A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Lauri Markkanen.
Lauri Elias Markkanen, nicknamed "the Finnisher" and "the Fabulous Finn", is a Finnish professional basketball player currently playing for the Utah Jazz in the NBA and the Finland national team. He comes from a basketball family, being the son of former Finnish basketball players Pekka and Riikka Markkanen and the younger brother of footballer Eero Markkanen. Markkanen is known for his scoring ability and versatility on the court.
In 2016, Lauri Markkanen was the top scorer at the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship tournament for Finland U20, averaging 24.9 points per game and was named to the All-Tournament Team.
In January 2017, Lauri Markkanen was regarded as the best shooting 7-footer in college basketball and was selected as Pac-12 Player of the Week and Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week.
On March 4, 2017, Lauri Markkanen recorded a career-high three blocks against Arizona State in the regular season finale.
On March 6, 2017, Lauri Markkanen was selected to the third team All-American team by multiple media outlets and was a first team All-Pac-12 selection.
On October 19, 2017, Lauri Markkanen made his NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls, scoring 17 points. On October 24, 2017, he set an NBA record for most 3-pointers in the first three games of an NBA career, with ten 3-pointers.
On January 10, 2018, Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 33 points and eight 3-pointers in a double overtime win against the New York Knicks. This made him the second seven-foot player to make eight three-pointers in a game.
On January 28, 2018, Lauri Markkanen surpassed Hanno Möttölä to become the career leading scorer among NBA players from Finland, after scoring seventeen points against the Milwaukee Bucks.
On May 22, 2018, Lauri Markkanen was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
During the 2022-23 season, Lauri Markkanen recorded 28 double-doubles in 66 games played, making it his single-season's record.
In the 2022 EuroBasket Tournament, Lauri Markkanen scored 43 points to lead Finland to a win over Croatia, setting a new all-time record for a Finnish player at the EuroBasket. Finland reached the quarterfinals for the first time in 55 years since 1967.
On April 24, 2023, Lauri Markkanen was named the 2022-23 NBA Most Improved Player.
In 2023, Lauri Markkanen was named the Finnish Athlete of the Year, becoming the first basketball player to ever win the award.
On January 15, 2024, Lauri Markkanen was named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the first time in his career. On January 18, 2024, it was reported that the Jazz are determined to build around Markkanen long-term.
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