As free agents slowly but surely come off of the proverbial free agent board, with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope signing with the Orlando Magic, and Andre Drummond landing with the Philadelphia 76ers alongside Eric Gordon and (potentially) Paul George, the most interesting player who could end up a new team come July may not even be a free agent at all: Lauri Markkanen.
Discussing a player long considered untouchable in Utah on ESPN in the lead-up to the June 30th market opening, Senior Insider Adrian Wojnarowski revealed that while Dany Ainge isn’t willing to just give the Finnish 7-footer away, he will listen to offers and may even trade him away if the price is right.
“Lauri Markkanen in Utah, especially when Mikal Bridges off the board in Brooklyn, went to the Knicks. Markkanen is another player on a team where teams are trying to get a sense of what direction the Jazz might want to go. The Jazz wanted to add players with Markkanen, they were a team that was in on Mikal Bridges, New York ultimately outbid them,” Adrian Wojnarowski explained on ESPN…