In a piece where Mark Schanowski of NBC Sports Chicago opened up on the biggest unanswered questions of the Chicago Bulls roster potentially heading into the offseason, he mentioned some particular players by name. One of those Bulls players was third-year power forward Lauri Markkanen, who had some serious struggles throughout the 2019-20 regular season prior to the NBA’s hiatus.
The 2019-20 NBA season was put on hiatus thanks to Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert testing positive for the novel coronavirus on March 11 prior to a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.