Lauri Markkanen could wait to sign extension?
Utah’s Markkanen finally becomes eligible Tuesday to renegotiate and extend his contract with the Jazz. The most likely scenario, league sources maintain, is Markkanen and the Jazz coming to terms at some near-term point after Tuesday, ensuring that the 27-year-old cannot be traded until after the 2024-25 season.
Source: marcstein.substack.com
Source: marcstein.substack.com
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Being in Asia means I can begin celebrating Lauri Markkanen Renegotiation and Extension While Still Trade Eligible By the Deadline Day 13 hours before Atlanta. @johnhollinger, you jealous? – 6:29 PM
Being in Asia means I can begin celebrating Lauri Markkanen Renegotiation and Extension While Still Trade Eligible By the Deadline Day 13 hours before Atlanta. @johnhollinger, you jealous? – 6:29 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Lauri Markkanen is expected to delay signing an extension with Jazz a day, taking him off the trade market next season.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/lauri… – 6:22 PM
Lauri Markkanen is expected to delay signing an extension with Jazz a day, taking him off the trade market next season.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/lauri… – 6:22 PM
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🏀 Previewing the Quarterfinals
🔊 Future of Lauri Markkanen
📷 Tyrone Corbin at 3:20p ET
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Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer
All indications are Lauri Markkanen won’t sign any extension with Utah until after the day he becomes eligible to re-up with the Jazz tomorrow, league sources told @YahooSports, ruling the talented 27-year-old off the trade market for the 2024-25 season: sports.yahoo.com/breaking-down-… – 10:59 AM
All indications are Lauri Markkanen won’t sign any extension with Utah until after the day he becomes eligible to re-up with the Jazz tomorrow, league sources told @YahooSports, ruling the talented 27-year-old off the trade market for the 2024-25 season: sports.yahoo.com/breaking-down-… – 10:59 AM
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
As the window to renegotiate a new contract is set to open on August 6, what is the future of Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz?
Reporting with @espn_macmahon
espn.com/nba/story/_/id… pic.twitter.com/fLehjEqDwf – 10:57 AM
As the window to renegotiate a new contract is set to open on August 6, what is the future of Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz?
Reporting with @espn_macmahon
espn.com/nba/story/_/id… pic.twitter.com/fLehjEqDwf – 10:57 AM
More on this storyline
On Tuesday, the Utah Jazz can present Finnish forward Lauri Markkanen with a raise for next season on the $18 million salary he makes now along with a four-year contract extension worth more than $200 million. The expectation from multiple league sources The Times-Picayune spoke to is that the Jazz and Markkanen will come to terms on a long-term deal to keep him in Utah. -via New Orleans Times-Picayune / August 5, 2024
The Kings made significant progress in talks with the Jazz this summer, sources said, which ultimately fell apart by early July. Utah has made clear it prioritizes sophomore guard Brandin Podziemski over Jonathan Kuminga from Golden State, sources said, although the Warriors have envisioned both players in starting roles for next year. -via Yahoo! Sports / August 5, 2024
Or Lauri Markkanen or the Jazz, or both, could decide to hold off on a new deal and set up an extended negotiating period in which Markkanen could be traded at any point through February, sign a new deal with the Jazz or just go through the season and hit unrestricted free agency next July. For the Warriors, this would be the green-light scenario. I also think it’s the most likely — my guess is that if Markkanen won’t sign with Utah on Aug. 6, the deal won’t be there for him on Aug. 7 and beyond. I might be wrong, but that is my presumption. If that’s how it works out, it will be time to see what Utah can get on the trade market. And I think the Warriors would be in the front of the line, just as they were a few weeks ago when they first engaged in talks with the Jazz. By the way, I’m going to go ahead and conclude that Scenario 1 is probably a non-starter. According to The Athletic’s Tony Jones, it’s unlikely that Markkanen will sign the new deal by Tuesday, which makes sense. The 27-year-old Markkanen knows he’s going to get major money either now or next summer. By not signing this week, Markkanen essentially gains a bit of control over his future. -via New York Times / August 5, 2024