| PPG | APG | RPG | MPG | STLS | BLKS | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.74 | 2.12 | 6.88 | 33.8 | 1.0 | .5 | 22.85 |
| Compare to same point last season | ||||||
Lauri Markkanen Season Outlook — High-Volume Scoring Anchor in Utah
Markkanen enters his age-29 campaign firmly established as Utah's primary offensive engine. Our projections anticipate 33.7 minutes per game for the versatile forward, locking in substantial usage alongside frontcourt mate Jaren Jackson Jr. His perimeter rhythm was already on full display in preseason action, highlighted by a sharp 17-point showing in just 16 minutes against Denver.
We project Markkanen to generate 23.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 35.2 fantasy points per game, supplemented by an elite 91.0% mark from the free-throw line. His scoring efficiency and floor spacing give fantasy managers top-tier perimeter production from the frontcourt, with our models forecasting nearly 200 made three-pointers across 70 projected appearances.
Carrying an ADP of 58.3, Markkanen profiles as an enticing mid-round selection who routinely delivers top-40 per-game production. Durability remains the primary hurdle after he was limited to 42 games last season, but reaching our 70-game projection will allow him to comfortably outperform his draft price.
| DATE | OPP | M | FG | PTS | AST | STL | REB | BLK | TO | FPT | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/23 | HOU | 32 | 10/23 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 20 |
| 02/11 | SAC | 20 | 7/14 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 21 |
| 02/09 | MIA | 24 | 5/14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 22 |
| 02/07 | ORL | 26 | 12/21 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 22 |
| 02/05 | ATL | 23 | 6/12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 37 |
| 02/03 | IND | 26 | 10/19 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 26 |
| 02/01 | TOR | 38 | 9/23 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 5 |
| 01/28 | GS | 33 | 6/14 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 32 |
| 01/27 | LAC | 29 | 5/15 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 29 |
| 01/12 | CLE | 36 | 8/16 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| 01/08 | DAL | 39 | 14/26 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 7 |
| 01/07 | OKC | 43 | 11/19 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 8 |
| 01/05 | POR | 31 | 8/17 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 10 |
| 01/03 | GS | 40 | 15/27 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 12 |
| 12/30 | BOS | 38 | 6/16 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 12/27 | SA | 34 | 11/16 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 10 |
| 12/26 | DET | 38 | 8/18 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 7 |
| 12/22 | DEN | 36 | 10/20 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 7 |
| 12/15 | DAL | 39 | 11/23 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 0 |
| 12/12 | MEM | 35 | 9/22 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 9 |
| 12/05 | NY | 26 | 5/13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 36 |
| 12/04 | BKN | 34 | 11/18 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| 12/01 | HOU | 37 | 9/17 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 |
| 11/30 | HOU | 30 | 5/12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 38 |
| 11/28 | SAC | 38 | 9/23 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 24 |
| 11/24 | GS | 32 | 6/19 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 33 |
| 11/23 | LAL | 35 | 8/19 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 22 |
| 11/21 | OKC | 34 | 4/8 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 14 |
| 11/18 | LAL | 32 | 12/21 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 9 |
| 11/16 | CHI | 46 | 15/33 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 0 |
| 11/13 | ATL | 35 | 15/25 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 33 |
| 11/11 | IND | 34 | 13/19 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 7 |
| 11/10 | MIN | 34 | 6/15 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 33 |
| 11/07 | MIN | 21 | 4/14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 54 |
| 11/05 | DET | 39 | 8/22 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 16 |
| 11/03 | BOS | 36 | 7/17 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 27 |
| 11/02 | CHA | 32 | 12/28 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 |
| 10/31 | PHO | 34 | 10/20 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 17 |
| 10/29 | POR | 37 | 10/19 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| 10/27 | PHO | 45 | 14/32 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 0 |
| 10/24 | SAC | 36 | 12/23 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 27 |
| 10/22 | LAC | 33 | 8/13 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 34 |
| Totals: | 1420 | 384/805 | 1123 | 89 | 42 | 289 | 21 | 63 | 1668 | ||
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | M | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PPG | AST | REB | BLK | STL | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-18 | CHI | 68 | 29.7 | .434 | .363 | .843 | 15.2 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 18-19 | CHI | 54 | 32.1 | .427 | .364 | .870 | 18.7 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| 19-20 | CHI | 50 | 29.6 | .425 | .344 | .824 | 14.7 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 20-21 | CHI | 43 | 26.1 | .477 | .391 | .840 | 14.1 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 21-22 | CLE | 68 | 29.4 | .452 | .365 | .868 | 14.6 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 22-23 | UTA | 64 | 34.1 | .499 | .395 | .879 | 25.8 | 1.9 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 23-24 | UTA | 55 | 32.5 | .480 | .399 | .899 | 23.2 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| 24-25 | UTA | 45 | 30.9 | .421 | .344 | .874 | 18.7 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 25-26 | UTA | 42 | 33.8 | .477 | .355 | .896 | 26.7 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 47 | 32.4 | .462 | .368 | .892 | 22.9 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | |
| Totals | 497 | 30.8 | .458 | .371 | .872 | 18.8 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | |
| MIN | FG% | FT% | 3P% | 3PM | 3PA | 2PM | FTA | FTM | FGA | FGM | OREB | DREB | A/T | DD | TD | PF | REB | AST | BLK | PTS | STL | TO | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90.3 | 0.462 | 0.92 | 0.338 | 21.3 | 7 | 23.3 | 15.2 | 14 | 50.9 | 23.5 | 5.6 | 13.2 | 1.5 | 0.38 | 0 | 4.8 | 18.8 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 68.3 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 34.7 |
| MIN | FG% | FT% | 3P% | 3PM | 3PA | 2PM | FTA | FTM | FGA | FGM | OREB | DREB | A/T | DD | TD | PF | REB | AST | BLK | PTS | STL | TO | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Keyonte George SG/PG | 100% | 99% |
| Darryn Peterson SG | 95% | 48% |
| Isaiah Collier PG/SG | 16% | 3% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen PF/SF | 100% | 100% |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. PF/C | 100% | 97% |
| Ace Bailey SF/PF | 63% | 17% |
| Brice Sensabaugh SF/PF | 6% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Mo Bamba C | 1% | 0% |
| Kyle Filipowski C/PF | 21% | 5% |
| Jusuf Nurkic C | 44% | 9% |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 1% | 1% |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Trey Alexander #15 · SG | QuestionableDTDKnee | Alexander is dealing with a left knee injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Jazz. INJ SINCE: Oct 16 |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Hinson #25 · SF | QuestionableDTDHamstring | Hinson is dealing with a left hamstring injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Jazz. INJ SINCE: Oct 16 |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Jusuf Nurkić #30 · C | OutDTDFoot | Nurkić suffered a partial plantar plate tear in his foot and will miss the start of the 2026-27 season. INJ SINCE: Oct 7 |
| Team | W-L | Win % | GB | PTS | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64-18 | 0.780 | - | 119.0 | 107.9 | |
| 54-28 | 0.659 | 10 | 122.1 | 116.9 | |
| 49-33 | 0.598 | 15 | 118.0 | 114.6 | |
| 42-40 | 0.512 | 22 | 115.5 | 115.8 | |
| 22-60 | 0.268 | 42 | 117.6 | 126.0 |
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Chandler | 11 | 15.0 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 44.5 | 39.5 | 65.1 | |
| Isaiah Collier | 59 | 11.7 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 49.5 | 27.0 | 72.2 | |
| Bez Mbeng | 15 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 19.4 | 64.0 | |
| Elijah Harkless | 26 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 33.5 | 23.9 | 76.6 | |
| Hayden Gray | 1 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte George | 54 | 23.6 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 45.6 | 37.1 | 89.2 | |
| Vince Williams Jr. | 40 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 35.3 | 31.1 | 78.0 | |
| John Konchar | 56 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 47.2 | 28.3 | 72.7 |
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brice Sensabaugh | 75 | 14.9 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 46.0 | 36.7 | 82.6 | |
| Ace Bailey | 72 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 44.3 | 34.4 | 75.0 | |
| Blake Hinson | 14 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 51.3 | 46.8 | 75.0 | |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 50 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 47.8 | 40.8 | 89.3 | |
| Cody Williams | 67 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 46.8 | 21.4 | 70.6 |
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 42 | 26.7 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 47.7 | 35.5 | 89.6 | |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 48 | 19.4 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 47.6 | 35.7 | 80.3 | |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 27 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 63.4 | 0.0 | 55.1 | |
| Kevin Love | 37 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 39.7 | 37.3 | 84.1 | |
| Andersson Garcia | 5 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 31.0 | 7.7 | 77.8 |
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Kessler | 5 | 14.4 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 70.3 | 75.0 | 70.0 | |
| Kyle Filipowski | 77 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 49.2 | 32.5 | 75.0 | |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 41 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 50.3 | 35.2 | 54.9 | |
| Mo Bamba | 4 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| Collin Murray-Boyles TOR PF | +2.8 |
| Kristaps Porzingis GS C | +2.8 |
| Egor Demin BKN PG | +2.5 |
| Jonathan Kuminga MIN PF | +2.3 |
| Cason Wallace OKC PG | +2.3 |
| Collin Gillespie PHO PG | +2.2 |
| Darius Acuff Jr. SAC PG | +2.2 |
| Ayo Dosunmu MIN PG | +2.1 |
| Derik Queen NO C | +2.1 |
| Saddiq Bey NO PF | +2.1 |
| P.J. Washington DAL PF | +2.0 |
| Fred VanVleet HOU PG | +2.0 |
| Aday Mara OKC C | +1.9 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. MIL SF | +1.7 |
| Marcus Smart HOU PG | +1.7 |
| Draymond Green GS PF | -5.2 |
| Maxime Raynaud SAC C | -2.9 |
| Pelle Larsson MIA SG | -2.4 |
| Aaron Nesmith IND PF | -2.4 |
| Donte DiVincenzo MIN SG | -2.3 |
| Mark Williams PHO C | -2.3 |
| Christian Braun DEN SG | -2.1 |
| Tobias Harris SA SF | -2.1 |
| Deandre Ayton WAS C | -2.0 |
| Tari Eason HOU SF | -2.0 |
| Jusuf Nurkic UTA C | -2.0 |
| Jerami Grant MEM PF | -2.0 |
| Shaedon Sharpe POR SG | -1.8 |
| Santi Aldama DAL PF | -1.8 |
| Jalen Green PHO SG | -1.6 |