Dec 28, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) and Philadelphia 76ers guard Reggie Jackson (00) battle for a rebound during the third quarter at Delta Center.

Utah is clearly going with a youth movement after trading/waving Collin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson, and John Collins. The youth movement is in full force as the Utah Jazz head into this new season.

That is not Utah’s intention, sources told ESPN. It would be too much to describe Markkanen as untouchable, but the Jazz still project the All-Star forward as a key player in their future core.” ...

Bought out. Lauri Markkanen? It looks like the veteran forward is staying in Utah and will not be traded, Tim MacMahon reports at ESPN. [Trading Markkanen] is not Utah’s intention, sources told ESPN.

Over the past two seasons, Markkanen’s numbers have decreased, and so has Utah’s win total; after a 37-45 campaign in Markkanen’s first season, the Jazz won 31 games in 2023-24 and only 17 ...

Amid a busy offseason, the Utah Jazz have made a final decision regarding Lauri Markkanen’s future with the team. The Finnish big man has been one of the best players on the roster since he ...

Markkanen averaged 19 points, 5.9 rebounds, 0.4 blocks and 31.4 minutes in the games he played, which is a drop from the 23.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 33.1 minutes in the 2023-2024 season.

Markkanen exploded in his first season with the Jazz, though, averaging a career-high 25.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game to go along with 3.0 three-pointers made and 1.9 assists.

After missing the playoffs the past 2 seasons, the Jazz enter the 2024-25 season in the rebuilding stage. Shaun Powell Lauri Markkanen and Jordan Clarkson lead a young team featuring talented 2nd ...

Markkanen, in contrast, is already 28. He'll be nearing the end of his prime—and his current four-year, $195 million deal—just as the Jazz are ready to start seriously competing. Utah has ...

Mar 17, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) shoots a technical free throw during the first quarter against the Chicago Bulls at Delta Center.