Lauri Markkanen, Chicago Bulls Mandatory Credit: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports
This is a critical season for the Chicago Bulls 23-year-old power forward Lauri Markkanen to get things right in the final year of his rookie contract.
The way that the Chicago Bulls former Arizona Wildcats seven-footer and 23-year-old fourth-year power forward Lauri Markkanen played last season did anything but inspire confidence heading into the final year of his rookie contract. Markkanen reasonably had his worst season in the NBA so far in his short career.
And that down season really came at the worst time for Markkanen.