Sportando.com reports that Markkanen will play for the Finland National Team at the FIBA World Cup qualifiers this summer. There are three waves of games in the qualifying rounds, with Finland holding a 2-2 record after the first two waves of games.
Markkanen will play with the Finnish National Team on June 29 against the Czech Republic and July 2 against Iceland in the third wave of games with the idea that his presence will carry the Fins to a 2-0 record in those games and thus allow the team to advance to the second round of qualifying.