A biography for Lauri Markkanenhasn’t been written yet.
“You give yourself chances to win by playing defense.”
“Being in the right system utilizes my strengths, being on the move is getting me to my right spots.”
“As a basketball player and competitor, I want to be out there with my teammates.”
“You can't put your head down and give up. You just keep working and better times are ahead.”
“Individual accolades are gonna take care of themselves when we put the work in as a team.'”
“Strength? Definitely ability to stretch the floor, make shots and help the team. That's my biggest strength.”
“Essentially, bad shot selection is a turnover.”
“We know that good defense is something we have to work on, and it's something that we have to get better at.”
“I'm that kind of person that I could live anywhere in the whole world if I have good people around me.”
“The stats are a thing I don't care about.”
“I've always had so much fun with basketball.”
“I'm just trying to do my work every day, and just be a good teammate and try to be a leader.”
“Road trips are always good for team get togethers.”
“If you don't get as many shots, you better make these shots count.”
“I've always thought you're never as bad as your last game and you're never as good as your last game. That comes from the way I was raised.”
“You have to play hard every night.”
“I just wanted to be as good of a basketball player as I could.”
“I've been working on my shot for shooting NBA threes. I can make that shot, I would say, better than college threes; it's not a problem for me.”
“For everybody, the end goal is to win a championship.”
“I always give credit to my teammates.”