There was an interesting confluence of Lauri Markkanen columns in Wednesday morning’s internet, with differing takes on the 4th-year (!) lottery pick’s inconsistent and possibly stagnated career thus far.
The more patient end came from ESPN’s Zach Lowe, who featured Markkanen alongside Wendell Carter as one of his “most intriguing players for 2020-21”. I was going to say this was a more ‘positive’ take, but a lot of that positivity surrounds Carter. With Markkanen it’s very much more of a mixed bag.
There’s reference to what we all know as “the greatest month in NBA history for a middling player on a terrible team”, Lauri Markkanen’s much-ballyhooed February 2019.