NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 15: Lauri Markkanen #24 of the Chicago Bulls (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors will need to address their frontcourt rotation in the offseason, as that collection of talent appears to be substandard even when you don’t factor in Pascal Siakam’s shoulder injury, which is expected to sideline him for the early parts of the season. Could a big name like Lauri Markkanen help turn this ship around?
Markkanen, who was picked No. 7 overall in the 2017 NBA Draft and shipped to the Chicago Bulls in the Jimmy Butler trade, looked like one of the game’s newest international stars.