Lauri Markkanen, Chicago Bulls Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Questions remained for the Chicago Bulls entering the 2020-21 regular season slate as to what they would do with the fourth-year seven-footer and 23-year-old power forward Lauri Markkanen. First-year executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley had a determination to make last offseason as to whether to hand Markkanen a contract extension.
The aforementioned contract extension was not signed between the Bulls and Markkanen heading into this regular season slate, but that doesn’t mean he won’t come back for next season.