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Lauri Markkanen will be hot trade commodity and Utah is now willing to listen

Three Teams That Can Realistically Trade for Lauri Markkanen

Miami Heat

The Miami Heat and their president, Pat Riley, are always hunting for stars. Like the Pistons, they have a couple of young players they can offer. But they find themselves in a similar challenging situation. Can they make a deal without giving up Kel’el Ware? By the end of last season, he was deemed untouchable. They also have Kasparas Jakucionis and Nikola Jovic (cannot be traded until January after signing a new deal). With Jovic’s performance at the FIBA EuroBasket, he upped his value, but is that enough to get Lauri? Of course, the Heat will also give up some picks.

About Aleksandar Mishkov

Aleksandar Mishkov is an NBA writer who has been following the NBA for 30+ years and now makes a living by writing about his passion

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