As the 2025-2026 NBA season plays out, the league’s potential trade candidates are being revealed. By now, it’s widely believed that Anthony Davis is the biggest trade chip on the market out of Dallas, but Utah Jazz sharpshooter Lauri Markkanen is believed to be in the picture as well.
So far, the Utah Jazz don’t seem to be putting out feelers with actual intentions of moving on just yet, but insiders, analysts, and fans have been waiting for the Markkanen bubble to burst for a couple of years now.
As speculation continues throughout the first month of the season, the NBA analyst Zach Lowe recently predicted what a potential outgoing package for Markkanen could look like. Using the thriving Detroit Pistons as a hypothetical suitor, Lowe fired off quite a hefty price tag for Markkane

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