Lauri Markkanen will certainly be sad to see February go. The second year power forward finished the most productive month of his young NBA career with 22 points and 10 rebounds in 36 minutes Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Markkanen finishes February, in 10 games, averaging 25.7 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.4 3-pointers in 36.3 minutes per game. He was dominant throughout the month, posting four 30-point games (he had two through his first 29 games this season) and had double-doubles in all but two games, and in those two he had nine rebounds in each.
It's putting him in some wild territory: Heading into March, Markkanen is now averaging 19.