Who is Verna Aho, wife of Lauri Makkanen? His parents, family, networth, jersey
Lauri Markkanen, an NBA player for the Utah Jazz, is a professional basketball player from Finland. When he was young, he began to play basketball. While residing in Europe, Markkanen began his professional career by playing for different teams in Finland and Spain. Lauri is also known as “The Finisher”. He was picked by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the 7th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft. Later Lauri is exchanged with Chicago Bulls for Jimmy Butler. While playing for Utah Jazz in 2023 he got his first all-star selection.
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Lauri Markkanen Wife
Lauri is married to his beautiful wife Verna Aho. The couple dated for more than half a decade before taking vows in 2017. Lauri and Verna are blessed with two kids. Verna is a very supportive wife and always supported his husband in his every big decision. She often visits the court to watch his matches and cheer him up.
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Lauri Markkanen Parents and Family
Lauri was born on 22 May 1997 in Vantaa, Finland to parents Pekka Marakkanen and Riikka Markkanen. His father Pekka Marakkanen is a former basketball player and was awarded the Finnish basketball player of the year in 1989, 1993, and 1996. His mother was also a basketball player. Lauri is very close to his parents and his parents also supported him in every big decision in life. They often visit in court to support him and cheer him up.
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Lauri is not the only child of his parents. He has two siblings named Eero Marakkanen and Mikka Marakkanen. His older brother Euro is a professional football player. His brother Miikka was also a basketball player but he retired due to his injuries.
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Lauri Markkanen Networth
Lauri is currently under contract with Utah Jazz for $16,475,454. This is his 2023-2023 salary. His next season’s salaries are $17,259,999 and $18,044,544 for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 respectively. His estimated net worth is somewhere around $10 Million.
Lauri Markkanen Jersey
Lauri is currently playing as a small forward/power forward for Utah Jazz and wears jersey number 23 for them. Before Lauri 8 players wore this jersey for Utah Jazz.
Dropping the hammer in Salt Lake City 🔨
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