How much should you trust the jumper?
35.8% from three on 380 attempts. Separate catch-and-shoot looks from pull-ups, and open attempts from contested ones, before projecting the percentage.
Inspect the record ↓Players Lauri Markkanen
The historical record · 2021-22
LauriMarkkanen
Forward· 7' 1"
Inside the game of Lauri Markkanen.
PORTRAIT / NBA FORWARD2021-22 · Regular season
61 games · CLEPoints / G14.8
Rebounds / G5.7
Assists / G1.3
Minutes / G30.8
Field goal44.5%
Three-point35.8%
Historical teams: CLE. Impact and player-strength ratings are awaiting validation.
Historical seasonNo recorded 2021-22 regular-season appearance. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
Clip / ESPN
Watch on ESPN
0:17
ESPN · 2026-10-24
Lauri Markkanen rocks the rim with powerful flush
Open the full clip with the publisher.
02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
— recorded minutes
No league ranking without a qualified, same-season comparison sample. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume— PTS / 36Comparison unavailable
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production— AST / 36Comparison unavailable
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production— REB / 36Comparison unavailable
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite54.1% of FGAComparison unavailable
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume22.6 FTA / 100 FGAComparison unavailable
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency58.2% TSComparison unavailable
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
Decisions under pressure
1.50 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Markkanen’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2021-22 regular season · 61 games
Game by game
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2021-22 · Percentages and attempt volume.
58.2%True shooting
54.2%Effective FG
54.8%
Two-point323 attempts35.8%
Three-point380 attempts86.8%
Free throws159 attemptsShare of points900 total points
Two-pointers 39.3%Three-pointers 45.3%Free throws 15.3%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
The next chapter is on the court.
Reviewed player analysis appears here as game reports are published.
Every recorded appearance ↓
05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | UTAH | 2 | 35.0 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 38.5% | 31.2% | 90.0% |
| 2025-26 | UTAH | 42 | 34.4 | 26.7 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 47.7% | 35.5% | 89.6% |
| 2024-25 | UTAH | 47 | 31.4 | 19.0 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 42.3% | 34.6% | 87.6% |
| 2023-24 | UTAH | 55 | 33.1 | 23.2 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 48.0% | 39.9% | 89.9% |
| 2022-23 | UTAH | 66 | 34.4 | 25.6 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 49.9% | 39.2% | 87.5% |
| 2021-22 | CLE | 61 | 30.8 | 14.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 44.5% | 35.8% | 86.8% |
| 2020-21 | CHI | 51 | 25.8 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 48.0% | 40.2% | 82.6% |
| 2019-20 | CHI | 50 | 29.8 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 42.5% | 34.4% | 82.4% |
| 2018-19 | CHI | 52 | 32.3 | 18.7 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 43.0% | 36.1% | 87.2% |
| 2017-18 | CHI | 68 | 29.7 | 15.2 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 43.4% | 36.2% | 84.3% |
1xMost Improved Player2023
1xAll-Rookie 1st Team2018
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game data will appear as the season unfolds. | ||||||||||||
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Markkanen got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 7' 1"
- Weight
- 240 lbs
- Age now
- 29 years
- Born
- 1997-05-22
- Hometown
- Jyvaskyla, Finland
- College
- Arizona
- Draft
- 2017: Rd 1, Pk 7 (MIN)
- Experience
- 10th Season
The contract
Salary not confirmed.
A dated salary for this player and team is not available in the current contract collection.