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He’s moonlighted as a special correspondent for the NBA during the Finals, he was the Bulls’ good luck charm at the draft lottery, and this past week he played fashion model, showing off the Michael Jordan-era pinstripes that the team will wear this upcoming season.
Matas Buzelis is everywhere, as it’s becoming more and more obvious that the franchise needs him to become everything.
“He has so much skill in his bag,” executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas said of Buzelis at the end of his rookie campaign. “Shooting threes, blocking shots, running the break, dunking the ball, he’s athletic, he can put it on the floor, create for others, so we’ve seen a lot of it.