Lauri Markkanen already changed the Jazz's plans once. Now he hopes he can fast-forward the rebuild

Lauri Markkanen does not want to be on a losing team. “I want to win basketball games and get to the playoffs and hopefully at the end get all the way to the ultimate goal,” Markkanen said. Through two seasons with the Jazz, Markkanen's desire to play playoff basketball — something he has yet to do in his seven years in the NBA — has not been enough to sway the Jazz from depleting the roster at the trade deadline in favor of losses and better lottery odds.