Lauri Markkanen
Lauri Markkanen is ranked #8 among 24 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up.
Lauri Markkanen 2026-27 fantasy outlook
DAY TO DAYWe rank him #23 versus an ADP of 62.3 — the market drafts him 28 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (25.6 minutes/gm late vs 34.4 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.
UTAH 2026-27 opening schedule
80 GAMES SCHEDULEDLauri Markkanen consistency and floor
4 GAMESMarkkanen vs other forwards
PERCENTILE · 158 RANKEDMarkkanen fantasy points, last 4 games
2026-27 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUSTLauri Markkanen game log — 2026-27
■ BOOM · ■ BUST| DATE | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | MEM | L 110-105 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | LAL | L 132-123 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-20 | 5-11 | 36.9 |
| Oct 24 | NO | W 120-119 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 29.7 |
| Oct 22 | @MEM | L 123-103 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 33.3 |
More on Markkanen and the F board
He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #18 overall, #8 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.
His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 62.3 (roughly round 7 in a 10-team league). We rank him #23, so he is a value at that price.
We project 39.7 points per game across an expected 54 games — approximately 2144 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 33.8 and 45 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #23 in projected scoring.
Based on 2025-26 production, Lauri Markkanen finished #6 in 9-cat and #14 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #18 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 86% of games, with a floor of 28.2 and a ceiling of 52.2 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 12% of games and busted (under half his average) in 0%.
Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.