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Lauri Markkanen Rumors
All NBA Players
Position: F-C
Born: 05/22/97
Height: 7-0 / 2.13
Weight:230 lbs. / 104.3 kg.
Salary: $4,536,120
Born: 05/22/97
Height: 7-0 / 2.13
Weight:230 lbs. / 104.3 kg.
Salary: $4,536,120
KC Johnson: Today is 2-week anniversary since Bulls created national headlines with talk of boycotted practice/2 hours of team meetings. They’re 3-4 since. Markkanen: “That brought us a little more together. And we’re having fun playing basketball.”
KC Johnson: Bulls win back-to-back games for 1st time this season, down Cavs 112-92. Markkanen posts back-to-back, 30-point games for 1st time in career with 31 points. Dunn had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 turnover.
For the first time, Markkanen addressed his thinking, which led to two hours of team meetings to hash out an emotional first week under new coach Jim Boylen. “I wanted to have my opinion and let players know what I think,” Markkanen told the Tribune on Wednesday. “I think I can be one of the leaders of the team. That’s what I suggested. That’s how it went.”
The texts started Saturday night and carried into Sunday morning. One idea that had significant support, according to sources, was the players simply not showing up to the Advocate Center on Sunday. A preliminary plan was to gather at one player’s house and wait for the phones to begin buzzing. That plan fizzled because Lauri Markkanen and Robin Lopez spoke up, voicing their concerns about the unprofessionalism of that potential act of rebellion, as well as the impact such a stance could have on the roster’s younger, less established players, sources said.
Darnell Mayberry: Jim Boylen says 24-28 minutes tonight for Lauri Markkanen.
Markkanen, who will start his first game of the season on Tuesday night against the Pacers, said the he “loved” playing for Hoiberg but had pause when asked whether or not Hoiberg had maintained control of the locker room. “It’s hard to say,” Markkanen said. “That’s a hard question.” When pressed, Markkanen said players in the locker room respected Hoiberg. “I think so,” Markkanen said. “But, of course, it’s different. I’m used to a more laid-back coach. I don’t know if there’s one right type of coach.”
