DIMES: Missing out on Lauri Markkanen wasn’t a mistake by the Warriors

Deciding not to meet Utah’s asking price for Lauri Markkanen isn’t a sin.

Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen dunks as Bulls center Nikola Vucevic looks on during the first half on, Nov. 28, 2022. It’s OK for two things to be true at the same time: It’s vital for the Warriors to do what they can to add star talent around Steph Curry, and it would be silly to completely mortgage the future to do so.

Given the NBA’s recent history, that’s not impossible. Players under contract demand trades all the time, and they often navigate to their preferred destination. In baseball, nothing has topped the 2023 World Baseball Classic final between Japan and the United States. The singular at-bat of Shohei Ohtani striking out Mike Trout was much more epic than anything Major League Baseball produced since .

This phenomenon of international competition drawing a higher level of play — and corresponding attention — is new. The World Baseball Classic used to be fairly irrelevant. The United States is used to steam-rolling through the Olympic men’s basketball tournament for the most part.

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