Lauri Markkanen
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 7'1"
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Experience
- 9 yrs
Ignore his worst category (assists) and he's worth 2.81.
Per game, a stretch-four dream — 24-ish, a couple threes, 89% FT, and on a tanking Jazz team the usage is all his. But read our 41 games loudly: a season-ending hip injury ended last year, it's two straight sub-50-game campaigns, and you're drafting half a season. Elite when he plays; the whole bet is whether he plays.
Lauri Markkanen enters 2026-27 at #18 on our board — Round 2 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 23.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 32.7 minutes a night. The value is built on scoring and free-throw percentage, with assists the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-assists builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 54 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | 1.95 | 54 | 32.7 | 23.8 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 46.5% | 5.0 | 88.8% | 1.4 | 24.4% | 1.05 | 0.25 | -0.87 | -0.16 | -0.32 | 0.82 | -0.31 | 0.99 | 0.50 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2018-19CHI | 0.84 | 52 | 32.3 | 18.7 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 43.0% | 3.3 | 87.2% | 1.6 | 25.3% | 0.43 | 0.88 | -0.85 | -0.45 | -0.12 | 0.67 | -0.62 | 0.66 | 0.24 |
| 2019-20CHI | -1.02 | 50 | 29.8 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 42.5% | 2.5 | 82.4% | 1.6 | 21.3% | -0.20 | 0.07 | -0.81 | -0.27 | -0.24 | 0.46 | -0.52 | 0.18 | 0.30 |
| 2020-21CHI | -1.71 | 51 | 25.8 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 48.0% | 1.5 | 82.6% | 1.0 | 20.3% | -0.43 | -0.18 | -1.09 | -0.73 | -0.53 | 0.39 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.75 |
| 2021-22CLE | -0.58 | 61 | 30.8 | 14.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 44.5% | 2.3 | 86.8% | 0.9 | 19.5% | -0.20 | -0.06 | -0.95 | -0.44 | -0.24 | 0.40 | -0.27 | 0.36 | 0.82 |
| 2022-23UTA | 2.60 | 66 | 34.4 | 25.6 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 8.6 | 49.9% | 5.3 | 87.5% | 1.9 | 26.7% | 1.09 | 0.93 | -0.83 | -0.54 | -0.04 | 0.98 | 0.13 | 0.81 | 0.06 |
| 2023-24UTA | 2.78 | 55 | 33.1 | 23.2 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 48.0% | 4.5 | 89.9% | 1.4 | 25.0% | 0.84 | 0.74 | -0.81 | -0.10 | -0.31 | 1.13 | -0.11 | 0.95 | 0.45 |
| 2024-25UTA | -0.53 | 47 | 31.4 | 19.0 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 42.3% | 3.4 | 87.6% | 1.4 | 24.1% | 0.28 | -0.01 | -1.01 | -0.52 | -0.42 | 0.83 | -0.72 | 0.55 | 0.49 |
| 2025-26UTA | 2.86 | 42 | 34.3 | 26.7 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 9.2 | 47.7% | 5.7 | 89.6% | 1.5 | 28.2% | 1.40 | 0.33 | -0.76 | -0.08 | -0.26 | 0.80 | -0.17 | 1.17 | 0.42 |
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What round should I draft Lauri Markkanen in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Lauri Markkanen at #18 overall — Round 2 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 54), not just the per-game line.
Is Lauri Markkanen a good fantasy basketball pick?
Yes — he projects as an early-round cornerstone at #18, helping most in scoring and free-throw percentage, with assists the main cost.
How many games will Lauri Markkanen play in 2026-27?
We project about 54 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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