Average of 40.3 points! Markkanen s warm-up match broke out, do the Spurs still want to trade?

Markkanin, killing crazy again.

In the European Cup warm-up match of the men's basketball team, Finland defeated Poland 97-88. In this game, Markkanin once again played 24 minutes, 10 of 17 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 19 of 20 free throws, scored 42 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks and 1 steal, with a plus-negative value of up to +20.

{But +20 is also an exaggeration, the team is the first, combined with playing time and final score difference, it is equivalent to the 16 minutes he was not present, and Finland lost 11 points instead.

Moreover, Markanin scored 42 points per person, and his teammates had a maximum of 12 points. The other four starters of the team combined with 21 points. The opponent's Poland team had no 20+ points, which can also prove how important Markanin is in this game.

It should be said that this is not the first time Markkanen has exploded this summer. Not long ago, Finland's two warm-up matches against Belgium:

-First game, 17 shots, 7 of 13 three-pointers, 48 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals, Finland won 105-62, and 48 points set a new record for the Finnish national team's personal scoring

-Second In the game, 8 of 12 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, scored 31 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, Finland won 92-74. This victory is the 500th victory of the Finnish national team in international competitions, after three games, Markkanen's current warm-up data: averaging 40.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game, shooting percentage of 68.6%, and three-point shooting percentage of 53.8%.

Although it is a warm-up match, although the opponent's strength is relatively weak, it is somewhat exaggerating to average 40.3 points per game, and the impression is even more crazy when watching the game. Markkanin is extremely strong in both the inside and outside, and his strength is completely out of place on the court.

It should be said that this is not the first time that Markkanin has exploded in an international arena. Previously, Markkanin led the Finnish men's basketball team to the quarterfinals for the first time in history in the 2022 European Cup.

At that time, Markkanen's data handed over was:

-33 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks,

-17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists,

-18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists,

-34 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist,

-22 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist,

-43 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 28 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 27.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists per game, and 54.2%/40.5%/90.6% of the three events. In the match against Croatia, 43 points were scored in the whole game, which was also the personal scoring record of the Finnish men's basketball team at that time.

It is worth mentioning that it was also after the 2022 European Cup that Markkanen achieved super evolution in the NBA.

At that time, he was just sent to the Jazz by the Cavaliers in the Mitchell trade. In the following two seasons, he performed at the All-Star level:

-22-23 season, averaging 25.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, 49.9%/39.1%/87.5% from three events, and 64.0% from the real shot

-23-24 season, averaging 23.2 points, 8.2 rebounds per game 2.0 assists, three shooting percentages were 48.0%/39.9%/89.9%, and their real shooting percentages were 63.1%

Last season, Markkanen's performance declined a lot. In 47 games played for the Jazz, he averaged 19.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, and three shooting percentages were 42.3%/34.6%/87.6%, and his real shooting percentage also dropped to 57.1%.

Due to the serious decline in data, many fans are worried about Markkanen's status, but judging from the performance of these European Cups, Markkanen's ability should not be too worried, and the Jazz's decline during the period is more of a bad demand.

However, one thing is certain, Markkanin's transaction value has indeed dropped a lot.

Two years before joining the Jazz, Markanin received a value-added contract of less than 20 million yuan. Then last summer, the Jazz re-signed the contract with Markanin, first upgrading his annual salary of 18 million to 42 million yuan, and then gave him a four-year, 196 million yuan renewal.

20 million Markkanin is fragrant, but it is hard to say that Markkanin has a 50 million Markkanin. It was also after the re-signation of the contract that Markkanin's trading value plummeted. However, even so, there are still some teams in the market who want Markkanin, such as the Spurs.

The Jazz are willing to listen to other teams' offers for Markkanen, and teams such as the Spurs and Pistons are interested in it.

The media also designed a trading plan for the Spurs and Jazz:

- The Spurs gave Wassel, Barnes, the No. 14 pick in 2025 (Carter Bryant has been selected), the first round of 2029, the first round of 22 years, and the first round of 2022 - The Jazz gave Markanen

Pure personal opinion. If Markanen joins the Spurs, it can indeed bring some help to the team. The combination of him and Vinbanyama and Fox will definitely have a chance to enter the playoffs. If Castle and Harper continue to grow, the Spurs may be able to do something in the West.

The main problem is salary. In the next four years, Fox will be 229 million and Markkanin will be 196 million. Next summer, Wenban Yama will definitely renew the contract with a maximum salary. In the next year, Castle will also face renewal..

And it is hard to say that the chips are not good. Last season, Markkanin was at a low point, so there are fewer first-round picks in the trading plan. However, if the European Cup can maintain the level of warm-up matches, the chips above may not be able to be transferred to Markkanin.

NBA will be put aside in advance and then watch the European Cup warm-up match.

The latest FIBA ranking, Finland ranks ninth in this European Cup, one more than Slovenia.

The reason why Finland can rank so high is mainly because Markkanen. He may only be at the All-Star level in the NBA, but in FIBA, his scoring ability is not even inferior to Doncic and Antetokounmpo.

{January} The European Cup group stage will start at the end of January, you can pay attention to a wave of attention. Finland is in the same group as Sweden, the United Kingdom, Montenegro, Lithuania and Germany. The probability of qualifying is not small. It will be a good time to see if Markanin can give up his explosive performance.