With over 5,000 players in NBA history, at least one player was born on every day of the calendar year – including three leap ...

Lauri Markkanen went directly from Helsinki Basketball Academy in Finland to Arizona. Domantas Sabonis played in Spain before winding up at Gonzaga. Both Moe Wagner and Franz Wagner were on the ...

Lauri Markkanen saw his name as one of the most ... However, Markkanen said he expects to be healthy in time to represent Finland in EuroBasket this summer. “We have a big summer with the ...

Lauri Markkanen was one of the top names on the ... but he expects to be fully recovered in time to represent Finland in the upcoming EuroBasket tournament. “We have a big summer with the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined the Utah Jazz $100,000 on Wednesday for violating the league's player participation policy after failing to make leading scorer Lauri Markkanen available for recent ...

The NBA has fined the Jazz $100,000 for violating the Player Participating Policy when the team failed to make Lauri ... from Finland has been solid for the Jazz this season. Markkanen is ...

7:43 PM On Dirk Nowitzki's influence: Lauri Markkanen: Well ... we couldn't watch that much NBA basketball growing up [in Finland]. ... Dirk was one of the few guys that I actually ...

Former Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen landed a massive five-year ... The deal also included Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn. The Finland product took off two seasons ago, posting 25.6 points and 8.6 ...

Utah Jazz All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen has signed a five-year ... In a telephone interview from his offseason home in his native Finland, Markkanen cited his belief in the Jazz organization ...

SALT LAKE CITY — It would have been easy to give up on Lauri Markkanen ... see is the version of Markkanen that made him such a sought-after recruit coming out of Finland: a versatile 7-footer ...

The Golden State Warriors have spent the summer pursuing a Lauri Markkanen trade ... to train with him while in Finland, per a report by Marc Stein. "Markkanen and the Utah Jazz are expected ...