Lauri markkanen next team odds
Head coach Steve Kerr (L) and governor Joe Lacob of the Golden State Warriors look on during a game between the Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs.
The Golden State Warriors are betting favorites to land two-time Utah Jazz All-Star Lauri Markkanen via trade ahead of the 2025-26 season, per online sportsbook Bovada.
The Warriors (+205) are favored over the Heat (+250), Magic (+325), Mavericks (+450) and Spurs (+650) to pull off the trade for the 7-foot sharpshooter.
Odds for Markkanen’s next destination emerged shortly after The Ringer’s Bill Simmons reported that the Jazz have made the All-Star available in trades.
“I’m on high alert with Utah,” Simmons said. “Austin [Ainge] took that job. He had a quote in a press conference… where he was just like, ‘Yeah, we’re not tanking anymore.’ It’s, like, alright! And, around the league, people seem to feel like Markkanen isn’t not available.”
Jazz Expected to Hit Reset Button
The Jazz, who finished with a 17-65 record in 2024-25, are supposedly open to trading most of their roster, including Markkanen, Walker Kessler, Jordan
Lauri Markkanen Trade Rumors: Odds of Former Wildcats’ Next NBA Team
Former Arizona Wildcats star forward Lauri Markkanen has found his footing in the NBA since arriving in Salt Lake City in 2022, winning the league’s Most Improved Player honor in 2023 and averaging 23.2 points per game last season. The 2018 All-Rookie Team member out of Finland is a true unicorn in today’s NBA, hitting 40% from three and adding near-rim talent you’d expect from a 7-foot forward.
The 27-year-old arrived in Utah as part of the deal that sent Donovan Mitchell from Utah to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who Markkanen played for during the 2021-22 league year.
With Markkanen slated to earn a cap hit of $18.004 million in the final year of the four-year, $67.4 million deal he signed with the Chicago Bulls back in 2021, it was worth wondering which NBA team may make a move for the Finnish forward.
With that in mind, BetArizona.com broke down some hypothetical odds on which NBA team might land Markkanen this offseason, before he inked a five-year, $238 million contract renegotiation and extension with the Jazz on Aug. 7.
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NBA Trade Rumors: Is a Lauri Markkanen trade coming?
On his latest podcast, Zach Lowe talked about the Utah Jazz and their upcoming offseason. There was some really interesting moves that Lowe reavealed. Here’s some of the interesting tidbits from the podcast.
Surprise firings, not hires
According to Zach Lowe, the Utah Jazz let go of two of their lead scouts a few weeks before the Austin Ainge hire. It’s a surprise that obviously wasn’t broadcast by the team. They talked about the failure of the Cody Williams pick that has been really bad. Maybe Cody Williams figures it out, and we all hope he does, but that was a rough miss. Ainge is clearly being brought in to lead the team into the future, but I’m sure the hope is that he can help the Jazz improve their drafting .
A potential trade of Lauri Markkanen is very possible
Here are some things that Zach Lowe said about Lauri Markkanen, as well as the future of the team.
First, he mentioned how surprised he was at the media in the Utah Market interpreting Ainge’s comments that tanking was over. He said he expects the Jazz to stay patient. They can play all their guys and finish
The Golden State Warriors are now officially the betting favorites to acquire Lauri Markkanen from the Utah Jazz in the 2025 offseason, according to the latest odds provided by Bovada.
Warriors Lead Heat, Magic As Betting Favorites To Acquire Markkanen
Golden State has (+205) odds to land Markkanen, followed by the Miami Heat (+250), Orlando Magic (+325), Dallas Mavericks (+450), San Antonio Spurs (+650), Oklahoma City Thunder (+700), and Brooklyn Nets (+800).
The Jazz reportedly plan to build around Markkanen and Walker Kessler this summer and next. This should mean that neither are available on the market, per The Athletic’s Trey Jones.
However, Utah would consider trading either one for the right price.
| NBA Team | Odds |
| Golden State Warriors | +205 |
| Miami Heat | +250 |
| Orlando Magic | +325 |
| Dallas Mavericks | +450 |
| San Antonio Spurs | +650 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | +700 |
| Brooklyn Nets | +800 |
During the latest episode of the Bill Simmons Podcast, the NBA insider noted he and league executives around the league are expecting the Jazz to make Markkanen available for a trade.
“I’m on high alert with Utah,” Simmons said. “Austin