The Chicago Bulls will need the proverbial second-year jump from Matas Buzelis if they have any hope of avoiding a fourth consecutive Play-In Tournament, and based on his tantalizing preseason performances, they're about to get it. An uptick in rebounds and assists is likely on the docket, sure, but Buzelis is on track to take a significant leap in scoring -- perhaps to the tune of 19 points per game?
The 21-year-old averaged 8.6 points as a rookie, but digging a little deeper, it becomes easy to see why people in and around the league are bullish -- no pun intended -- about what the No.