My immediate reaction to the selection of Lauri Markkanen for the Chicago Bulls at No. 7 overall reminded me of Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back.
Remember when Luke discovered his father was Darth Vader? I internally yelled “NOOOOOO!!!”
Here’s live footage of me reading the tweet:
Markkanen scored 15.6 points, grabbed 7.2 rebounds and shot 42.3 percent from three in his time with the Wildcats.
The recent comparison would be to Latvian forward/center Kristpas Porzingis, but quite frankly, that’s not much of a factor.