Paul Zipser Season Averages:
Few things got Bulls fans more pumped up this season than the performance of Lauri Markkanen. The 20-year old rookie from Finland was picked up as the centerpiece of the Jimmy Butler draft night trade last summer (along with Kris Dunn and Zach LaVine), as the 7th overall pick of the 2017 draft came to Chicago and blew away most expectations for his play in his rookie year.
Markkanen set the Bulls rookie record for three pointers made with 145 triples (no small feat for a 7-footer), became the fourth Bulls rookie (first in 18 years) to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds in a season, and set an NBA rookie record with ten games in a row of at least two 3-pointers to begin his career.