Shock for Markanen in a Berlin hotel

At Eurobasket, Rudi Gober offered Lauri Markanen to sell him a house in Salt Lake, the Finn was shocked

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Learned about the trade through an offer to buy a house in Salt Lake, Photo: fiba.basketball
Learned about the trade through an offer to buy a house in Salt Lake, Photo: fiba.basketball
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The great Finnish basketball player Lauri Markanen led his team to the Eurobasket quarterfinals, and despite the performance of 28 points and 11 rebounds, his team had no chance against the future champions, Spain (100:90).

Markanen did not manage to win a medal in Berlin, but he did win a prize for a favorable purchase of real estate.

"Yes, the first hint that I will be a member of Utah after the Eurobasket came from the center of France Rudy Gobert, who offered me a house for sale in the lobby of a Berlin hotel. Then I saw on Twitter that Donovan Mitchell was coming to Cleveland and I wondered who we gave away Juti", says Markanen and added:

"However, even so, it was a shock to me when I found out that I was traded. I had never heard my name in any rumors before. My reaction was emotional. I understand that this is a job, so I have no objections. I thanked the Cavaliers for the opportunity , but the first moments were very emotional, because we really liked Cleveland and thought we had found our home there," explained Markkanen.

Even before the Eurobasket, Utah traded the French center Gober to Minnesota.

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