Lauri Markkanen
Finnish basketball player
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| October 23 2024 | In the first game of the season, Markkanen recorded an impressive performance of 35 points and nine rebounds in a close 126-124 home loss against the Memphis Grizzlies, coached by fellow Finnish countryman Tuomas Iisalo. |
| October 8 2024 | Markkanen was a featured guest during the Utah Hockey Club's inaugural NHL game, joining owner Ryan Smith for the ceremonial opening puck drop. |
| August 7 2024 | Signed a five-year contract extension with the Utah Jazz worth $238 million, becoming the highest-earning Finnish athlete ever by surpassing Kimi Räikkönen. |
| January 15 2024 | Named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the first time in his career. |
| 2023 | Led Finland's national team in the FIBA World Cup tournament. |
| 2023 | Became the first basketball player to be named Finnish Athlete of the Year. |
| December 2023 | Markkanen signed an extended and upgraded Nike shoe deal, including customized personal edition shoes with 'LM23' and 'Finnisher' on the heels. |
| December 14 2023 | Returned to the line-up after missing eight games due to a hamstring injury. |
| November 19 2023 | Markkanen played a career-high 3 minutes in a double-overtime loss against the Phoenix Suns, scoring a season-high 38 points and grabbing 17 rebounds, before suffering a hamstring injury. |
| September 29 2023 | Completed his compulsory military service. |
| September 29 2023 | Markkanen completed his compulsory military service. |
| April 24 2023 | Named the 2022-23 NBA Most Improved Player, beating out Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Brunson. Recorded 28 double-doubles in 66 games played, setting a personal single-season record. |
| April 17 2023 | Markkanen began his compulsory military service at the Santahamina military base in Helsinki, Finland. |
| February 23 2023 | Scored 18 of his 43 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 120-119 overtime win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. |
| February 10 2023 | Promoted to All-Star game starter due to injuries to Stephen Curry and Zion Williamson. |
| February 2 2023 | Named to his first NBA All-Star game as a reserve for the Western Conference, becoming the first NBA All-Star born in a Nordic country. |
| January 5 2023 | Achieved a new career-high of 49 points along with eight rebounds in a 131-114 win against the Houston Rockets. |
| 2022 | Played in EuroBasket 2022, scoring a tournament record 43 points in the Round of 16 to lead Finland to a 94-86 win over Croatia, helping the team reach its first quarterfinal in 55 years. Finland ultimately lost to Spain 100-90 in the quarterfinals. Markkanen averaged 27.9 points on 54.2 percent shooting, and eight rebounds over seven games. |
| December 22 2022 | Set a career-high with nine three-pointers on 13 attempts and tied his previous career-high of 38 points in a 126-111 win over the Detroit Pistons. |
| November 18 2022 | Scored a career-high 38 points on 15-of-18 shooting in a 134-133 win over the Phoenix Suns, marking a significant individual performance. |
| September 1 2022 | Traded to the Utah Jazz as part of a major multi-player deal, which included Ochai Agbaji, Collin Sexton, three first-round draft picks, and two pick swaps in exchange for Donovan Mitchell. |
| March 18 2022 | Scored a season-high 31 points, along with ten rebounds and four steals, in a 119-116 overtime victory against the Denver Nuggets. |
| October 20 2021 | Made his debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers, scoring ten points and grabbing nine rebounds in a 132-121 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. |
| August 28 2021 | Lauri Markkanen was acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team sign-and-trade deal, signing a four-year contract worth $67.5 million with the team. |
| April 12 2021 | In a game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Markkanen went scoreless for the first time in his professional career. |
| March 29 2021 | Markkanen came off the bench for only the second time in his 194 career games, playing 22 minutes and scoring 13 points with six rebounds and an assist in a 102-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors. |
| January 30 2021 | Markkanen scored a season-high 31 points, shooting 12-of-18 from the field and 6-of-11 from three-point range in a close 122-123 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. |
| October 2020 | Markkanen and his wife Verna Aho had their second child. |
| 2019 | Markkanen tied his career-high with 35 points and 17 rebounds in the season opener against the Charlotte Hornets, achieving the most opening-day points by a Chicago Bull since Michael Jordan in 1995. |
| May 22 2018 | Named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. |
| March 28 2018 | Ruled out for the rest of the season due to health problems after undergoing medical tests. |
| March 1 2018 | Scored 31 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in a win over the Atlanta Hawks. |
| February 2018 | Lauri Markkanen and his wife Verna Aho welcomed their first son. |
| February 23 2018 | Set a career-high with 35 points and 15 rebounds in a win over the Boston Celtics. |
| February 8 2018 | Recorded 31 points and 18 rebounds in a win over Brooklyn. |
| January 28 2018 | Achieved a career-high 19 rebounds in a loss to the Brooklyn Nets. |
| January 28 2018 | Surpassed Hanno Möttölä as the career leading scorer among NBA players from Finland after scoring seventeen points against the Milwaukee Bucks. |
| January 22 2018 | Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds against the New Orleans Pelicans. |
| January 10 2018 | Played a career-high 46 minutes, scored a career-high 33 points with eight 3-pointers in a double overtime 122–119 win against the New York Knicks, becoming the second seven-foot player to make eight three-pointers in a game. |
| 2017 | Played in EuroBasket 2017, which was partly held in Finland. Led the team to the round of 16 by averaging 19.5 points and 5.7 rebounds over 6 games. |
| 2017 | Announced intention to enter the 2017 NBA draft, forgoing remaining collegiate eligibility. |
| 2017 | Markkanen signed a multi-year sponsorship shoe deal with Nike after being drafted. |
| December 30 2017 | Scored a career-high 32 points and seven rebounds in a 119–107 win against the Indiana Pacers. |
| October 24 2017 | Set an NBA record for most 3-pointers in the first three games of an NBA career, scoring ten 3-pointers. |
| October 19 2017 | Markkanen made his NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls, scoring 17 points. |
| July 5 2017 | Signed a four-year rookie scale contract with the Chicago Bulls worth $20.4 million, officially joining the team. |
| June 2017 | Drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the seventh pick of the first round of the NBA draft, then immediately traded to the Chicago Bulls along with Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn in exchange for Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton's draft rights. |
| March 6 2017 | Selected to third team All-American by multiple sports publications, including Associated Press, NBC Sports, USA Today, and Sporting News. |
| March 4 2017 | Achieved career-high 3 blocks in the regular season finale against Arizona State. |
| January 12 2017 | Recorded a career-high 30 points against rival Arizona State. |
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