Bulls Matas Buzelis move signals something far more alarming than rookie’s demotion
The Chicago Bulls head into a Nov. 6 road matchup with the Dallas Mavericks hoping to get back to .500. Just a week ago, the team had more wins than losses (3-2) for the first time in two years.
Unsurprisingly, that didn’t last as coach Billy Donovan’s group dropped a pair of games against the Brooklyn Nets and Utah Jazz.
Mixed in with all that news about wins and losses was the franchise’s decision to send Matas Buzelis, the 11th pick in this past summer’s draft, to Chicago’s G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls.
Buzelis was called right back up to the big squad and played a little over four minutes against the Jazz but had no impact, almost literally – he was 0-for-1 from the field and grabbed one rebound.
A lottery pick riding the pine early in his NBA career and being sent down to the G League so he can get some time on the court isn’t a novel idea.
The underlying issue, though, goes deeper in Chicago than it does for almost every other NBA franchise.
The Matas Buzelis move shows the Bulls continue to deny the obvious
Chicago traded Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Josh Giddey this offseason and saw DeMar DeRozan land with the Sacramento Kings.
