Lauri Markkanen
Forward · Utah Jazz · #23
Lauri Markkanen: season analysis
Lauri Markkanen is a 29-year-old forward for the Utah Jazz, wearing number 23. Listed at 7-foot-1 and 240 pounds, Markkanen has 10 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Arizona.
In 2026-27, Markkanen is averaging 18.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 30.9 minutes per game, starting all 8 games. The shooting line reads 38.9% from the field, 39.7% from three-point range and 84.4% from the free-throw line. That makes Markkanen the team's leading rebounder this season.
Compared with 2025-26 (26.7 points in 34.4 minutes per game), scoring is down by 8.7 points per game and playing time down by 3.5 minutes.
Before this season, Markkanen played 9 NBA seasons and 492 games, averaging 18.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 26.7 points per game.
Injury report: Markkanen is listed as out.
Background
Markkanen was drafted in 2017 by the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise. NBA teams so far: Chicago Bulls (2017–2021), Cleveland Cavaliers (2021–2022), Utah Jazz (2022–). Nationality: Finland.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Lauri Markkanen on Wikipedia ↗
Injury status
Out · reported 2026-11-11
Profile
| Team | Utah Jazz |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| Jersey | #23 |
| Age | 29 |
| Born | May 22, 1997 · Jyvaskyla, Finland |
| Height | 7' 1" (2.16 m) |
| Weight | 240 lbs (109 kg) |
| College | Arizona |
| NBA experience | 10 years |
| Salary | $46,113,154 (2026-27) |
Jazz teammates
Trey AlexanderG · #15
Ace BaileyG · #19
Mo BambaC · #44
Tony BradleyC · #13
Kobe BufkinG · #4
Isaiah CollierG · #8
Kyle FilipowskiF · #2
Keyonte GeorgeG · #3
Josh GreenG · #5
Jaxson HayesC · #11
Harrison IngramF · #00
Jaren Jackson Jr.F · #20
Svi MykhailiukG · #10
Jusuf NurkicC · #30
Josh OkogieG · #21
Darryn PetersonG · #22
Brice SensabaughF · #28
Last 8 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-06 | @ DAL | L 100-112 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-20 | 8-15 | 0-0 | -15 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ NOP | L 113-120 | 39 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-15 | 5-12 | 4-6 | -11 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ SAS | L 97-119 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 4-7 | 2-2 | -23 |
| 2026-10-31 | vs POR | L 90-112 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3-14 | 2-11 | 5-6 | -17 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs MEM | L 105-110 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +2 |
| 2026-10-25 | vs LAL | L 123-132 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-20 | 5-11 | 5-6 | -6 |
| 2026-10-23 | vs NOP | W 120-119 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 0-0 | -6 |
| 2026-10-21 | @ MEM | L 103-123 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 9-10 | -2 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | utah jazz | 8 | 8 | 30.9 | 18.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 38.9 | 39.7 | 84.4 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 5.5-14.1 | 3.6-9.1 | 3.4-4.0 |
| 2025-26 | utah jazz | 42 | 42 | 34.4 | 26.7 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 47.7 | 35.5 | 89.6 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 9.1-19.2 | 2.7-7.7 | 5.7-6.4 |
| 2024-25 | utah jazz | 47 | 47 | 31.4 | 19.0 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 42.3 | 34.6 | 87.6 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 6.3-14.9 | 2.9-8.5 | 3.4-3.9 |
| 2023-24 | utah jazz | 55 | 55 | 33.1 | 23.2 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 48.0 | 39.9 | 89.9 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 7.8-16.2 | 3.2-8.0 | 4.5-5.0 |
| 2022-23 | utah jazz | 66 | 66 | 34.4 | 25.6 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 49.9 | 39.2 | 87.5 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 8.7-17.3 | 3.0-7.7 | 5.3-6.0 |
| 2021-22 | cleveland cavaliers | 61 | 61 | 30.8 | 14.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 44.5 | 35.8 | 86.8 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 5.1-11.5 | 2.2-6.2 | 2.3-2.6 |
| 2020-21 | chicago bulls | 51 | 26 | 25.8 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 48.0 | 40.2 | 82.6 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 4.9-10.2 | 2.3-5.8 | 1.5-1.8 |
| 2019-20 | chicago bulls | 50 | 50 | 29.8 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 42.5 | 34.4 | 82.4 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 5.0-11.8 | 2.2-6.3 | 2.5-3.1 |
| 2018-19 | chicago bulls | 52 | 51 | 32.3 | 18.7 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 43.0 | 36.1 | 87.2 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 6.6-15.3 | 2.3-6.4 | 3.3-3.8 |
| 2017-18 | chicago bulls | 68 | 68 | 29.7 | 15.2 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 43.4 | 36.2 | 84.3 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 5.5-12.7 | 2.1-5.9 | 2.1-2.4 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.