Lauri Markkanen has been one of the lone bright spots in this current Chicago Bulls season, already making draft prognosticators re-think their evaluation of him. His offensive contribution has been huge for a team struggling on that end, and the reliance on him is impressive especially for a 20 year old.
And his defense, and especially defensive rebounding, have been better than advertised as well. All that said, against the New Orleans Pelicans, Markkanen made some crucial mistakes which led to easy baskets for his opponents. And some learning opportunities.