The Bulls have been at residence on Saturday afternoon and misplaced 109-97 to the 76ers. Chicago is 19-27 this season and the group is 2-8 of their final 10. Forward of the commerce deadline on February 6, a number of Bulls gamers can be found.
Nonetheless, one stunning identify is being deemed as “untouchable” forward of the deadline. Many would suppose Chicago would wish to preserve Zach LaVine or Nikola Vucevic. NBA insider Joe Cowley reported that the Bulls wish to preserve rookie SF Matas Buzelis. He’s performed in 44 of their 46 video games in 2024-25.
Matas Buzelis is a participant the Chicago Bulls wish to preserve
The Chicago Bulls are open for enterprise, and Matas Buzelis is the one untouchable participant on the roster, per @JCowleyHoops pic.twitter.com/Aw3cEMq9RE
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) January 27, 2025
With the eleventh choose within the 2024 NBA draft, the Bulls chosen Matas Buzelis. He performed one season for the G League Ignite earlier than he was taken by Chicago. As a six-foot-ten small ahead, Buzelis has the dimensions to be an actual risk in a couple of years. In 2024-25, Buzelis has performed in 44 of 46 video games for the Bulls. Buzelis is averaging (4.9) factors and (2.7) rebounds per recreation. With the expertise Chicago has on their roster, it’s stunning that Chicago is making Buzelis “untouchable.”
The rookie is having a good first season however he’s in no way lighting it up. Buzelis is simply averaging (12.7) minutes per recreation this season. His career-high for factors in 2024-25 is 20. Given how the Bulls have been enjoying, it may be in Chicago’s greatest curiosity to provide Buzelis extra enjoying time. Different small forwards like Torey Craig and Talen Horton-Tucker are seeing extra enjoying time. If Buzelis is Chicago’s solely “untouchable” participant, which means different stars may very well be on the transfer.
That would present a possibility for Matas Buzelis to see extra enjoying time. The 2024-25 commerce deadline is Thursday, February 6. Chicago has lower than two weeks to make a deal. We’ll see if 20-year-old Matas Buzelis will get any extra enjoying time after the commerce deadline subsequent month. The Bulls’ subsequent recreation is Monday, January 27 at residence vs. the Nuggets.
