Lauri

Markkanen

#23

Lauri Markkanen

Height : 7' 1" · Weight : 240 lbs · Age : 29

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Utah Jazz	42	42	34.4	9.1-19.2	47.7	2.7-7.7	35.5	5.7-6.4
2024-25	Utah Jazz	47	47	31.4	6.3-14.9	42.3	2.9-8.5	34.6	3.4-3.9
2023-24	Utah Jazz	55	55	33.1	7.8-16.2	48.0	3.2-8.0	39.9	4.5-5.0
2022-23	Utah Jazz	66	66	34.4	8.7-17.3	49.9	3.0-7.7	39.2	5.3-6.0
2021-22	Cleveland Cavaliers	61	61	30.8	5.1-11.5	44.5	2.2-6.2	35.8	2.3-2.6
2020-21	Chicago Bulls	51	26	25.8	4.9-10.2	48.0	2.3-5.8	40.2	1.5-1.8
2019-20	Chicago Bulls	50	50	29.8	5.0-11.8	42.5	2.2-6.3	34.4	2.5-3.1
2018-19	Chicago Bulls	52	51	32.3	6.6-15.3	43.0	2.3-6.4	36.1	3.3-3.8
2017-18	Chicago Bulls	68	68	29.7	5.5-12.7	43.4	2.1-5.9	36.2	2.1-2.4

ContractUtah Jazz payroll →

This season: 46.11 M$
Seasons left: 3 · through 2028-29
Total remaining: 149.5 M$

2026-27
46.11 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
49.82 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
53.54 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2025-26ForwardsNBA stats →

Points

26.7

Rebounds

6.9

Assists

2.1

TS%

60.8 %

Usage

28.1 %

PER

21.1

WS/48

.118

On/off +/−

+9.4

Minutes

34.4

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

4.4

Points/game

26.7

Games

WAR 2025-26

4.3

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

↑ Rising (+30)

2022-238.9 WAR · 7.8 per 2,000 min
2023-247.0 WAR · 7.7 per 2,000 min
2024-251.9 WAR · 2.6 per 2,000 min
2025-264.3 WAR · 6.0 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+30 · 28 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

SCO: Scoring; 90
SHT: Shooting; 83
FIN: Finishing; 80
PLY: Playmaking; 66
BAL: Ball security; 91
REB: Rebounding; 80
DEF: Defense; 57
DUR: Durability; 56
EX: Experience; 78

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

4.3

#28 of 107 regular forwards

PAL Rating

79 / 100

#23 of 107 regular forwards

Value Rating

53 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 75 · salary $46.1M

PAL: dimensions

Impact89

Scoring94

Playmaking56

Shooting87

Rebounding68

Defense12

Where WAR comes from

VORP+1.6

BPM (per 100 possessions)+2.6

Offensive BPM+4.6

Defensive BPM-2.0

Win Shares+3.5

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

13.9 pi

56th percentile

At the rim

73.4 %

62th percentile

Rim share

21.0 %

41th percentile

Midrange

26.3 %

21th percentile

Three-point

.355

50th percentile

3PA share

40.2 %

43th percentile

Corner threes

47.8 %

86th percentile

Free throws

.896

100th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	UTA	26.7	4.3	79	78	60.8	.355	40.2
2024-25	UTA	19.0	1.9	44	80	57.1	.346	57.0
2023-24	UTA	23.2	7.0	88	83	63.1	.399	49.3
2022-23	UTA	25.6	8.9	94	84	64.0	.391	44.6
2021-22	CLE	14.8	3.0	68	75	58.2	.358	54.1

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
Feb 24	@ HOU	L 125-105	32	29	3	2	2	0	10-23	1-10
Feb 12	vs SAC	W 121-93	21	19	7	3	1	0	7-14	1-4
Feb 10	@ MIA	W 115-111	25	17	8	1	0	0	5-14	3-8
Feb 8	@ ORL	L 120-117	27	27	7	1	0	1	12-21	3-6
Feb 6	@ ATL	L 121-119	23	18	5	1	1	0	6-12	3-5
Feb 4	@ IND	W 131-122	27	27	3	2	0	0	10-19	2-7
Feb 1	@ TOR	L 107-100	39	27	11	2	2	1	9-23	2-9
Jan 29	vs GSW	L 140-124	33	18	3	2	2	1	6-14	1-6
Jan 28	vs LAC	L 115-103	29	19	5	4	0	2	5-15	3-6
Jan 13	@ CLE	W 123-112	36	28	12	2	1	1	8-16	3-8