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Lauri Markkanen’s Info
College: Arizona
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Vantaa, Finland
Height: 7’0″
Weight: 225
Wingspan: N/A
Birthday: 5/22/97
Position: PF/C
Position Ranking:
Lauri Markkanen’s Scouting Report
Strengths
- Extremely mobile
- Ideal size
- Good post moves
- Tremendous shooter
- Smooth shot
- High motor
- Great handles
- Doesn’t take a play off
- Solid free throw shooter
- Solid in pick and pop situations
- Crashes the offensive boards well
- Great rebounder
- Instinctive
- Stretch 4 or 5
- High basketball IQ
- Can score in the low post
- Three-point range
- Playmaker
- Very versatile
- High upside
Weaknesses
- Not a great athlete
- Doesn’t have great length
- Needs to improve his defense
- Slow feet
- Needs to get stronger
- Needs to be more consistent
- Needs to improve as a passer
Pro Comparison
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Kristaps Porzingis – New York Knicks
Draft Projection
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