Lauri Markkanen's Transformation to Most Improved Player!
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Lauri Markkanen's Remarkable Transformation to Most Improved Player!
Lauri Markkanen is a seriously underrated talent… Here’s a guy who this season had a higher field goal percentage than Luka Doncic, makes more threes a game than James Harden, averages more points than Jokic but, just a few years ago, was a benchwarmer in Chicago. And it’s not like these are unusual numbers. The seven foot Finn, burst onto the scene back in 2017, breaking records, dazzling defenses and scoring at will with a silky smooth jumpshot. But while today, Markkanen is the first Nordic All-Star in NBA history and winner of the Most Improved Player award, his time in the league hasn't always been so fruitful. But to really understand how a 7-footer who averages more threes than LeBron and AD combined was once benched and traded on a free agency, we need to take a good look at the evolution of Lauri Markenan…
In today's video we look at Lauri Markkanen's Remarkable Transformation to Most Improved Player!
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Great compilation of Lauris career!
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@Hoops_Centralbut please check your sources. I know getting factual information about Laurie's time in Finland might be tough, but at least get his NBA timeline right. Hoiberg coached the first season and a half, then Boylen until the end of his third year. Fourth and last year under Donovan. Vuc trade happened at the trade deadline in his third year.
@dawnmusic2002 Yessir I will double, triple, and quadruple check the information next time! 🫡
Thanks for the feedback!
Apologies to Lauri for thinking Sexton would be the best player to come out of that Cleveland trade. Just goes to show how deserving of the MIP award he is! He’s now 95% of what Spida is. The picks and players are just icing on the top from that trade
He had a hell of a season!
He’s better then Mitchell
Markkanen is better than Mitchell, Mitchell is a volume shooter. Markkanen lets the game come to him, and is 7 feet tall. The Cavs would have ended up in the same spot this year if they never made the trade. Altman is the worst GM in the league. Got straight up fleeced.
@@Youngmexico72that’s crazy
@@DrVanNostrand01not better
He showed great potential when he played at Arizona. Good to see him back with confidence. Awesome talent!
It's always great to see players with their confidence!!
And actually one of the things what happened in Chicago was coaching and playstyle. They wanted Lauri to be big and strong. So they put him into the gym and yes he got muscles but got slower. That also made him injury-prone. Finnish people are mostly taught to be unselfish and humble. Chicago was not playing team oriented basketball and unselfish players don't shine.
Later in the summer Lauri went to Finland and hired a talented PT to help him. Lauri told him that he wants to be faster, more explosive and stay healthy. That suits more in his playing style and we all saw that was working!
Thanks for the information! Appreciate the feedback!
Actually Lauri was always regarded as huge talent back in Finland. Möttölä wasn't the one recognize his talent, as he was the top Finnish prospect ever way earlier than that. Lauri's father was also one of all time greats in Finnish basketball.
Thanks for sharing that information with me.
@@JukkaRamo Howdy Jukka 👋🏽
You totally forgot eurobasket tournament from last summer, where he got his self-confidence.
you bring up a great point! He definitely flourish during the summer!
What a great video! When people argued why he won MIP, this video is a must watch which explains it perfectly! Go Jazz!
Thanks for the feedback and as well for watching!!
Don’t forget that euros was big part why Lauri shined so much! Because there he played there very well and gained huge amount of confidence
Yes, it did!
I don't even follow basketball, but I watched the video with dedication. Sure, I'm Finnish and a sports fan, but your style of making sports content is that good that I watched a video about a Finnish player playing a sport I really don't give two cents about.
I appreciate the support. Thanks for watching!
Can’t wait to see where his career goes!!
Only time will tell where 'The Finnisher' finishes his career!
Awesome video. Keep up the quality content, be consistent with the video releases and you will have a ton of subs before you know it.
Thanks for watching I appreciate the support!
your channel is an undiscovered gem
Thank you! I appreciate the support and feedback!
Danny Ainge is somebody we should thank
Truly!!
You’re gonna be a popular basketball UA-camr in the future. Great video.
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words!
Ya warmed benched on his way to 18ppg in Chicago🤷🏽♂️
what makes his confident rises, is the fiba euro cup where he dominated the cup. (in my opinion)
That's a good point you bring up! After all, it has been said by other European players that's the Euro league is a bit tougher than the NBA.
Great video. i really enjoyed it
👍
Thanks for the feedback and watching!
Lauri Markkanen aka the Finnisher is a beast!
A beast indeed!
Its sad how people just don't know what he was before this. It was improvement, it was opportunity.
He definitely had it in him!
I think we've entered a new era of the NBA. These will be some of the same top talents facing off till 2030.
Yup, I couldn't agree more!
Its nice to see JC putting his trust on him. That imo is the xfactor.
Agreed!
thought this was a big channel
Hopefully, one day! Thanks for watching!
7:50 aint that Walker Kessler?
Every member of Markkanen's family was national team player. Lauri's mother and father both played in Finnish national basketball team and his brother Eero Markkanen played football in Finnish national team.
That's awesome thanks for that information, that is something that I didn't know!
Conley is such an underrated playmaker, Lauri owes him a dinner!
Hahaha, well, said I would have to agree!
Sixers need him to match up agains Boston , Bucks , Denver, LA. 😮 along with Caruso!!
Sixer already have a great team, and adding Lauri would them stacked
My Cavs fumbled the bag he’s much needed atp. I’d much rather have Markannen and Mobley instead of Mobley and Allen.
You hate to see it! Cavs have a solid team right now hopefully they pull it together.
@@Hoops_Central Hopeful is all I’ll ever be as a Cleveland fan 🥲
He’s not from Vantaa. He’s from my home town Jyväskylä
He was born in Vantaa but grew up in Jyväskylä.
How is that pronounced in English? Thanks for your help, I've always had interest in the Finnish culture, nuances, and language...
Not even a word on Eurobasket. Smh
While Euro ball played a huge role on Markkanen's confidence came from it. This was about the MIP award.
Lauri is from Jyväskylä Finland. He went shcool in vantaa
He was born in Vantaa, Finland, but grew up in Jyväskylä, Finland 😉
Sixers please get him.
6:39 Garrett Allen??😂
Dude was the original Victor Wembanyama.
Indeed, he was!
If I am the warriors I would trade kuminga for this..and keep wiggens....
I think that him moving to Utah helped him get better cause he is Pentecostal but i might be wrong
Yessir
I wish Chicago didn’t trade him 😢
Honestly same but glad to see he's playing way better!
Ah yes, the player Neil Olshey wouldn't trade Derrick Jones Jr. and two secound rounders for.
Markkanen suomen poika🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮
Joe kitch? it's Jokic
Yessir indeed it is! 👏🏽 (just an ESL person here)
And his rookie cards will still be worth less than Zions and Lamelo's . The hobby is f***ed
Yeah, it's unfortunate that's the case
Matala 😂😂😂 means "Low" in finnish.
I appreciate the feedback.
Lauri Marrkanen Nick name is "The Kraken"
Interesting I haven't hear of that one before! If by "The Kraken" you mean the greek mythology creature then I can see what you mean!
@@Hoops_Centralno it’s the finnisher
@@Hoops_Central Kraken is not greek mythology creature. :D
@@henrimarjoan7876 Then what is Kraken? 🤔
@@Hoops_Central Norwegian
Time & opportunity
Perfect place perfect timing 👌🏽
Joke-ish? Yo-kitch
Yessir 🫡
This seems like it was made by ai, especially after the mispronunciation of the names
Definitely not AI. Just a human being that is ESL
I think AI would pronounce the names better.
@@JukkaRamo he definitely can be!
This has to be a computer generated voice right? Garret Allen? Lori Markkanen? Dunovan MItchell... SHY GILIOUS Alexander BRUH COME ON.
Nope, it's just an ESL person 🙂
Thanks for watching.
He will most likely fall off again this year
We will have to see... only time will tell!
No he won't.
@@mikkomalinen2641 That's what I was thinking.
Yeah I’m just kiddIng. He’s going to be even better this year.
@@roblockhart8410 glad we can all agree 🤩
Clarkson is one of the reasons Markkanen improves so much? Nope... Nope nope and nope
I would have to say he was played a part, but I'm definitely not discrediting Lauri.
Bro cannot pronounce names 😂
I'm ESL, bro. Thanks for the feedback!
Still think SGA deserved most improved player. The guy wasn't even an allstar in the 2021-2022 season. Then last season he became first team all NBA and actually placed fifth in MVP voting. Also he became the third guard in NBA history after Jordan and Curry to average over 30ppg on over 50% shooting. I know he averaged 24ppg the season before but the leap from non allstar to first team all NBA is a huge one.
you bring up a great point SGA completed a huge accomplishment this season!
Well, Lauri went from trade salary filler to All-Star... That is quite a ways taller order than going from borderline star to star. There is only so much space on those all nba teams, that some deserving players get left off every year. It is highly unlikely to bounce back like Lauri did. His trajectory was pretty much out of the league or an end of the bench player after his current contract before the Jazz trade and now he has like the most team friendly deal in the entire league (not counting rookie contracts of course). He is making 17 million... He should be making like 37 based on his production or even more. Looking at the 43 million a year Van Vleet deal just signed in the last week or so. Or the 20 a year deal for Dillon Brooks... Lauri is cheaper than Brooks. Man that's a good deal for the team. And Lauri is playing the big guy role like Steph Curry is playing the guard role... Constant motion and he is making things happen all over the court for himself or others with constant motion. Lauri is like the perfect team mate for any ball dominant player.
Koby Altman is the worst GM in the NBA
Really now?