t go any farther with Gobert, I can’t imagine what they’ll have in store for Lauri.