Jonathan Kuminga might be drawing all the offseason headlines this offseason, but rewind just over 12 months and it was Lauri Markkanen who was of most interest to the Golden State Warriors.
It's literally one day after the anniversary of Markkanen recommitting to the Jazz on a mammoth new extension, having spent the entire 2024 offseason to that point being linked with a trade to the Warriors.
Yet after another tanking Jazz season that culminated with only the fifth overall pick, there's once again speculation that Markkanen could become available. If that is the case, then the 2023 All-Star has done his value no harm with a huge performance in Finland's opening EuroBasket warm-up game against Belgium.