The Utah Jazz higher-ups dropped their thoughts on their All-Star's newest contract.
finally came to terms with their All-Star forward on Wednesday as they locked in Lauri Markkanen to a fresh five-year, $238 million renegotiation and extension to stick in Salt Lake City for the long haul.
Accompanied by the Markkanen contract being announced on Wednesday, we saw a couple of Utah executives come to drop in their thoughts on the latest signing as well. "Lauri's ability to score in multiple ways and his versatility as a player makes our team better. He embodies our team's core values on and off the court. We're glad that he wants to be a part of our future and what we're building here in Utah.
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