Lauri Markkanen said the trade that sent him to Utah was “kind of a shock."
“I didn’t hear anything before, I didn’t see my name in any rumors… It was emotional. I understand the business side of it, so I’ve got no hard feelings,” Markkanen said. “I thanked them for the opportunity that I had. But the first moments were really emotional for me, because we really liked Cleveland, and thought we’d found a home there.” Coming off a 6th-round campaign in 9-cat, Lauri has been generating a lot of hype as he’ll have a ton of usage with the Jazz and he just put on an absolute show at EuroBasket.