The Real Reason the Jazz Kept Lauri Markkanen
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- The Utah Jazz signed Lauri Markkanen to a MASSIVE contract extension that will have him earning a whopping $49 million per year for the next five years. But is Lauri Markkanen really worth that much money?
To the Utah Jazz, definitely. Markkanen's value lies in the fact that, regardless of who you add to your team, whether it be through free agency or the draft, he can still be an elite producer for you.
Lauri Markkanen doesn't need the ball in his hands to be able to impact winning. He can make the most out of very few touches. The Lauri Markkanen contract extension may look like an overpay, but if you're the Utah Jazz, you probably feel like you got a steal.
Teams like the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder were rumored to be trying to work out a Lauri Markkanen trade, but they're just gonna have to wait.
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7 footers who shoot above 40% from behind the arc are SUPER RARE and highly sought after
Overrated!! He will probably only play in 50 games a year or less from here on out . Grossly overpriced
@@ceegarcia3399 The only reason why he has missed so many games with the Jazz is that they've started tanking after ASG break and sitting him a lot during that time both of these 2 seasons there.
@@ceegarcia3399 hell nah, I demand you go to play NBA. Tell me after that how was it.
@@ceegarcia3399 So a tall mf that can throw a mean 3-pointer AND dunk is overpriced? Ok....
@@ceegarcia3399overrated player that holds 3 NBA records.
Saw someone say he was the “Closest thing to what a modern day version of Dirk would look like”
Indiana pacers Rick Carlisle said that, who also was head coach of mavs during Dirk's prime.
Stop plz. Dirk is HOF
@@sauceunlimitedand this guy has 3 NBA records and just made one of the biggest basketball contracts ever...
@@honksu8847 I don’t care dirk is not in the same stratosphere as this kid
Took Lauri in fantasy 2022 in the late rounds and he won me my league as a sleeper pick so don’t sleep on this stud!
Did you watch Eurobasket that year or was that just a lucky pick? Because I'm a Finn and you could clearly see that this was coming from that tournament. That dude was lights out
@@JoPe-d7n Eurobasket was so entertaining.
@@JoPe-d7n I did watch him in eurobasket lol and yes that’s why I took him he was amazing in that tournament
same
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Fortunes change so fast in the NBA. A few years ago in Chicago, Lauri was on the bench, an unreliable scorer and non defender. Now he's richer than God, his play is garnering acclaim, he has a bright future in Utah and could potentially move to a contender if a trade comes in. Even his much maligned defense is better than before.
Some reason everyone do better after they get out of bulls. That organization is one of the worst. Like Gaffort example last season. Or Dunn who got bigger deal after season etc. Bulls is worst destination where players can go.
bulls dont know how to develop players. even cavs didnt utilize him well they put lauri as starting smallforward ridiculus 🤣
I followed him through his Bulls tenure and always knew he could be so much more. It's not fortune. It was always right there. The talent was obvious. How to unlock it wasn't.
@@12OZK12 you put it perfctly.
@@christianguliman8385 I think the Cavs did everyone a favor by putting him on the 3 spot. The problem with the Bulls was that Lauri was considered a 7 footer. The Cavs showed that he can be a positionless basketball player and that opened everything up. It also gave Lauri the confidence that he can be himself rather than trying to fit some outdated idea that a big man needs to do thing X.
Athletic built 7 footer who can do it all and still young. He can even play as a small forward with his skillset that's how talented and rare he is. Totally worth investing that money on him. Also you can tell just by looking at him how humble and genuinely nice this kid is.
Steph & Lauri woulda been the most efficient offensive duo in the league & no one can convince me otherwise
Nope Luka and kyrie would have been
Defense would convince you in a heartbeat
@@mrawesome7175 More skilled and better yes but not more efficient
Warriors weren’t offering enough.
either the Warriors front office do not agree with you or they became the greatest cheapskates this side of town.
Really quality analysis Lauri is a unicorn
Hell yeah he is.
25 and 8, scores efficiently, and shoots 40% from 3 on high volume. Also he’s 7 ft tall and can dribble.
You made Lauri look like a top 5 player in this highlight reel sheesh
He is.
@@finnishview2933 i get liking him as a player and all, but that is a wild take bro :P
@@cyrus147needs a really good supporting cast built around him and he can be one of the best players in the league.
@@cyrus147he has finnish in his name, let him be biased to the only good finnish basketball player lmao
@@juliusdoesstuff5586dont forget Hanno Möttölä
If Markannen ever played next to a high-level playmaker, say Luka, LeBron, Harden or even LaMelo, I think he'd average 25 on great efficiency and make all-star teams.
Been saying this for the time he has been in Utah. He would really flourish if there was a guard who was actually pushing the ball in to his hands. The guys they've had like Sexton, Clarkson and George all get tunnel vision to score and sometimes they go 5 possessions of the worst hero ball without Lauri ever touching the ball. Lauri is also too nice and humble to demand the ball.
Lauri had such a good chemistry with Mike Conley, so of course he got traded away...
He’s a good kid proving himself ❤
This is a great signing and will age like wine, the new tv deal is lurking and the jazz just saved tens of millions
He will likely trend downwards since he is beyond his peak
@@ceegarcia3399Tf are you talking about? He has barely hit his prime lol.
low-key one of the most underrated players in the league rn
Most definitely. Utah has been a really bad team the last two years on paper, but the're actually good when Markkanen is playing. He's definitely worth the money and if I were a Warriors or Spurs fan, I'd be really mad that they didn't go out and get him when he was clearly available.
You can’t be underrated when you get a max deal. The contract has officially made him overrated
Overrated**
Overrated everyone wanted him for 2 years
How’s he underrated and everyone’s been trying to trade for him?
no fluff, no repetitition, tight script, good points.
great content
Lauri is one of the most highly skilled 7 footers in the game.comparedcto the cunninghams and barnes of tbis world who also got rookie max contracts, lauri deserves it more.
I knew nothing about his game
Thank you for the breakdown
He seems like sort of the perfect offensive player
Excited for his future
I hope he'll stay healthy
Honestly he's worth it, hopefully they get back into playoff contention during his contract. Personally I would only say it's not worth it if they rebuild throughout his entire contract.
why not get brandon ingram 🤣
Judging from their draft picks they don't seem to be out of rebuilding mode
Isaiah Collier is the definition of a long term prospect, and Flip is basically there only because he's a mormon (he's good mind you, but you know this is the reason why the Jazz picked him)
@@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303 The hope is that within at least 3 years they'll be ready to go back to the playoffs, but we'll see how things pan out.
You didn't mention how his athleticism makes his team mates to try harder.
6:41 - While I do think Lauri got slightly overpaid, it isn't by a ton(especially with the new TV rights deal likely all but guaranteeing 10% cap raises for years to come), and as you've highlighted here a big portion of his value will be from how much of a plug-and-play type player he is. One of the biggest issues with getting some stars to mesh is that some guys are simply better on the ball(hello Cleveland, Phoenix), but Lauri is perfectly comfortable playing a primarily off ball based role. That makes him a very valuable complementary star in an NBA where most of the top players operate best with the ball in their hands as you won't need to make any major changes to your offense to fit him in. You just put Lauri out there and he makes you better for it.
It's a shame that such a good player is on a bad team(it would've been interesting to see how him and Bridges could've done as a duo had Ainge managed to land him), but he has plenty of value to the Jazz either on their team or as a trade piece. It makes total sense why Ainge wanted to hold onto him when he didn't like the offers available to him earlier this summer.
"That era of thinking is gone"
PG walks in.
CBA rules says teams have to meet the 90% salary floor at the start of preseason training camp, what other big name player is going to sign with Utah to get them there? He played well this past season and I'm assuming Jazz fans were happy to have him. If he generates revenue by putting butts in seats, moving merch, and getting tv ratings for their games up then that's all that matters to ownership what his worth is
@@leeswift7883 You are now officially the smartest NBA fan.
And Finnish people work ethic and team first attitude is also plus for Lauri.....
So, Jazz had to pay someone. That was my first thought.
My second is now when they do trade him they'll also get some salary dump players too along with picks. I think Ainge might be eyeing up OKC picks, purely because I think Lauri would fit brilliantly in their system.
Now, they can get some picks and take on some salary too meaning Jazz will get players who they can play now too if they decide to go full rebuild.
Love from finland🇫🇮❤
Very good 🇫🇮 👍💯
I’m glad you mentioned the part of the end of “trade ‘em’ so you get at least something out of it”.
So many horrible trades came out of that thinking. Plus keeping Lauri was definitely the best move they could have made.
I think he is worth the moeny, but the Jazz are in a really weird spot with trying to contend for the playoffs, but not really having expectations to go past the first round, but also rebuilding, but also not really improving their team, but also not having too much draft capital, but also not being a free agent destination. It feels really weird though cause they are fun to watch, especially for their unique system and lineups so I cant blame them for being mediocre cause its kinda worth it financially.
You're telling me he's with 200 million. He's earning 49 million a year. Zion earns less money than that and I can tell you he's much better than him by far. It's not even close he's not worth that money he's worth 28 million maybe 35 on a good day. He's playing well in a bad team.What is the difference between him and Terry rozier last year. They same stats but on a bad team. He is not a superstar. I promise you if you put naz reed in the same situation he would be the better. There are so many other players better than him . Are you ready to
Cam Thomas is more valuable than him. I promise if the nets played through cam he's averaging 30 points.
@@joezamzu if jazz played through markkanen, he would be averaging 30 points, if not more
@@joezamzuhave you considered that efficiency is an important part of being good at basketball?
@@MrKevlarkent 33 min isn't enough. What
Im just happy that my countryman is doing well ^^
I can't believe warriors fumbled this guy. they chose to clingon to the potential of their young guys over a guy who has shown his potential and would prolly excel more wih his style of play in warriors sytem.
Why would any team want to help Golden state? Lmao casual
They threw a reasonable amount of players and picks to get him.
Danny is a “get fleeced or no trade guy”.
@@brokeindio5072 reasonable?? did you even see what was their final offer for markannen? it isn't about Danny at that point, warriors unwillingness to trade one of their young ones was the main reason of it.
@@skywalker2759 if you have the right amount and right pieces they would
hahaha the warriors should try and improve thier young team. steph and draymond will only have 2yrs of gas to play swear thats why gsw dodge a bullet in giving up the future for now player. thats why green pivot the deal because its literally a bad trade for gsw
As a fan Lauri I am excited but he's still got room to improve
He makes more because the salary cap is going up. He will be on a killer deal 3 years from now. Don’t know why people worry about the dollar amount. Percentage of cap is what matters.
Utah Jazz will be fun to watch next few seasons
They already have been the last 2 years. Until they gut their team during trade deadline
35 wins every season is fun to watch?
@@jkh2180 They have been a very competetive team at about 5th in conference until around half-way through the season for 2 years. Until they decide at deadline to offload anyone who can play basketball not named Markkanen to tank.
Great analysis on Lauri! But the only critique I have is when you said that he's the most easily adaptable star in the NBA. Because that's still KD. But Markkanen is way up there for sure and every bit worth the money. Especially considering that the cap is going way up year by year.
How is KD more adaptable? Lauri is the superior off ball player and quite honestly top 3 off ball player in the league and that pretty much guarantees that he fits every single team in the league. I don't see KD fitting well with someone like Shai but I do think Lauri is a perfect fit.
Give the nod to Lauri, because he doesn't have an ego. You can't make KD be a 3rd fiddle, but you can get Lauri to do it.
Yes, he is worth it
Lauri on utah for the long term would be interesting
Ok.... as a Warriors fan, now I want Mike Dunleavy fired. We're screwed this year.
Hey at least Curry might have another monster scoring season, and maybe someone else will step up. It's not cooked yet (but y'all are probably screwed).
@@bignoob24 lmao they won’t make the playoffs and curry will think about leaving
Which will be great for the nba
what could he have done lmao
not warriors with lauri will not be cotending maybe another barely playoff team 🤣
Y'all really thought y'all had a chance to get him in exchange for some scrubs😭😭. Be realistic
The influx of max-contracts in the NBA is getting out of hand, max-contracts used to be a Top 10 player only kind of thing, nowadays it feels like that everybody who even has the slightest all-star potential will get a max. While i do think that Lauri is an overpay, i understand the deal in the current NBA landscape as somebody else would pay him that money and the Jazz are kind force to pay him to keep their asset. I would have preferred the Jazz to trade him, as his trade value is definetely higher right now than after he signed that extension and i see him more as a complimentary piece in a winning team than your dominant go to guy.
Nevertheless, compared to all the absolutely insane rookie extensions we have seen this year it is still a good deal.
Its easier to trade Lauri after the season because he is under the contract. btw Lauri IS top10 player in the league atm. So that argument dont hold.
Great video 😊
Great take! I made a sub👍
Lauri to Orlando to team up with Banchero. You can already see how well he fits in that squad for his playstyle.
That might be the 1 team he doesnt really fit in. Unless you think they trade Franz Wagner for him. And even then, neither Banchero nor Markkanen can play the 5 full time. Specially not on defense. On offense this might work. But I am really not sure about the defensive side.
49m a year to play with balls for a living is crazy
Btw, they got two guys exactly like him: Micah Porter and Kyle. If they can develop both and pair them with Lauri, then the Jazz r scary. Gotta trade John Collins if those two guys prove themselves to be in the rotation.
Last time i was this early, we were still working at Sam's Club lol.
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get me a pizza and a drink
1:49 see of guards and Jayson Tatum 😂
nice viddy ty
After this contract Lauri is still 2 years younger whan Dirk who demolish hole NBA in 2011. And Lauri is better athlete and about as good 3pt shooter. Dirk had better midrange. But we will see. And so far it looks really good.
If the Clippers would've been able to flip PG for assets for Lauri, he'd be a perfect fit...
Clippers is cursed team.
Yall one injury away from a lost asset… I hope he stays healthy but I would’ve sold high while I was still able
As a result the Warriors had a shot at another championship, now Steff walks next summer, maybe to the Jazz, Warriors wallow in the lottery for 5 years, the trade Kuminga and Potz, due to timeline issues
Based on his contract, and the other big contracts they have, they're going to tank these next 1-2 years and then have a ton of cap space to go in any direction they want. Jazz fans just need to be patient. The Jazz front office just needs to commit. No more of this half a season win, half a season tank garbage. Or play just well enough to be middle of the road every year and never get any tier 1 talent from the draft.
What franchise wouldnt preserve a 7-footer guy who’s a highly efficient 3-pt shooter despite pulling up a high number of shots as well as a menace when he drives in to t the basket and in for the rebound?
Can someone explain him in NHL terms?
It don't matter if he's worth it he wants to be in Utah that's rare for a all star player utah don't have the luxury other teams have.
W glaze
These 7ft shooters are literally 2k create a players it’s fucking crazy
Yea. It doesn't really matter as long as you want to be a mid to lottery team forever.
As a Finn who likes sports it´s been great to see Lauri´s success. Our country has a big problem producing world class athlethes these days. In Paris olympics Finland took 0 medals, for the first time in olympic history. The downward spiral of Finnish sports have been obious for atleast 20 years. So: THANK YOU Lauri, You are our only hope.
Yeah there's zero Finnish stars in NHL...
I knew he was gonna make it now i need koby white to be a star to win a bet
He's a good piece to build around at least, plus they have tons of draft picks. I like the rebuild direction they're going in.
The real reason: They are perfectly content with mediocrity and have no interest in building a champion
I believe the Nuggets should trade Porter Jr. and Aaron Gordon for Markkanen and Clarkson. I think Gordon and Porter will fit well with Sexton and Collins of the bench as a sixth man is killer. And Markkanen and Clarkson is just what the Nuggets need. The contract match and the Jazz would even have some spare money for signing more talent.
Idk why the jazz isn't winning.. they have many good players
Imagine Conley Mitchell Hayward Lauri and Rudy shesh
What’s going on with Lauri? Why are we seeing such a dip in his production this year?
Who else is on the jazz that has a large contract? They probably paid him so much to hit the salary floor.
I look forward what Lauri can do with the Utah Jazz
SUOMI SUOMI SUOMI!
NOT A 7 FOOTER....
I think Utah will trade Collins first then Lauri lol
lauri is plug in play guy thats why jazz needs to draft cooper flag. cooper flag or ace bailey and markanen will be fan to watch.
agreed with all of your points on the offensive end - but he's not as versatile as a fit on the defensive side IMO
I actually think that he's solid as a switchable defensive player. He guards premiterer players pretty well for his size. What you don't want is to have him as your rim protector. That's his main weakness as a defender
If you check stats where he is closest defender, he is quite good actually.
@@JoPe-d7n Which is exactly why they have Kessler :)
@@bignoob24 @finnishview2933 fair points
76ers
So what let him make that money
it still frustrates me as a bulls fan that bulls management just gave up on him so early.
I mean he's white and he actually wanted to be in utah oh and he's pretty good anyone who thought the jazz would move him are crazy he willl be a god in utah
If I was him I wouldn’t have signed but I guess he’s okay with not making the playoffs lmao
Classic over pay from the Jazz… I thought Danny was better than that…!?!
So glad the bulls got rid of him.. -__-
Making it look easy, which it is if you are 7 feet tall.😁
I mean, they had to pay somebody to hit the minimum salary and they still want to trade away their veteran guards.
Torille!
Sad bulls fan here.🤦🏾♂️
Im from Finland and i know basketball since of Lauri, was he a big star because i heard Lakers wanted him also
@@NotMrKlapu was?? He is a big star. He was compared to Dirk Nowitzki
Algorithm comment.
I have heard worse pronounciaton on Finnish names
He’s a white superstar of course he wants to stay in Utah lol
бля жаль не на русском лопочет, а то нихера непонятно :(
He isn't worth it at the end of the day, NBA teams just think they need to offer the best player on a team massive money to keep them regardless of the fact they might not be that good in comparison to the rest of the league.
Lauri is most underrated player in whole nba. He is top10 player, but he is not flashy, not promote himself (that is a good thing in our culture) and he is european so people in the usa don think so. Nothing new.
I love him but not for 49 million a year when he's going to be 32 by the end of it and 7 feet players never age well.
32 isn't that old anymore if you haven't noticed. Actually a lot of players are at their peak at that point nowadays
Females refn and calln games now 🤦♂️
It was written in the book of Mormon, a Messiah of basketball shall lead the virtuous into the glory of... everybody get a planet! At least that's what I've heard. Dudes fr overrated as hell, no killer instinct.
No, not worth it. Jazz will be mediocre for a long time.
3rd
He’s not worth it considering he isn’t a good enough player to wil them to the playoffs consistently
Not worth it, jazz should've started a real rebuild. His value gonna go down the drain just like Jordan clarkson's
You're telling me he's with 200 million. He's earning 49 million a year. Zion earns less money than that and I can tell you he's much better than him by far. It's not even close he's not worth that money he's worth 28 million maybe 35 on a good day. He's playing well in a bad team.What is the difference between him and Terry rozier last year. They same stats but on a bad team. He is not a superstar. I promise you if you put naz reed in the same situation he would be the better. There are so many other players better than him .
I don't think he's worth that much money tbh
Lauri getting overrated. He’s got that Bradley Beal aura. Gonna make 400 million and will never play meaningful basketball. You can’t pay third options max money anymore
So you never seen him play. Or maybe you are blind or not know basketball?
@@finnishview2933 clearly you’re from
Finland. I’m sure you’re not based at all
@@tommartyn524 Based, do you mean biased? Bro you are just saying shit about someone you don't watch, he would not be a third option on a championship team unless they're are super stacked.
@@bignoob24markenen is more like mvp caliber typa player on a championship team
@@bignoob24 what legit championship would he be the second option?