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Point made Friday as Matas Buzelis shows his next evolution as a Bull

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LAS VEGAS – The days of the true bring-the-ball-up, initiate-the-offense point guard are becoming extinct.

Matas Buzelis showed on Friday that he’s looking to be a part of the invasive species that accelerates that process.

That’s what this brief Summer League appearance was supposed to be for the 6-foot-10, second-year Bulls forward. A chance for him to put concept into practice by not only rebounding the basketball, but play the role of ball-handler and facilitator, and do so with pace.

Not that this philosophy is new.

NBA teams have been allowing their athletic bigs to attack opposing defenses the past few seasons, whether it was what Giannis Antetokounmpo has been doing for the Bucks, what Nikola Jokic does in Denver or even what rookie Cooper Flagg showcased in his Summer League debut on Thursday.