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Matas Buzelis vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo is not a marquee matchup — not with the Bulls second-year forward still in a formative stage of developing his intriguing skills and certainly not in a preseason game.
But someday? Perhaps. With the Bulls spinning their wheels in recent seasons, they’re likely going to need one of their first-round picks to go from mid-first-round prospect to All-NBA star — like the Bucks’ Antetokounmpo, the Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or the Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton — to break the cycle. Buzelis is their top candidate.
Fans got a chance to dream, at least, when Buzelis faced Antetokounmpo on Sunday night in the Bulls’ 127-121 loss to the Bucks at the United Center.