Lauri Elias Markkanen is a Finnish professional basketball player. In the 2017 NBA draft, he was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the seventh overall pick before being included in a trade to the Chicago Bulls for Jimmy Butler.
Lauri Markkanen: Verna Aho| Salary| Contract| Defense| Cavs
Verna Aho:
Two years ago, Alvar was born into the family of Chicago Bulls’ young Finnish star Lauri Markkanen and his wife Verna Aho.
The couple, who have been dating for years, have remained relatively silent in their parents’ lives as a little boy. A little peek into the family’s life was seen on television a year ago when Markkanen and Aho opened the door of their home to Maria Veitola, a journalist, in the Maria Veitola program.
Now, an extensive interview with Our Family is published on the Helsingin Sanomat website, where Aho tells about his life and motherhood in Chicago.
Salary:
| Season | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | Chicago Bulls | $5,300,400 ($5,334,626*) |
| 2018/19 | Chicago Bulls | $4,536,120 ($4,640,671*) |
| 2017/18 | Bulls | $3,821,640 ($4,021,993*) |
| Total | $20,389,668 ($20,728,798*) |
Lauri Markkanen currently plays position Power Forward for Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association, the top basketball league in the United States.
In 2020-1, Markkanen is earning a yearly wage of $6,731,508, costing the Chicago Bulls a $6,731,508 total cap hit, increasing the Chicago Bulls’s dead cap by $6,731,508..
Contract:
Current Contract:
| Year | Age | Basic Salary | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 20 | $3,821,640 | $3,821,640 | $8,357,760 | $3,821,640($3,821,640) |
| 2018-19 | 21 | $4,536,120 | $4,536,120 | $9,836,520 | $4,536,120($8,357,760) |
This comprises of a $20,389,668 guaranteed minimum salary, and an annual average salary of $5,097,417. Lauri Markkanen’s net worth is $20,058,393.
Defense:
Off-ball defense is something that younger big men that are still trying to find their way in the NBA, like Markkanen, can struggle with out of the gates. This is something that he never really excelled at. His defensive box plus/minus rating is improving, (around 0.4 percent per season), but he is still in the negatives. His defensive rating also has yet to get below 110.
Cavs:
To get the cap space necessary to absorb that four-year, $67 million deal, the Cavs had to unload veteran forward Larry Nance Jr., who is set to make $10.7 million in 2021-22.
Chicago is rerouting Nance to the Portland Trail Blazers for Derrick Jones Jr. The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania has the full breakdown of the trade.
