The Utah Jazz have signed forward Lauri Markkanen to a five-year, $238million contract th🐭at includes money added to next season’s salary and four additional years through the 2028-29 campaign.
The 2022-23 Allꩵ-Star and NBA Most Improved Player will see his salary increase from $18millio🌄n to $42million next season before earning $196million from 2025-29.
“I’m excit🔴ed to get thi𓆏s extension done,” Markkanen said. "I’m excited to get back to work and build with this franchise.”
The Minnesota Timberwolves sele🍎cted Markkanen with the seventh overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft before dealing him to the Chicago Bulls in a draft-night trade.
Markkanen went on to earn First-Team All-Rookie honours in 201♋7-18 before Chicago traded him t🐈o the Cleveland Cavaliers in August 2021.
He spent on𝓡e season with the Cavaliers before they dealt him to Utah in the trade ꦅthat sent Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland.
Markkanen averaged a career-high 25.6 points in his first season with the Jazz in 2022-23 while adding 8.6 rebounds per game. He was named an All-Star for the first time as well as the൩ NBA’s Most Improved Player.
The 27-year-old Finlꦅand native followed that campaign by averaging 2🦄3.2 points and 8.2 rebounds last season.
Markkanen's 1,004 made 3-pointers rank third all-time in NBA hᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚistory for players seven foot or taller behind Dirk Nowitzki (1,982) and Channing Frye (1,049).
