Lauri Markkanen

ABOUT LAURI MARKKANEN

Finnish 7-footer who was selected 7th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves , who then traded him to the Chicago Bulls . He played one year of college basketball at the University of Arizona .

He competed in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship with the Finnish U-18 national team.

He averaged 24.9 points per game in the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship tournament, the tournament's top scorer.

His parents are Finnish basketball players Pekka and Riikka Markkanen. His brother Eero Markkanen is a professional soccer player, and he has one other brother, Miikka. He welcomed a son in 2018.

Sean Miller was his coach at Arizona.