Earlier this week, ESPN unveiled its ranking of the top 10 NBA players appearing in the 2025 EuroBasket tournament, including some of the best international guys in the league like Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Luka Doncic, who inevitably wound up rounding out the top three. Lauri Markkanen, to the surprise of Utah Jazz fans, was not included in the initial rankings, but now, he’s found an updated placement with the tournament’s official startup happening later next week. Among the top NBA players playing within EuroBasket, ESPN’s Neil Payne ranked Markkanen as the seventh-best player in the field.