Jusuf Nurkić sends a request to Laura Markkanen to Adam Silver
The The Utah Jazz are clearly breaking outand head coach Will Hardy’s remark in his postgame presser following their 115-111 win over the Miami Heat on Monday would only add fuel to the fire of accusations against the Jazz. The reasoning behind the Jazz’s decision is clear: they need to finish with a top-eight pick to avoid dealing it to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Regardless, the Jazz have made it clear that they intend to compete next season, if their decision to bring in Jaren Jackson Jr. and their decision to decline a trade for Walker Kessler are any indication. Lauri Markkanen After all, he continues to be one of the best forwards in the league, and it’s not hard to imagine Utah being consistently competitive as early as next season.
Jazz Center Jusuf Nurkicin fact, he believes that Markkanen deserves more recognition from the NBA, with the Bosnian big man lobbying for his teammate to come to the All-Star game.
“Adam Silver do the right thing!! #AllStar“, Nurkic wrote on his official account on X (formerly Twitter).
Adam Silver do the right thing!! #AllStar pic.twitter.com/znZdAjB84R
— Jusuf Nurkić 🇧🇦 (@bosnianbeast27) February 10, 2026
Nurkic was so passionate about his plea that he got into another verbal spat on social media.
“I know you’re not talking nonsense,” Nurkic replied to user X, telling him to “shut up.”
The Jazz’s Lauri Markkanen should make the All-Star Game … in the future
The Jazz is so sassy about their intent to keep losing as many games as possible means Markkanen will be a part-time NBA player from here on out. Markkanen’s periodic rest days have even begun, and there’s no way Adam Silver will call him up as a potential All-Star injury replacement, especially when others have been more durable than him.
Regardless, once the Jazz start winning consistently again, Markkanen should have no problem making the All-Star Game for the second time in his career.
2026-02-10 07:51:00
