Basketball: Lauri Markkanen comments on Miikka Muurinen’s plight

Basketball superlupaus Miikka Muurinen the plight of the Serbian big club Partizan keeps talking.

Muurinen didn’t play practically at all in January, and the club’s head coach Go to Penarroya hinted that the Finn’s attitude is not right.

Attention was especially drawn last week, when Muuris was unexpectedly not selected for the ABA league match. Muurinen was believed to get playing time, as a former NBA player Alexey Pokushevsky was sidelined due to injury.

Serbian Very sporty speculated that the coach dropped Muurinen from the lineup when it became clear that he had gotten a new tattoo on or before the day of the match.

Now the NBA star of Finland and the Utah Jazz Lauri Markkanen comment on Muurinen’s situation Basketnewsille. Markkanen reminds that Muurinen is still a young player.

“Everyone is a little bit like that at the age of 18. He made a big leap when he went from high school basketball to professional. You’re suddenly playing against grown men, it would be difficult for anyone at that age. Everyone develops at a different pace,” Markkanen told the media on Sunday.

in the Euroleague Penarroya, who jumped to become the head coach of the playing Partizan, said For Mondo Sport that he believes that Muurinen is only thinking about returning to the United States.

According to Markkanen, playing in Europe is a positive thing for Muurinen’s development. The Euroleague is considered the second toughest league in the world after the NBA.

“He got his first taste with us at the European Championships, there he got playing time and saw that the level was high. Now he sees it for a year, or however many years he plays in the Euroleague. I believe that it will develop him”, Markkanen assessed.

Markkanen says that he talks to Muurinen from time to time. He says he doesn’t know what’s going on behind the scenes.

“I know he wants to go to college in the US. I don’t know what he’s going to do, but I wish him the best. I’ve seen some news, but you don’t really know what’s going on.”

This season, Muurinen has only gotten playing time in some matches, while there has been turmoil inside Partizan.

“Hopefully they’ll figure it out so he gets playing time. He’s a really talented player,” Markkanen said.