David Haugh: Lauri Markkanen's emergence as future star makes pulling for Bulls losses a tank-less job
by David Haugh, Chicago Tribune
Jan 11, 2018
3 minutes
Forget the incessant talk about tanking around the Bulls.
As midseason hits, a smarter debate surrounds whether any NBA team drafted a player better than Lauri Markkanen last June.
After Markkanen's emphatic excellence in a double-overtime victory against the Knicks on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden - 33 points, 10 rebounds and a Finnish-ing touch provided with a powerful dunk over Enes Kanter - good luck finding anybody from the draft class of 2017 who means any more to his franchise.
Ben Simmons of the 76ers figures to win Rookie of the
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