Lauri comes off as soft-spoken in postgame press conferences. Shy, even.
But Lauri's former teammate and roommate Allonzo Trier says Markkanen has quite the sense of humor.
"He’s a funny guy. … a funny guy in a quiet way, though," Trier said. "You have to get it out of him, or you have to be around him. If you guys see him now you guys don’t know it. But between him personally (laughs), he’s something else."