Scoring volume
28.0 PTS / 36 places Lauri Markkanen at the 97th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The scoring rate deserves a closer look alongside shot difficulty and who creates the looks.
Inspect the record ↓Players Lauri Markkanen
LauriMarkkanen
#23 · Forward· 7' 1"· 29 years
Inside the game of Lauri Markkanen.
PORTRAIT / NBA FORWARD2026-27 · Regular season
2 games · UTAPoints / G17.0
Rebounds / G7.5
Assists / G3.0
Minutes / G35.2
Field goal38.5%
Three-point31.2%
Early returns 2 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.
Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-23. 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?
1444 recorded minutes
League percentiles: 412 players with at least 20 games, 300 minutes and 100 field-goal attempts in 2025-26. Higher means more of the named statistic. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume28.0 PTS / 36
97th percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production2.2 AST / 36
22nd percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production7.2 REB / 36
68th percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite40.2% of FGA
42nd percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume33.3 FTA / 100 FGA
78th percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency60.8% TS
74th percentile
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.
NBA source record ↗Free-throw volume
33.3 FTA / 100 FGA places Lauri Markkanen at the 78th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look for how the trips are earned: drives, post work, putbacks or intentional fouls.
Inspect the record ↓How much should you trust the jumper?
35.5% from three on 324 attempts. Separate catch-and-shoot looks from pull-ups, and open attempts from contested ones, before projecting the percentage.
Inspect the record ↓Decisions under pressure
1.41 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 ↓Possession detail · 2026-27
Where the shots actually came from.
26 attempts
2 of the last 2 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.
Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. 90.0% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current UTA teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaren Jackson Jr. ↗ | F-C | 30.3 | 2.0 | 35.7% | 235 | 5.7 |
| Ace Bailey ↗ | F | 27.6 | 1.8 | 34.4% | 398 | 4.2 |
| Jusuf Nurkić ↗ | C | 26.4 | 4.8 | 35.2% | 71 | 10.4 |
| Brice Sensabaugh ↗ | F | 23.5 | 1.9 | 36.7% | 442 | 3.1 |
| Kyle Filipowski ↗ | C | 23.4 | 2.6 | 32.5% | 228 | 7.2 |
A comparison worth investigating
Similar box-score profiles.
2025-26 · Closest standardized profiles across the six measures above, with equal weight. Numerical resemblance says little about defensive assignments, shot difficulty or career ceiling.
Tristan Vukcevic ↗23.7 PTS / 36 · 3.0 AST / 3645.4% of attempts from three
Michael Porter Jr. ↗26.8 PTS / 36 · 3.4 AST / 3650.6% of attempts from three
Anthony Edwards ↗29.6 PTS / 36 · 3.8 AST / 3641.8% of attempts from three
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.
2026-27 regular season · 2 games
Game by game
Per game Rolling 5-game average
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| Sample | GP | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available games | 2 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 55.9% |
| Last 10 | 2 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 55.9% |
| Last 5 | 2 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 55.9% |
| Starts | 2 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 55.9% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
55.9%True shooting
48.1%Effective FG
50.0%
Two-point10 attempts31.2%
Three-point16 attempts90.0%
Free throws10 attemptsShare of points34 total points
Two-pointers 29.4%Three-pointers 44.1%Free throws 26.5%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
Oct 21, 2026 · Regular season
UTA vs MEM ↗
Lauri Markkanen reached 18 points with help from 90.0% at the line on 10 attempts. Markkanen collected nine rebounds, but shot 30.8% from the field and 14.3% from three.
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 | UTA | 2 | 35.2 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 38.5% | 31.2% | 90.0% |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 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.
4 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | Regular season | UTA vs NOP ↗ | 34.1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46.2% | 44.4% | — | +2.1Box only · provisional |
| Oct 21 | Regular season | UTA vs MEM ↗ | 36.3 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30.8% | 14.3% | 90.0% | -3.5Box only · provisional |
| Oct 12 | Preseason | UTA vs SAS ↗ | 18.9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42.9% | 50.0% | 100.0% | +0.3Box only · provisional |
| Oct 4 | Preseason | UTA vs DEN ↗ | 13.7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41.7% | 42.9% | 100.0% | +9.6Box only · provisional |
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Regular season
Oct 23, 2026 · UTA vs NOP
Starter · 34.1 minutes
Impact+2.1
- PTS
- 16
- REB
- 6
- AST
- 3
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
Lauri Markkanen scored 16 points, shooting 46.2% from the field. He shot 44.4% from three on 9 attempts. He added 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 46.2% 13 attempts
- 3PT
- 44.4% 9 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -6
- True shooting
- 61.5%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +12.14
- Defensive box value
- +3.50
- Minutes baseline
- -13.54
- Game impact
- +2.10
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Regular season
Oct 21, 2026 · UTA vs MEM
Starter · 36.3 minutes
Impact-3.5
- PTS
- 18
- REB
- 9
- AST
- 3
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 1
- TO
- 3
Lauri Markkanen reached 18 points with help from 90.0% at the line on 10 attempts. Markkanen collected nine rebounds, but shot 30.8% from the field and 14.3% from three.
Player analysis
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 30.8% 13 attempts
- 3PT
- 14.3% 7 attempts
- FT
- 90% 10 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -2
- True shooting
- 51.7%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +7.25
- Defensive box value
- +2.85
- Minutes baseline
- -13.55
- Game impact
- -3.45
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 12, 2026 · UTA vs SAS
Starter · 18.9 minutes
Impact+0.3
- PTS
- 11
- REB
- 1
- AST
- 2
- STL
- 2
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 3
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 42.9% 7 attempts
- 3PT
- 50% 2 attempts
- FT
- 100% 4 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +3
- True shooting
- 62.8%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 4, 2026 · UTA vs DEN
Starter · 13.7 minutes
Impact+9.6
- PTS
- 17
- REB
- 2
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 41.7% 12 attempts
- 3PT
- 42.9% 7 attempts
- FT
- 100% 4 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +11
- True shooting
- 61.8%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:32 UTC. 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
Traded from CLE on 09/03/22
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$46.11M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$46.11M
2027-28
$49.82M
2028-29
$53.54M
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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