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Current Contract
Lauri Markkanen signed a 4 year / $67,470,906 contract with the Chicago Bulls, including $55,426,362 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $16,867,727. In 2024-25, Markkanen will earn a base salary of $18,044,544, while carrying a cap hit of $18,044,544 and a dead cap value of $6,000,000.
Contract: 4 yr(s) / $67,470,906 Average Salary: $16,867,727 Guaranteed at Signing $55,426,362 Signed Using: Sign And Trade/Bird Free Agent: 2025 / UFA Year Age Status Base Salary Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Bonus Cap Hit Pct of League Cap 2021-22 24 $15,690,909 - - - $15,690,909 13.96% 2022-23 25 $16,475,454 - - - $16,475,454 13.32% 2023-24 26 $17,259,999 - - - $17,259,999 12.69% 2024-25 27 PART-GTD $18,044,544 - - - $18,044,544 12.40% 2025 28 UFA Contract Notes:- $55,426,362 guaranteed at signing (2021-22 salary + 2022-23 salary + 2023-24 salary + $6M 2024-25 salary)
- 2024-25: $6,000,000 guaranteed, fully guaranteed later of 1 day after 2024 NBA Draft (6/28/24)
or 2 days prior to start of 2024 Moratorium
Sources: Spotrac
Previous Contracts
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2017-2020Entry Level
Contract: 4 yr(s) / $20,389,668 Average Salary: $5,097,417 Guaranteed at Signing $8,357,760 Signed Using: Entry Level/Rookie Free Agent: 2021 / RFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
A look at the calculated cash earnings for Lauri Markkanen, including any upcoming years.
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Trade Kicker Total Cash 2017-18 $3,821,640 - - - $3,821,640 2018-19 $4,536,120 - - - $4,536,120 2019-20* $4,969,125 - - - $4,969,125 2020-21 $6,731,508 - - - $6,731,508 2021-22 $15,690,909 - - - $15,690,909 2022-23 MIP $16,475,454 - - - $16,475,454 2023-24 $17,259,999 - - - $17,259,999 Est. Earnings
(7 seasons)$69,484,755 - - - $69,484,755 2024-25 $18,044,544 - - - $18,044,544 $87,529,299 - - - $87,529,299 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Trade Kicker Total Cash 4 seasons $20,058,393 - - - $20,058,393 1 seasons $15,690,909 - - - $15,690,909 2 seasons $33,735,453 - - - $33,735,453 * earnings may include deduction of original cashed earned due to shortened season
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Transactions
Sep 3 2022Traded to Utah (UTA) from Cleveland (CLE) with Collin Sexton , Ochai Agbaji , 2025 1st round pick [unprotected] , 2027 1st round pick [unprotected] , 2029 1st round pick [unprotected] , 2026 1st round pick [UTH right to swap] and 2028 1st round pick [UTH right to swap] for Donovan MitchellAug 28 2021Traded to Cleveland (CLE) from Chicago (CHI) as part of a 3-team trade: Cleveland (CLE) traded Larry Nance Jr. to Portland (POR); Portland (POR) traded Derrick Jones Jr., 2022 1st round pick and 2023 2nd round pick to Chicago (CHI)Aug 28 2021Signed a 4 year $67.47 million contract with Chicago (CHI) as part or a Sign-and-Trade with Cleveland (CLE)Jul 30 2021Chicago (CHI) extended $9.03 million Qualifying Offer; becomes Restricted Free AgentOct 21 2019Chicago (CHI) exercised $6.73 million option for 2020-21Dec 21 2018Fined $2,000 for technical foul during ORL-CHI gameOct 30 2018Chicago (CHI) exercised $5.3 million option for 2019-20Jul 5 2017Signed a 4 year $20.39 million rookie scale contract with Chicago (CHI)Jun 22 2017Traded to Chicago (CHI) from Minnesota (MIN) with Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn for Jimmy Butler and Justin PattonJun 22 2017Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 1 (#7 overall) -
Fines & Suspensions
A look at the reported fines & suspensions for Lauri Markkanen, and the financial implications.
Date Team Category Games Susp. Forfeited Reason 10/23/2023 Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during TBD game 12/21/2018 Technical Foul $2,000 for technical foul during ORL-CHI game - $4,000 -
Statistics
Season Team Games MPG FG% 3PT% FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PT Prod Pts 2023 UTA 55 33.07 0.480 0.399 0.899 2.22 5.95 8.16 2.00 0.91 0.47 1.40 23.24 37.40 2022 UTA 66 34.42 0.499 0.391 0.875 1.97 6.67 8.64 1.86 0.64 0.58 1.92 25.62 39.28 2021 CLE 61 30.77 0.445 0.358 0.868 0.97 4.69 5.66 1.33 0.75 0.49 0.89 14.75 25.14 2020 CHI 51 25.82 0.480 0.402 0.826 0.69 4.57 5.25 0.88 0.51 0.29 1.02 13.63 21.85 2019 CHI 50 29.82 0.425 0.344 0.824 1.20 5.06 6.26 1.48 0.84 0.46 1.62 14.74 25.45 2018 CHI 52 32.35 0.430 0.361 0.872 1.42 7.62 9.04 1.44 0.71 0.63 1.63 18.73 32.80 2017 CHI 68 29.71 0.434 0.362 0.843 1.16 6.31 7.47 1.16 0.59 0.59 1.22 15.19 27.03 Totals 403 30.96 0.459 0.375 0.866 1.39 5.87 7.25 1.46 0.70 0.51 1.39 18.13 30.06