Utah’s High Asking Price For Lauri Markkanen Shows OKC Thunder Was Never Realistic

The Thunder were tied to Lauri Markkanen hypotheticals for quite sometime, but the asking price was always steep.

It’s always going to be tough to work out a deal with Utah Jazz general manager Danny Ainge. He has proven to be one of the best in the league, and seems to consistently be on the right side of trade deals. Trying to pry away an All Star talent from the young core was always going to be a tough ask.

The Golden State Warriors are offering Moses Moody, multiple first-round picks, multiple pick swaps and multiple second-round picks to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Lauri Lauri Markkanen, perThe high price from Ainge shows just how much Oklahoma City would’ve been asked to give up in a deal for Utah’s star forward. And that’s a price that likely would’ve been a lateral move at best for an already contending Thunder team., which could be true based on the wanted package from Golden State.

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