Lauri Markkanen, is a Finnish basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA), in the 2017 NBA draft, he was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 7th overall pick before being included in a trade to the Chicago Bulls for which American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves?
Lauri Markkanen Lauri Markkanen (born May 22, 1997) is a Finnish basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the 2017 NBA draft, he was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 7th overall pick before being included in a trade to the Chicago Bulls for Jimmy Butler. He is the son of Finnish basketball players Pekka and Riikka Markkanen and brothers with the football player Eero Markkanen who plays in the German second-tier side Dynamo Dresden.
1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves season The 1993–94 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 5th season in the National Basketball Association. The city of Minneapolis hosted the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. Top draft pick Isaiah Rider had a solid rookie season finishing second on the team in scoring with 16.6 points per game. He also won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend. Midway through the season, the team traded Luc Longley to the Chicago Bulls for Stacey King. However, the Timberwolves continued to struggle losing their final ten games of the season, finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 20–62 record.