This past offseason, one of the names that seemingly drew some of the biggest trade interest was Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen. The Jazz and Lauri Markkanen were able to come to an agreement on a contract extension,

According to NBA insiders Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst of ESPN, Lauri Markkanen signed an extension with the Utah Jazz with the understanding that the franchise would have a timely return to completion.

The NBA has fined the Utah Jazz $100,000 for violating the league’s player participation policy after failing to make leading scorer Lauri Markkanen available for recent games.