SAN FRANCISCO – Lauri Markkanen, in many ways, is the embodiment of the modern NBA’s ideal scoring forward.

A mobile 7-footer who can bomb threes and attack off the dribble while getting to the free throw line at an elite rate, he is the kind of frontcourt player NBA teams have coveted ever since the Curry-and-Kerr Warriors revolutionized the NBA almost a decade ago.

Now, the shorthanded Warriors will have to deal with a blossoming superstar they reportedly were close to trading for a year ago.

“Lauri Markkanen is having an incredible run, and he’s been playing at a high level for a couple of years now, so it presents a lot of problems,” Kerr said after Sunday’s practice.

Last summer, Markkanen was the subject of trade talks that saw the Warriors reportedly offer Moses Moody and severa

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