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For the last few years, the Chicago Bulls have been caught in the hamster wheel. In other words, feeling trapped. However, with the new season approaching, the Bulls are looking to get back to form.  A place where, at the very least, they could contend for the playoffs while developing a group of young talent […]

There is really no overlooking the Chicago Bulls. That is especially true with their second-year forward Matas Buzelis, who has the potential to do much more than expected this year. During the Bulls’ Media Day on Monday, Buzelis declared his intention to achieve a coveted prize: the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year. When […]

The Chicago Bulls haven’t had a young player generate this much excitement since Derrick Rose returned home as the No. 1 overall pick in 2008. Now, 17 years later, the franchise once again looks to a hometown product as its potential savior. Matas Buzelis, the 6-foot-10 forward who was selected with the No. 11 overall […]

The Chicago Bulls finished ninth in the Eastern Conference last season with a 39-43 record, losing during their play-in tournament appearance against the Miami Heat. While the Bulls caught some late season steam and finished just inside the cut-off, there’s still a ton of work to be done on this roster that is seemingly continuing […]

The Chicago Bulls and Josh Giddey finally reached an agreement on a contract extension Tuesday as the guard signed a new four-year, $120 million deal. This deal has been in the works for the entire offseason, and Giddey ended up getting a nice pay day. Reports initially stated that Giddey was hoping to receive $30 […]

Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic has been a fixture in international basketball for more than a decade. Ahead of EuroBasket 2025, he revealed that he attempted to persuade rookie teammate Matas Buzelis to join Lithuania for the tournament. Speaking to Lukas Katilius of BasketNews, Vucevic explained that his request came from a belief that Buzelis […]

For years, NBA 2K ratings have sparked heated debates among fans, analysts, and even players themselves. The Chicago Bulls’ roster in 2K26 is no different, a lineup riddled with baffling over valuations and glaring underestimations that simply don’t reflect reality. A team often criticized for being stuck in NBA purgatory has suddenly been painted in […]

Josh Giddey still hasn’t reached a deal with the Chicago Bulls this offseason, but an interesting post from Matas Buzelis on Wednesday has people thinking that a deal might be done soon. After ending the season on a surge, Giddey positioned himself to earn a nice new contract with the Bulls this offseason. There has […]

The Chicago Bears are hoping for continued growth from quarterback Caleb Williams as he enters his second season in 2025-26. Williams showed flashes of the immense talent that allowed him to be drafted number one overall a season ago, but at times he was a bit sporadic as he adjusted to the NFL level. At […]

The Chicago Bulls finished up NBA Summer League play on Friday with a win against the Utah Jazz. The Bulls young core was on full display during Summer League action, and it was a glimpse into the future for fans in the Windy City. This team is trying to build a young core from the […]

The Chicago Bears had a disappointing season last year. After drafting Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick in 2024, expectations were high for the former Heisman winner. After a strong second half of his rookie season, Williams and his new head coach, Ben Johnson, are ready to attack next season. Chicago Bulls forward Matas […]

LAS VEGAS — When the Chicago Bulls were on the clock with the 11th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, there was one player their fans were begging the organization to take: Matas Buzelis, the hometown kid. Fortunately for Bulls fans, the front office loved Buzelis’ potential, and he was selected to become the next […]

During the first week of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, one of the top human highlight reels has been Chicago Bulls’ second-year wing Matas Buzelis and his dazzling dunks. Over the weekend, Matas Buzelis threw down a smooth slam after shooting out on the break during one of the Bulls’ early summer league games. […]

The Chicago Bulls have had an interesting offseason, trading Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Isaac Okoro, among some other transactions. The Bulls are looking to get past the play-in game barrier that has ended their season in each of the last three years. One beacon of hope for the Bulls moving […]

Over the past couple of seasons, the Chicago Bulls have been a team that can’t quite seem to pick a direction in terms of whether they want to tank or make the playoffs. They’ve been a team stuck in the play-in. But the Bulls have some intriguing young players on the team such as Matas […]

The Chicago Bulls are in a transitional phase for the franchise, having traded away stars like DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine in recent years while trading for Josh Giddey, drafting Matas Buzelis, and Noa Essengue in recent drafts. Now entering his season, Buzelis is looking to take a jump. Bulls’ Matas Buzelis looking to take […]

It’s been an interesting offseason for the Chicago Bulls, who recently traded Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Isaac Okoro and are expected to soon sign Josh Giddey to a contract extension. Giddey is part of a new youth movement in Chicago that the team hopes will eventually push them past their play-in round […]

The 2025 NBA Finals are knotted up at 2-2 heading back to Oklahoma City where the Thunder will host Game 5 against the Indiana Pacers. NBA Finals Correspondent Matas Buzelis of the Chicago Bulls is excited to see what Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton do to lead their teams to the finish line. Neither team […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are set to face off in the 2025 NBA Finals. One of the best programs the league puts together throughout the Finals are the player correspondents who get to attend and cover an NBA Finals game while getting a taste for the championship-level environment. In the last few […]

Chicago Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis had a big first season in the NBA, and his high level of play earned him an impressive honor on Tuesday. The NBA released it’s All-Rookie teams, and Buzelis was selected to the Second Team. Buzelis was joined by Kel’el Ware, Yves Missi, Donovan Clingan and Bub Carrington. “The NBA […]

CHICAGO- The Chicago Bulls picked up a big win at home on Friday night over the Portland Trail Blazers, and Chicago is now back in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. Rookie Matas Buzelis picked a great game for his first career double-double as a late three helped lift the Bulls to a 118-113 win, […]

The Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 146-115 on Saturday, with Matas Buzelis recording 31 points on 5-of-10 shooting from three. The No. 11 pick of the 2024 NBA Draft has bigger goals than what was expected from him in his rookie campaign, per K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network. “I told Billy (Donovan) […]

Chicago Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis continues to come into form as he had another nice game on Saturday night against the Phoenix Suns. Buzelis finished the game with 15 points on 5-10 shooting. He went 3-7 from deep and added three rebounds and one assist. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to get the Bulls a much-needed […]

Chicago Bulls rookie forward Matas Buzelis is replacing New Orleans Pelicans rookie center Yves Missi in the 2025 Castrol Rising Stars, which will take place on Friday night at Chase Center in San Francisco. The Rising Stars at NBA All-Star Weekend is a four-team, three-game mini-tournament with a lot on the line this year. Since […]

Chicago Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis recently found his way into the starting lineup, and he is starting to find his stride in the NBA. The basketball world had high expectations for Buzelis coming into this season, and as we approach the All-Star break, he is starting to live up to those expectations. Speaking of the […]

The Chicago Bulls are slowly but surely committing to a youth movement especially in the aftermath of the trade that sent away Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings. And it looks as though there is a bright future ahead for the Bulls, if the play of Matas Buzelis, their 2024 first-round selection, on Tuesday night […]

When the Chicago Bulls drafted Matas Buzelis ahead of the 2024-25 season, a lot of people thought that the young star could be a sneaky pick for Rookie of the Year. Now, we are almost into February, and we haven’t seen Buzelis blossom into the player that people were expecting. It’s obviously still incredibly early […]

The Chicago Bulls opened up preseason play last week, and they have now had three games. Their most recent game took place on Monday night as they traveled to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. It was a close game throughout, but the Bucks got the win. Still, there were some positive takeaways for the Bulls, […]

The Chicago Bulls got their preseason play started on Tuesday night, and they got off to a good start as they took down the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-112. The Bulls were on the road in this one, and they erased a 16-point deficit to get the win. It’s hard to get too excited as it’s just […]

The NBA season is almost here, and this is a big one for the Chicago Bulls. There are some Bulls fans that are hoping the teams tanks in hopes of getting the #1 pick in next year’s NBA Draft, which would likely land them Cooper Flagg, but that probably isn’t going to happen. This is […]

The Chicago Bulls had a quiet 2024 NBA Draft as they had just one pick. It was the 11th overall pick in the draft, and the Bulls signed Matas Buzelis from G League Ignite. Going into the draft, Buzelis was the guy that the Bulls wanted, but it was looking like Chicago might have to […]

In a recent appearance on the “This League Uncut” podcast, Chicago Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis addressed the dissolution of the G League Ignite program, of which he was a product, pushing back on the notion that the program folded primarily due to the changing landscape of college basketball and the influence of Name, Image, and […]

The Chicago Bulls didn’t exactly please their fans with the way they have conducted their offseason to this point. Their reluctance in selling their veterans at peak value cost them dearly, with the Bulls trading away Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey straight up while losing DeMar DeRozan for two second-round picks in a sign-and-trade. The […]

The Chicago Bulls are taking a long-term view of their future. The selection of Matas Buzelis with the 11th pick in the first round of the NBA Draft is one that appears to look at the player’s future development with the team rather than an immediate contribution in the upcoming 2024-25 season. .@KCJHoop on Bulls […]

The Chicago Bulls haven’t exactly made some moves to please their fans in recent weeks. They traded away Alex Caruso in a long-overdue deal, but instead of getting multiple first-round picks in return, they got Josh Giddey and Giddey alone from the Oklahoma City Thunder. What makes this more of a twist of the knife […]

Rivalries prior to entering the NBA Draft are nothing new. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird had a thing going prior to even making it to the association. But, it is rare that two people who rarely meet each other on the court blast each other off it. This is exactly the situation from NBA G […]

With the NBA Draft Lottery complete, the Blazers walked away holding pair of lottery picks in this month’s NBA Draft. Portland holds the seventh and 14th picks in the 2024 NBA Draft. This year’s draft is considered to be a bit of a downer compared to recent years. There is certainly talent to be found, but […]

The 2024 NBA Draft has a chance to be very unique because there is no clear-cut No. 1 overall pick right now. There are several prospects who could be selected with the first pick in June’s draft, and top prospect Matas Buzelis is ready to throw his name in the hat for this distinction. Buzelis, […]