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PTS26.7REB6.9AST2.1Lauri Markkanen
UTA· Forward-Center· #23· 2025-26
2.13 m · 109 kg · 29 years old
★1× MIP★1× All-Star
🧑💼 Michael (Boris) Lelchitski📄 46.1 M$ · 3 yrs
🎮 NBA 2K27: 87 · Crafty Post-Scoring 3PT Sniper · potential A-
Among the best
in the leagueno. 3among frontcourtScoringno. 38among frontcourtStealsno. 41among frontcourtRebounds2025-26 · vs 171 players
42 games | Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|
| 2025-26 | UTA | 42 | 26.7 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 34.4 | 47.7% | 35.5% | 89.6% |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 47 | 19 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 31.4 | 42.3% | 34.6% | 87.6% |
| 2023-24 | UTA | 55 | 23.2 | 8.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 33.1 | 48% | 39.9% | 89.9% |
| 2022-23 | UTA | 66 | 25.6 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 34.4 | 49.9% | 39.1% | 87.5% |
| 2021-22 |  CLE | 61 | 14.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 30.8 | 44.5% | 35.8% | 86.8% |
| 2020-21 |  CHI | 51 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.8 | 48% | 40.2% | 82.6% |
| 2019-20 | CHI | 50 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 29.8 | 42.5% | 34.4% | 82.4% |
| 2018-19 | CHI | 52 | 18.7 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 32.3 | 43% | 36.1% | 87.2% |
| 2017-18 | CHI | 68 | 15.2 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 29.7 | 43.4% | 36.2% | 84.3% |
2025-26 · vs 171 players
last 5 min, within 5 points · 2017–2025
220 games with clutch minutes
Where he does the most damage: catch & shoot — around the league average (1.4 pts/possession)
2025-26 · official matchups
What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.
play by play · official NBA clips
Watch him do it: his best recent plays, straight from the real play-by-play.
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distance
4.02km#11/414
42 games · SpeedDistance
points per touch
0.5#1/342
Touch and go: he barely dribbles before deciding.
The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions
HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS
70.9%
He lives off the pass: he produces more off the catch than creating his own shot.
The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot
conversion rate
61.1%#34/283
He converts the rebound chances that come his way.
The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding
Lauri Markkanen goes from 19.0 to 26.7 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 9 seasons.
26.7
Points per game · 2025-26
19.0
Points per game · 2024-25
6.9
Rebounds per game · 2025-26
2.1
Assists per game · 2025-26
34.4 min
Minutes per game · 2025-26
Career · 2017-18–2025-26 · 9 seasons
Open →▸ See evidence · 9 pieces of evidence
- 2017-18: 68 games · 15.2 pts · 7.5 reb · 1.2 ast · 29.7 min
- 2018-19: 52 games · 18.7 pts · 9.0 reb · 1.4 ast · 32.3 min
- 2019-20: 50 games · 14.7 pts · 6.3 reb · 1.5 ast · 29.8 min
- 2020-21: 51 games · 13.6 pts · 5.3 reb · 0.9 ast · 25.8 min
- 2021-22: 61 games · 14.8 pts · 5.7 reb · 1.3 ast · 30.8 min
- 2022-23: 66 games · 25.6 pts · 8.6 reb · 1.9 ast · 34.4 min
- 2023-24: 55 games · 23.2 pts · 8.2 reb · 2.0 ast · 33.1 min
- 2024-25: 47 games · 19.0 pts · 5.9 reb · 1.5 ast · 31.4 min
- 2025-26: 42 games · 26.7 pts · 6.9 reb · 2.1 ast · 34.4 min
Revision b2378bba · house data
2017-182025-262025-26
Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date
2026-06-29hip · right
2023-12-21hamstring · left1 days out
2023-12-14hamstring · left2 days out
2023-11-25hamstring · left18 days out
2023-04-04hand · left253 days out
2023-04-04hand · left253 days out
Play by play, since 2003.
De'Andre Hunter5
Jusuf Nurkić4
DeMar DeRozan3
Josh Jackson3
Brook Lopez10
Victor Wembanyama7
Aaron Gordon6
Rudy Gobert6
Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.
Keyonte George
8.5 passes per game · 40% shooting after the pass
Keyonte George8.530%
Isaiah Collier6.222%
Walter Clayton Jr.3.111%
Jusuf Nurkić2.910%
Svi Mykhailiuk2.18%
Keyonte George9.227%
Isaiah Collier7.421%
Jusuf Nurkić5.215%
Walter Clayton Jr.2.88%
Svi Mykhailiuk2.06%
Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.
Three37%At the rim60%Mid-range39%
Assisted baskets: 79%Buzzer-beaters: 22bandeja: 21%mate: 18%palmeo: 5%
🇫🇮FinlandPosition: alero
🔊 Pronounced (English phonetics):LAU-ree MARK-a-nin
College: ArizonaDraft: 2017 · round 1, pick 7
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