Player Comparison
| Lauri Markkanen | Markkanen | Wendell Carter | Carter | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Jackson Jr. |
| Profile | Profile | Profile | Profile |
| Mock | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Big Board | | | |
| Position | PF | PF/C | PF |
| Team | Arizona | Duke | Michigan State |
| Year | Freshman | Freshman | Freshman |
| Height | 7'0" | 6'10" | 6'11.25" |
| Weight | 225 lbs | 251 lbs | 236 lbs |
| Wingspan | | 7'4.5" WINGSPAN | 7'5.25" WINGSPAN |
| Draft Age | 20.07 yrs | 19.17 yrs | 18.76 yrs |
| Games | 37 | 37 | 35 |
| Minutes | 30.8 | 26.9 | 21.8 |
| Lauri Markkanen | Markkanen | Wendell Carter | Carter | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Jackson Jr. |
| Stats Below are Per-36-Minutes |
| Points | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.0 |
| Rebounds | 8.4 | 12.1 | 9.6 |
| Assists | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
| Blocks | 0.6 | 2.7 | 5.0 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Turnovers | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Fouls | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| Lauri Markkanen | Markkanen | Wendell Carter | Carter | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Jackson Jr. |
| FG | 5.8-11.9 | 6.5-11.5 | 5.6-10.9 |
| FG% | .492 | .561 | .513 |
| 3P | 2.2-5.1 | 0.7-1.7 | 1.8-4.5 |
| 3P% | .423 | .413 | .396 |
| FT | 4.3-5.2 | 4.5-6.1 | 5.0-6.3 |
| FT% | .835 | .738 | .797 |
| Lauri Markkanen | Markkanen | Wendell Carter | Carter | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Jackson Jr. |
| TS% | .635 | .628 | .647 |
| EFG% | .584 | .591 | .595 |
| 3PA Rate | .434 | .144 | .414 |
| FTA Rate | .436 | .527 | .573 |
| PROJ NBA3 | .376 | .338 | .363 |
| Lauri Markkanen | Markkanen | Wendell Carter | Carter | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Jackson Jr. |
| USG% | 22.5 | 22.8 | 23.5 |
| PER | 25.0 | 28.2 | 26.9 |
| OWS/40 | .168 | .144 | .120 |
| DWS/40 | .063 | .092 | .115 |
| WS/40 | .235 | .237 | .241 |
| ORTG | 134.1 | 125.3 | 120.6 |
| DRTG | 100.4 | 92.8 | 86.4 |
| OBPM | 7.9 | 6.3 | 4.4 |
| DBPM | 1.5 | 5.1 | 7.3 |
| BPM | 9.4 | 11.4 | 11.7 |