All eyes will be on the young and dynamic Hornets point guard, but there are other rookies who are likely to make an impact this season.
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In an interview with ESPN 700, Utah Jazz beat writer Tony Jones offered some insight into where Lauri Markkanen is at with his future. That future involves Markkanen wanting to stay with the Jazz.
“Lauri has really taken to Utah. His family has taken to Utah,” Jones said. “Obviously the Jazz can trade him between now and Aug 6th, and Lauri knows that, but Lauri has forged a really close relationship to Will Hardy. And Will has really found a way to unlock his career”
Markkanen becomes eligible to sign a contract extension on August 6. Speculation has been that Markkanen and Utah could work out a renegotiation-and-extension. In that scenario, the Jazz would use some of their remaining cap space to up Markkanen’s salary for this season, while tacking additional years onto his contract.
Jones said that Markkanen could delay that signing by a day or more, as opposed to signing right on August 6. A renegotiation-and-extension deal comes with a six-month trade restriction. If Markkanen extends on August 6, he’d be trade eligible on trade deadline day of February 6. By delaying an extension, Markkanen would make himself ineligible to be traded this season.
Ultimately, Jones said he feels it is unlikely that the Jazz will trade Markkanen at any point this offseason or season.
In order to make his point that “my skin color should not determine whether I live or die,” Denver’s Jamal Murray placed a pair of shoes with Breonna Taylor’s and George Floyd’s likenesses on them in front of the camera before speaking Saturday.
