CSN Chicago · Apr 7, 2020
Bill Wennington breaks down what caused Lauri Markkanen's third year struggles
What Lauri Markkanen needs to do to become a competitorIt's one of the most pressing questions facing the Bulls' rebuild at present: What in the world happened to Lauri Markkanen?
After a second season that showed such promise, the 22-year-old Finnish forward has taken a step back in year three, averaging career lows in points (14.7), rebounds (6.3) and field goal attempts (11.8) while shooting just 42.5% from the field and 34.4% from 3-point range. In 50 games — he missed nearly six weeks from Jan. 24 to March 4 with an early stress reaction in his pelvis — before the NBA suspended its season, he averaged just 0.1 more minutes than his rookie campaign.
