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Lauri Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

PF · FinlandLicensed roster · Oct 9, 2026: Utah Jazz

Dated team records (2)
  • Current basis: Licensed roster, October 9, 2026: listed with Utah Jazz
  • NBA directory, September 22, 2026: listed with Utah Jazz

The newest dated listing sets the current team; a reviewed transaction announced later overrides it. Older records remain history.

2025-26 per game · 42 games
26.7 PTS 6.9 REB 2.1 AST 60.8% TS
Utah Jazz roster

Injury update Jazz Issue Sudden Lauri Markkanen Injury Update for Nuggets Game · reported news, not an official designation

Lauri Markkanen is a 29-year-old power forward from Finland, listed at 7′1″ (216 cm). Lauri Markkanen is listed with the Utah Jazz in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 26.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 42 games with 60.8% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $46.11M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2029. The roster lists an entry dated September 2022, with Cleveland Cavaliers as the previous basketball team.

2025-26 season statistics

26.7PTS per game#11 of 582
6.9REB per game#55 of 582
2.1AST per game#223 of 582
1.0STL per game#121 of 582
0.5BLK per game#156 of 582
1.5TO per game#150 of 582
34.3MIN per game#19 of 582

An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.

Shooting
GPFGM–FGAFG%3PM–3PA3P%FTM–FTAFT%eFG%TS%
42384–80547.7%115–32435.5%240–26889.6%54.8%60.8%
Advanced and totals
PERUSG%ORtgDRtg+/−AST/TODouble-doublesTriple-doublesPoints
20.226.4%120.0120.6-551.41501,123

Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.

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2026-27 game log

Reported highs in 1 logged game

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

17PointsOct 4, 2026 @ DEN
2ReboundsOct 4, 2026 @ DEN
0AssistsOct 4, 2026 @ DEN
33-pointersOct 4, 2026 @ DEN
1StealsOct 4, 2026 @ DEN
0BlocksOct 4, 2026 @ DEN

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

Last 1 games
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Oct 4 preseason@ DENW 109–9716:0317201015-123-74-4+10

View all 1 logged games in 2026-27

Game records. Only stored games are listed. The player-game feed omits free throws; other box-score records may include them.

2025-26 shot chart

Lauri Markkanen took 40% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 28% at the rim, 22% elsewhere in the paint and 9% from mid-range. His most efficient area relative to the league was the corner three (44.0%, +5.2 points above average).

5/9 (56%)1/2 (50%)0/3 (0%)2/4 (50%)3/5 (60%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)4/7 (57%)0/3 (0%)2/3 (67%)3/4 (75%)0/1 (0%)3/7 (43%)1/5 (20%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)2/2 (100%)2/8 (25%)1/4 (25%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/7 (29%)2/5 (40%)2/5 (40%)0/3 (0%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/3 (67%)1/8 (13%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/5 (40%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)4/7 (57%)2/4 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/5 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/4 (25%)2/5 (40%)2/4 (50%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)8/13 (62%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)4/10 (40%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)5/10 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)13/15 (87%)15/22 (68%)5/7 (71%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)7/7 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/3 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)58/79 (73%)30/41 (73%)1/2 (50%)4/14 (29%)4/9 (44%)1/2 (50%)3/6 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)6/9 (67%)2/4 (50%)17/30 (57%)2/3 (67%)8/10 (80%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)6/11 (55%)9/21 (43%)5/8 (63%)2/5 (40%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)1/4 (25%)4/7 (57%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)4/6 (67%)5/8 (63%)0/3 (0%)1/5 (20%)0/2 (0%)2/6 (33%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/7 (14%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)2/7 (29%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)4/11 (36%)0/6 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)3/9 (33%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/6 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)3/5 (60%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/4 (25%)1/1 (100%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/6 (33%)2/3 (67%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)2/4 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)
Collected regular-season field goal attempts: 384–805 (47.7%). Bigger circles = more attempts.
Shooting by zone, 2025-26 regular season
ZoneFGM–FGAFG%League FG%Share of shots
Restricted area163–22871.5 (+4.3)67.228.3%
In the paint (non-RA)85–17847.8 (+3.2)44.522.1%
Mid-range21–7528.0 (-13.8)41.89.3%
Corner 333–7544.0 (+5.2)38.89.3%
Above the break 382–24932.9 (-2.2)35.230.9%

League rank by FG% (qualified players): Restricted area: 44th of 160 · In the paint (non-RA): 51st of 160 · Corner 3: 49th of 199 · Above the break 3: 132nd of 168 · all zone leaders

above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; totals match the stored whynba season field goals (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.

2025-26 percentiles

Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.

Points 26.7 per game97
Rebounds 6.9 per game88
Assists 2.1 per game52
Steals 1.0 per game74
Blocks 0.5 per game66
3-pointers made 2.7 per game94
True shooting 60.873
Usage 26.489
PER 20.290
Ball security (fewer turnovers) 1.5 per game32

Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.

Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: Michael Porter Jr. (24.2 / 7.1 / 3.0) · Karl-Anthony Towns (20.1 / 11.9 / 3.0) · Kawhi Leonard (27.9 / 6.4 / 3.6) · Brandon Miller (20.2 / 4.9 / 3.3) · Trey Murphy III (21.5 / 5.7 / 3.8) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.

Quick answers

Is Lauri Markkanen injured?
Lauri Markkanen is listed by CBS Sports: Questionable — "Game Time Decision" (Neck), updated October 6, 2026. Source: CBS Sports.
How many points does Lauri Markkanen average?
Lauri Markkanen averaged 26.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 42 games.
What is Lauri Markkanen's shooting percentage?
In 2025-26, Lauri Markkanen shot 47.7% from the field, 35.5% from three (115 of 324) and 89.6% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 60.8%.
How old is Lauri Markkanen?
Lauri Markkanen is 29 years old. He was born on May 22, 1997.
How tall is Lauri Markkanen?
Lauri Markkanen is 7 feet 1 inches (216 cm) tall and plays PF, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
Where is Lauri Markkanen from?
Lauri Markkanen is from Finland and played at Arizona before the NBA.
What team does Lauri Markkanen play for?
Lauri Markkanen is listed with the Utah Jazz in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
What number does Lauri Markkanen wear?
The NBA directory lists Lauri Markkanen at No. 23 for the Utah Jazz. Edition date: September 22, 2026. The same number is also reported for a teammate, so this assignment is unresolved.
When is Lauri Markkanen's next game?
Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz next play the San Antonio Spurs at home on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
Does Lauri Markkanen play on Christmas Day?
No. The Utah Jazz are not in any of the 5 games on the NBA Christmas Day schedule.
How much does Lauri Markkanen make?
Lauri Markkanen has a listed salary figure of $46.11M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2029.
How does Lauri Markkanen rank in the NBA?
Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Lauri Markkanen was ahead of 97% in points per game, 88% in rebounds and 52% in assists.

Contract

Listed salary
$46.11M listed figure; season not stated
Contract through
June 2029
Nationality
Finland
Roster date
September 1, 2022 previous basketball team: Cleveland Cavaliers

Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.

Videos about Lauri Markkanen

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Oct 5, 2026

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Oct 5, 2026

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Career at a glance

Lauri Markkanen played 9 NBA regular seasons between 2017 and 2026, appearing in 492 games and averaging 18.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He played for 3 teams: Chicago (2017–21, 221 games), Cleveland (2021–22, 61 games), Utah (2022–26, 210 games). His best scoring season was 2025–26 with Utah: 26.7 points per game over 42 games.

He rebounded best in 2018–19 at 9.0 per game. Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 9,300 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).

whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.

About Lauri Markkanen

Lauri Elias Markkanen (/ˈlaʊriˈmɑːrkənɛn/; born 22 May 1997) is a Finnish professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Finland national team. Nicknamed "the Finnisher", he is the son of Finnish basketball players Pekka and Riikka Markkanen, and the younger brother of footballerEero Markkanen.

Starting his career with HBA-Märsky in the Finnish second-tier league, Markkanen represented Finland at the FIBA U18 EuroBasket in 2015 and the FIBA U20 EuroBasket in 2016, and was the top scorer in both tournaments. He moved to the United States and played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats in the 2016–17 season, where he earned first-team All-Pac-12 honours in his lone year with the team. He was selected seventh overall in the 2017 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves before being included in a draft-night trade to the Chicago Bulls for Jimmy Butler. Following a stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Markkanen experienced a career resurgence in his first year with the Jazz, earning his first All-Star selection and winning the Most Improved Player Award in 2023. He also led Finland in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup tournament. After two successful seasons with the Jazz, Markkanen signed a five-year contract extension with the franchise.

Markkanen was named the Finnish Athlete of the Year in 2023, as the first basketball player ever to win the award.

Born
22 May 1997 (age 29) Vantaa, Finland
Listed height
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight
240 lb (109 kg)
Position
Small forward / power forward
High school
Helsinki Basketball Academy (Helsinki, Finland)
College
Arizona (2016–2017)
NBA draft
2017: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Playing career
2014–present

Career highlights and awards

  • NBA All-Star (2023)
  • NBA Most Improved Player (2023)
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (2018)
  • Finnish Athlete of the Year (2023)
  • 8× Finnish Player of the Year (2017–2024)
  • Third-team All-American – AP, NABC, SN (2017)
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2017)
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman team (2017)

Career statistics

NBA regular season
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18Chicago686829.7.434.362.8437.51.2.6.615.2
2018–19Chicago525132.3.430.361.8729.01.4.7.618.7
2019–20Chicago505029.8.425.344.8246.31.5.8.514.7
2020–21Chicago512625.8.480.402.8265.3.9.5.313.6
2021–22Cleveland616130.8.445.358.8685.71.3.7.514.8
2022–23Utah666634.4.499.391.8758.61.9.6.625.6
2023–24Utah555533.1.480.399.8998.22.0.9.523.2
2024–25Utah474731.4.423.346.8765.91.5.7.419.0
2025–26Utah424234.4.477.355.8966.92.11.0.526.7
Career49246631.3.458.370.8717.11.5.8.518.9
All-Star1125.9.462.167—7.0.0.0.013.0
College
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17Arizona373730.8.492.423.8357.2.9.4.515.6

Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).

whynba profile fields · Checked
Height
7′ 1″
Weight
240 lb
Position
PF
Jersey
Not listed
Country
Finland
School / last affiliation
Arizona
Draft year
2017
Draft pick
Round 1 · Pick 7

How acquired: Traded from CLE on 09/03/22. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.

2025-26 season averages

26.7Points per game
6.9Rebounds per game
2.1Assists per game

These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results. These historical rates were retained from an earlier snapshot and were not rechecked with this directory refresh.

Latest on Lauri Markkanen

  1. Injury
    Jazz Issue Sudden Lauri Markkanen Injury Update for Nuggets Game
    DENUTALauri Markkanen
  2. News
    Lauri Markkanen leads all players with 17 points
    Lauri Markkanen

Roster observations

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TeamFirst observedLast confirmedLater directory changeSource
Utah JazzNone recordedNBA directory

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