Lauri Markkanen
- Seasons
- 2017-18 to 2025-26
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 7′1″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Born
- May 22, 1997
- College
- Arizona
- Draft
- 2017, round 1, pick 7
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 17.7
- True shooting
- .594
- Effective FG
- .547
- Usage rate
- 23.6
- Win shares
- 36.7
- WS per 48
- .114
- Box plus/minus
- 1.2
- VORP
- 12.1
- Best season, WS
- 8.2
- Best season, BPM
- 3.8
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | CHI | 20 | 68 | 2,020 | 15.6 | .552 | .518 | 21.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.3 | .079 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 107 | 110 |
| 2018-19 | CHI | 21 | 52 | 1,682 | 17.1 | .553 | .506 | 25.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | .078 | 1.4 | -1.5 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 107 | 112 |
| 2019-20 | CHI | 22 | 50 | 1,492 | 14.3 | .560 | .517 | 21.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | .084 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 108 | 110 |
| 2020-21 | CHI | 23 | 51 | 1,317 | 15.2 | .619 | .594 | 20.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | .109 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 115 | 113 |
| 2021-22 | CLE | 24 | 61 | 1,878 | 14.7 | .582 | .542 | 19.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 5.0 | .127 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 117 | 110 |
| 2022-23 | UTA | 25 | 66 | 2,273 | 22.1 | .640 | .586 | 26.6 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 8.2 | .173 | 4.9 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 125 | 116 |
| 2023-24 | UTA | 26 | 55 | 1,820 | 21.5 | .631 | .578 | 25.0 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 6.2 | .163 | 5.1 | -1.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 128 | 120 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 27 | 47 | 1,476 | 15.6 | .571 | .521 | 24.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 | .070 | 1.8 | -2.1 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 115 | 122 |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 28 | 42 | 1,443 | 21.1 | .608 | .548 | 28.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 3.5 | .118 | 4.6 | -2.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 122 | 123 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.