Lauri Markkanen signed a 5-year contract extension with Utah Jazz for 238 million dollars.
I think him and his agent did well in getting this deal extension with Utah Jazz. With all of the rumors that Warriors and other teams wanting to take him, they'd probably increased his value or at least got what they want. I don't have an idea how much his past contract with Utah Jazz but that seems to be the deal here.
Its like giving pressure to the side of Jazz and they are successful for making them decide to increase his salary so that they can retain him. But also lets give credits to Warriors for keeping their existing offer since the trade between them with Jazz didn't happened and Markkanen get the benefits for that deal which didn't go through.
He's still a high caliber player and for sure he would be useful for Jazz since Markkanen can contribute on both ends. So I guess this already end up the rumor and for sure Warriors fans is now waiting for next update on who are their target players possibly to be added in their roster.
The Utah Jazz's roster don't have that superstar caliber compared to Lauri Markkanen and I guess that they've been pressured to do that and if they have been, credits really to him and his agent. The Warriors also bumped his contract with this and others that are currently on peak of their careers should manage to do the same.
I've also heard about Jordan Clarkson's trying to negotiate and still got that contract from the Utah Jazz. They're doing well as usual during the typical season of the league but they're falling shortly everytime they go to the playoffs and other important parts of the tournament.