Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz is ready to experience playoffs for the first time. How his military service might help.
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00:00 So that's the goal.
00:03 That's what we're trying to work towards, too.
00:06 And I still haven't made the playoff,
00:09 so that's really one thing that I'm
00:11 looking forward to getting on that stage
00:15 and really experience that.
00:17 But yeah, that's the one motivator for us, at least.
00:22 It went good.
00:25 It's going to challenge you physically and mentally
00:27 a little bit, but it was a good experience to have.
00:30 And I had good times and made a lot of friends.
00:35 So I'm happy to be focusing basketball again,
00:39 like full focus on here.
00:41 But I mean, I think it's an experience that I can kind of--
00:48 good experience for me to have as a leader
00:50 and kind of moving forward.
00:54 But it didn't change that much, because I started right
00:59 after the season, which I normally
01:01 take some time off anyway.
01:03 So I was able to kind of knock a lot of it
01:07 out just without worrying about basketball,
01:09 because I'm not supposed to be working out.
01:12 And once I started working out that summer,
01:15 I think it was a pretty easy--
01:19 like I went, did my service in the morning
01:22 and had an opportunity to go work out in the evening.
01:25 So it worked.
01:27 The timing changed a little bit, but I
01:28 was able to get some work in.