By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Restricted free agent forward Lauri Markkanen is headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers with a four-year, $67M sign-and-trade deal, as it was reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Markkanen, 24, who spent the previous four seasons with the Chicago Bulls, is part of the sign-and-trade that will send Larry Nance Jr. to Portland Trail Blazers and Derrick Jones Jr. along with a Portland lottery-protected first-rounder and a Cavs‘ future second-rounder to the Bulls, Wojnarowski further reports.
Markkanen, the 7th pick of the 2017 NBA draft posted an average of 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game last season, while he has 15.6 points per contest over his four seasons with Chicago.