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- Position: Forward · Height: 7-0 · Weight: 240
- Draft: 2017, Round 1, Pick 7 by the Minnesota Timberwolves (draft rights traded to Chicago)
- Experience: 9 seasons · Nationality: Finland
- Contract: UFA-2029. Utah acquired Markkanen from Cleveland in the September 2022 Donovan Mitchell trade. He signed a five-year extension in August 2024, keeping him under contract through 2029 before unrestricted free agency.
Stats
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.0 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 39.6 | 35.7 | 88.9 |
Per-game averages, 2026-27 season. Stats as of October 30, 2026. Sources: Basketball-Reference, cross-checked against ESPN.
Full career stats
| Season | Team | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | CHI | 68 | 15.2 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 43.4 | 36.2 | 84.3 |
| 2018-19 | CHI | 52 | 18.7 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 43.0 | 36.1 | 87.2 |
| 2019-20 | CHI | 50 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 42.5 | 34.4 | 82.4 |
| 2020-21 | CHI | 51 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 48.0 | 40.2 | 82.6 |
| 2021-22 | CLE | 61 | 14.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 44.5 | 35.8 | 86.8 |
| 2022-23 | UTA | 66 | 25.6 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 49.9 | 39.1 | 87.5 |
| 2023-24 | UTA | 55 | 23.2 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 48.0 | 39.9 | 89.9 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 47 | 19.0 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 42.3 | 34.6 | 87.6 |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 42 | 26.7 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 47.7 | 35.5 | 89.6 |
| 2026-27 | UTA | 4 | 16.0 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 39.6 | 35.7 | 88.9 |
| Career | 496 | 18.9 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 45.5 | 37.0 | 86.4 |
Before the NBA
| Season | School | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | ARIZONA | 37 | 15.6 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 49.2 | 42.3 | 83.5 |
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Role
Markkanen is Utah's veteran scoring anchor at forward. He led the Jazz with 26.7 points per game in 2025-26, bouncing back to near his All-Star form. His shooting gravity opens the floor for Utah's young guards.
How he got here
Utah acquired Markkanen from Cleveland in the September 2022 Donovan Mitchell trade. He signed a five-year extension in August 2024, keeping him under contract through 2029 before unrestricted free agency.
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Roster and contract details via RealGM, October 2026. Stats are per-game points, rebounds and assists.