Our guest this week has one of the best NBA stories this season. He’s Utah Jazz star and Most Improved Player candidate, Lauri Markkanen. The episode begins with JJ Redick and Tommy Alter’s discussion about The Utah Jazz’s real changes to make the playoffs this season. Then we immediately get into our interview with Lauri. Topics include: A story about Lauri calling Brian Scalabrine to ask if he could wear his number with The Chicago Bulls, Lauri’s influences growing up and what his competition was like in Finland, adjusting to The NBA, playing against 17 year old Luka Doncic in The EuroLeague, how he’s been able to elevate his play on The Utah Jazz and whether the team feels as though they’re being underestimated, playing with noted nice guy, Mike Conley, his experience playing for The Cleveland Cavaliers and The Chicago Bulls, being involved in the Jimmy Butler trade, Lauri shares a story from the tumultuous Jim Boylen era of The Chicago Bulls, how Lauri has adjusted to the business side of professional sports, his thoughts on so many international MVP level players such as Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo and so much more.

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