It’s officially day one of the NBA trade season and Danny Ainge and Justin Zanik are already in the news. According to Jake Fischer, Lauri Markkanen is no longer untouchable in trade talks.
Latest for @YahooSports: Emptying the notebook on usual trade suspects like Zach Lavine, Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby. But with a lack of clear sellers, several teams have indeed called Utah and learned a surprising change in Lauri Markkanen’s status https://t.co/LLCWBsn0fj
— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) December 15, 2023
Lauri Markkanen has indeed emerged as a fascinating, albeit unlikely trade candidate before February’s buzzer.