Markkanen Mark.

From SBNation (but not Blog-A-Bull)

 Lauri Markkanen is Finland basketball's star. Bulls fans should be hyped.

Bulls fans are disappointed by the haul they received in June’s Jimmy Butler trade. That’s fair, as the Timberwolves just gave up an injured Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and the pick that became Markkanen. But the 20-year-old has proven to be an unreal scorer so far. Maybe they should give him a chance. Through two games, he’s dropped 46 points on 18-of-28 shooting, and grabbed 14 boards. He’s made 5-of-8 from deep, and not all of those have come uncontested.
How’s Markkanen been scoring?
He’s been working an inside-out game we didn’t see all that much of at Arizona last season. Markkanen’s jumper has always been pure, but at Eurobasket, he’s shown he can put his seven-foot height and incredible length to use in the post. He’s used hook shots off the catch down low, and also blown by defenders off the dribble.

I saw Lauri hit a contested fade-away jumper during the final quarter against Slovenia.  It was a Dirk Nowitzki shot and it looked unstoppable.  While Lauri isn't Dirk, he's very tall, a coordinated dribbler, and a good shooter.  A fade-way jumper from this 7' player would be hard to stop.

Playing for Finland keeps Lauri from the Bulls but he's getting major minutes and, at age 19, has a leadership role for team Finland.  The experience and confidence he gains is invaluable.  The Bulls Coaches should be excited to have this kid when he returns.