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Ex-Arizona star, Bulls rookie Lauri Markkanen turning heads in FIBA EuroBasket tournament

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Former Arizona Wildcats basketball standout Lauri Markkanen is having himself quite the tournament over in Europe.

Markkanen, recently a first round pick of the Chicago Bulls, is averaging 22.6 points and 6.2 rebounds in the EuroBasket event for Finland.

He led Finland to a 83-79 come from behind win over Iceland on Wednesday, scoring 12 of his 23 points in the final period as Finland rallied from a nine-point deficit.

He also led Finland to a double-overtime win over Poland on Sunday.

He also led his country to a win over Greece with 17 points and six rebounds.