Lauri Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen was born as Lauri Elias Markkanen in Vantaa, Finland on May 22, 1997. He was the first round, 7th pick, 7th overall pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2017 NBA Draft. He serves as the power forward. He made his NBA debut on October 19, 2017. The Timberwolves traded him to the Chicago Bulls. He was named as part of the NBA first-team All-Rookie. He was also named as the Finnish Player of the Year in 2017 and part of the Pac-12 All-Freshman team in the same year. He was also named as the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week and was a finalist for the Karl Malone Award. He was also part of the third team All-American. Markkanen announced his intention to enter the NBA Draft after his freshman year.