Lauri Markkanen

UTA · PF · Age 29 · 7'1"

25-26 season · 42 GP · 34.3 MPG

Overall

$46,394,100

25-26 salary

26.7

PPG

6.9

RPG

2.1

APG

1.0

SPG

0.5

BPG

60.8%

TS%

26-27 projection

BPM

1.3-1.3

range -1.3–3.8 · now 2.6

WS / 48

0.111-0.007

range 0.058–0.164 · now 0.118

Bands are the projected range for 26-27. See the full projections.

Contract

Lauri Markkanen

VETERAN EXTENSIONUFA

Lauri Markkanen signed a 5 year, $238,044,544 contract with the Utah Jazz on Aug 7, 2024. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $42,176,400 to $53,536,209.

Total value: $238,044,544
Guaranteed: $238,044,544 (100%)
AAV: $47,608,909
Length: 5 years
Avg cap %: 28.4%
Signing method: Bird Exception
Signing team: UTA
Signed: August 7, 2024

Season	Option	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed	Likely inc.	Unlikely inc.
2024-25	—	$42,176,400	30.0%	$42,176,400	$42,176,400	$0	$0
2025-26current	—	$46,394,100	30.0%	$46,394,100	$46,394,100	$0	$0
2026-27	—	$46,113,154	27.9%	$46,113,154	$46,113,154	$0	$0
2027-28	—	$49,824,681	27.4%	$49,824,681	$49,824,681	$0	$0
2028-29	—	$53,536,209	26.7%	$53,536,209	$53,536,209	$0	$0

Cap hold 2029-30: $77,085,050

Updated 6/13/2026

CONTRACT NOTE: Veteran Extension and Renegotiation

Past contracts (2)

Markkanen's earlier deals — career earnings history

2021-22 – 2024-25VETERAN CONTRACT

Total $67,470,906AAV $16,867,727Avg cap 13.2%Length 4 yearsTeam CHI (Sign & Trade: CLE)Via Bird ExceptionAugust 28, 2021

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2021-22	$15,690,909	14.0%	$15,690,909	$15,690,909
2022-23	$16,475,454	13.3%	$16,475,454	$16,475,454
2023-24	$17,259,999	12.7%	$17,259,999	$17,259,999
2024-25	$18,044,544	12.8%	$18,044,544	$18,044,544

2017-18 – 2020-21ROOKIE SCALE CONTRACT

Total $20,389,668AAV $5,097,417Avg cap 4.8%Length 2 - 4 yearsTeam CHIVia Rookie ExceptionJuly 5, 2017

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2017-18	$3,821,640	3.9%	$3,821,640	$3,821,640
2018-19	$4,536,120	4.5%	$4,536,120	$4,536,120
2019-20team opt ✓	$5,300,400	4.9%	$5,300,400	$5,300,400
2020-21team opt ✓	$6,731,508	6.2%	$6,731,508	$6,731,508

25-26 scorecard

Overall Impact

PER21.1A

BPM2.6A-

VORP1.6B+

Win Shares3.5C+

PIE13.9%A-

Net Rtg-1.5C-

Scoring & Efficiency

PPG26.7A+

TS%60.8%B+

eFG%54.8%C+

FG%47.7%C+

3P%35.5%C

FT%89.6%A+

Corner 3FG%47.8%A-

Playmaking

C+

APG2.1C

AST%10.1%D

TOV%6.4%A+

Rebounding

B+

RPG6.9A

ORB/G2.0A

TRB%10.8%B-

ORB%6.1%B+

Defense

C-

SPG1.0B

BPG0.5C+

STL%1.4%C-

BLK%1.4%C

DBPM-2.0F

Defensive WS0.3F

Def Rtg115.2D

Style & Role

USG%28.1%

3PAr0.40

FTr0.33

Dunks70

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