Chicago Bulls Draft Matas Buzelis At #11 | Arturas Provides Updates On Zo, P-Will & LaVine

Haize & Pat The Designer discuss what drafting Matas Buzelis means for the team's direction. The guys also react to Arturas Karnisovas addressing the press afterward.
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[@freeshavacado8787]

Pick was 🔥 and puts the Bulls in the right direction..love the show guys! Keep doing your thing!

[@jarodwilson4946]

He's a player that can play basketball, has a lot of potential as a all-around player,

[@DiegoTorres-nc9sp]

He is a good pick. The problem is the fit with this roster. Hope AK makes some other moves to retool it

[@randomthoughts8276]

A steal of the draft!!! This draft is weak and this kid is nineteen!!!! Love this one

[@adam551982]

Now we need Copper Flagg next year and we ready boysssssss!

[@WarOfWords810]

Bulls got a Top 5 talent at #11. Dude can hoop & when he gets stronger he’s gonna be a problem

[@roberthernandez6323]

like the player ... knowing the bulls he'll be playing Power forward & center

[@Cornelius_Smith100_NationsTalk]

I'm happy I felt this was going to happen. Facts and Blessings C Red Nation 🙏🏿✊🏿💪🏿💯

[@trevorbokon4714]

Okay two things can be true at the same time. Trading Caruso makes sense if we’re gonna embrace the rebuild again but not getting any picks from the team who may have the most in the league is piss poor. Look at any other trade going on rn and teams are throwing first rounds picks around like it’s mandatory. Deni Avidja just got the wizards multiple picks .. and for the Matas part of it. Time will tell but I hope we add some shooting this off-season.

[@jetblk2834]

Was HYPE around the 9th pick when I noticed who was dropping and how the draft was shaping out! Matas was my #1 pick for the Bulls specifically

[@GLo_2kTv]

I feel like I'm watching Espn y'all need to be on tv already!! 📺

[@Blahman899]

Back to the days of Mercer, Fizer, Guyton, and Meyers. Let's go lottery.

[@TheWholeWorld1]

😂

[@mansalireza]

Great draft selection. I'm excited about this season. Also, can we talk about Dalen practicing with KD, James Harden, and Chet Holmgren. Are we finally gonna see some improvement from him?

[@BeezyX90s]

Fans are never happy! This was a great pick 💯

[@isaiahcastillo3660]

Wow HAYZE! We got someone u liked! And good player for future

[@user-tv5hl8zu9s]

I'm going to keep watching your videos all of the time 💯

[@onfoenem6769]

Billy Bubblegum Donovan better play him

[@wojciechczarniecki12]

Filipowski has not been drafted yet. Is there a world in which the Bulls can trade with the Jazz in order to draft him with the 34th pick? Filipowski won't slip past the Bucks. Also, Julian Phillips and Darren Terry are similar players that can't shoot. Is there anyway that we can trade one and still add a backup Center?

[@Themansnigel]

I’m already subscribed to locked on cubs this a no brainer

[@crazyvoice12]

They said 6'10 with shoes on. Regardless, I definitely would've preferred Kalil Ware over this pick. A center at 7'1 that can shoot, lob threat and block.

[@Not-so-cool-name]

I’m glad ‘some’ Bulls fans are warming to Giddey. Following him from OKC.

[@tomee481]

Designer, thanks for being honest.

[@joehughes1709]

Trading Halliburton mostly worked for the kings? Maybe Giddey will help us turn a similar page?

[@joehughes1709]

I think this allows us to get more of a stretch 5 if he can be a rim runner for us

[@seanbonds4516]

Great pick for the Bulls. Him and Giddey will mesh good together

[@chevasechols6327]

Man, let's start building with these young guys & develop them to see what we have. Allow these guys to explore options elsewhere. That window has closed with what we tried to do with Ball, Lavine & DeRozan. Pat Williams needs to be more of a focal point & stip being a 3rd or 4th option on this team.

[@Davo2times]

bulls actually did something good

[@emiliothepoet]

Ok so just from a skill set and for I think the Bulls got it right. A 6’10” wing who can block shots, put the ball on the floor, explosive. It’s a type of player that the Bulls needed. Size, wing help and potential good shooter. He looks like a cross between Andrei Kirilenko and Franz Wagner.

[@MgBlazer77]

16:24 hahahahhahahhahahah

[@DerrickJackson-bn4wr]

JIMMY BUTLER PLEASE come back to chicago bulls big fan

[@tomee481]

Will he play SF?!?

[@completechaos5625]

I just wish the play him enough to atleast try for ROY

[@KevoUptownChicago]

We keep talking about development, he shot 29% from 3, why keep draft development pieces instead of guys who are ready. Again Dalton 6'7 230, shit 40% from 3 can finish at the rim through contact i just be confused

[@Fitza-]

Knecht is 23 and this team is in no place to justify drafting him especially after the Caruso trade, expected lavine trade and demar walking/sign and trade this off-season. You take a player with a higher ceiling in this situation, Matas was the right pick.

[@melissapelton5210]

Yeah but Dalton is not changing anything for the bulls in the 2024 -2025 season

[@KevoUptownChicago]

​@@Fitza-23 isn't old to start if he played 10 years he'd be 33, not old. Literally a 1st team all American who is physically ready to contribute day 1 in some capacity, a Proven player, Drafting Upside is what is killing the League, people are cool with the 3 year development player, he's Dalen Terry 2.0, we keep drafting the same type of player 👎

[@KevoUptownChicago]

​@@melissapelton5210and this dude is? No not for at least 2 years, 6'8 180 isn't physically ready for the NBA grind no time soon, Dalton is day 1 ready to produce in some fashion. What kind of basketball do people watch.

[@LockedOnBulls]

Simple this team is going into a retool and it's butter for sustained success

[@7nawt7]

Dalen can hoop. Billy slow as hell

[@jukeuoffthadub140]

FACTZ give that man his more playing time he’ll produce

[@bullsnation30]

Could we trade Vuc and sign Jalen Smith to a deal? Perfect off-season

[@aaronbrown0417]

I wanted dalton knect but I'm cool with with who the bulls picked

[@KevoUptownChicago]

Drafting Malpractice at its finest, Dalton Knecht is day 1 ready to contribute and the Lakers won the draft. We're in an upside era and it's crazy to me, give me a Proven guy that dominated at the highest college level over a project especially if we're trying to win sooner rather then later.

[@caru9982]

@@KevoUptownChicagowell we’re not winning anytime soon so it was the right pick

[@genohall2235]

Tanking for Cooper…

[@trevorbokon4714]

@@caru9982 He’d still be in his prime by the time we should be winning. There’s no telling if Matas hits the way we want at all. Look at P Will for example.

[@trevorbokon4714]

@@KevoUptownChicagoIf we know we’re trading lavine I wouldn’t of minded Dalton. Everybody loves 19 and 20 year olds but 23 ain’t crazy and he’d be in his mid to late 20s when we start competing again. Ain’t nothing wrong with a sure thing pick sometimes

[@kdon178]

It seems Matas is a repeat of Jullian Phillips.

[@alejandroperezquintero213]

he’s 6’10 209

[@mmarsaw1]

This is a Detlef Schrempf and Larry Bird Hybrid. Windy City Bird

[@TrAVThe1]

Great pick still terrible coach for development, looks like we gearing up for 4-5 years from now

[@KevoUptownChicago]

Why draft someone this year in hopes he develope in 3 years, I don't like it.

[@Themansnigel]

Aye the team here for anyone else if they chose to fire Billy

[@caru9982]

Billy is actually a good developing coach for young players, but that’s kind of hard to do when you have Demar, Zach and Vuch taking time from the young players.

[@gregorygause1427]

And finally Da 🦬🐮🐂 are "seeing above the rim"!!! Good pick!!!!

[@jukeuoffthadub140]

@Haize burn rubbers not cash…….Bear Down

[@KevoUptownChicago]

Outside of Ayo and Coby, we keep drafting guys who arent ready to contribute or the same type of player, we just drafted Terry all over again, they force Pat will on us 🤦🤦 the Bulls are a shit show but people want you to believe we're moving in the right direction... I call Bull shit.

[@LockedOnBulls]

Matas is nothing like Dalen bruh

[@WarOfWords810]

You tripping 🤣

[@caru9982]

Just yapping all over the comment section it’s a step in the right direction if the Bulls are going younger and the Bulls need a forward.

[@DerrickJackson-bn4wr]

Derrick Jackson

[@pesopeso1668]

I think they should blow it down get zo and demar off the books. hopefully you can trade Zach and Vuc. Now you got cap space and you can add thur the draft.

[@bryantwashington8218]

Nobody wants to see a rebuild we're already in one

[@MansaBello-uc3gy]

Ak draft to many projects

[@robertpeets4225]

I wanted we to draft rob dilligham so bad bro’s

[@bryantwashington8218]

I like sanago whatever his name is we have these players already that the bull dont play and poor development so i dont understand this pic i don't wanna see a rebuild we're in a rebuild since DROSE

[@andyl9920]

Chet Holmgren 2.0.....bulls need to rebuild...get rid of Vooch, Derozan and Lavine...let the Young guns take over

[@kennyb7647]

He was weak from the 3 so we still don’t have shooting smh 🤦🏽‍♂️ but he does have a lot of upside. I like his attack to the rim, he got hops

[@Themansnigel]

Hopefully we address this come friday

[@jdh9676]

B-

[@tomee481]

Hayers always talk the loudest. If you have nothing, you yell it. Or have a catchphrase you repeat to sound smart. 😫

[@LockedOnBulls]

First learn to spell right you idiot. You're literally a dumb assumption.

[@darionacar474]

Expect this team not to reach the playoffs for another 3 yrs, mark my word bulls fans. It is not the players, they should get rid of AK and Donovan asap.

[@darionacar474]

This team has no future , expect them to play small again, 4 guards 1 slow center rotation? how in this world you get those rebounds and defend against 2 7 footers?

[@tcwilson815]

Think it's a good pick.... for the bulls organizational wise it's still a shit show until this is corrected expect more of the same ownership is robbing the fandom for this team havent sniffed the eastern conference finals nor NBA finals in years 🚮

[@KevoUptownChicago]

👎👎👎 i hate upside draft picks.. yeah buddy played in the G-League but id rather have ready made talent Dalton Knecht was there at 11 surprisingly and he's more NBA ready all around especially physically the dudes a bucket and i believe can contribute day 1 Idk man im not moved.

[@High1QWealth]

You are why the Bulls have been so bad for so long 😂 Buzelis is not upside he is the best player the Bulls have had since Jordan! I hate casuals like you! Go watch baseball ⚾️

[@caru9982]

Why tf would the bulls need another guard if we already have Giddey, Coby, Ayo and Zach if he stays? Our only forwards are Demar who’s really a guard, Craig who is like 6’5, and PWill so it was a solid pick

[@High1QWealth]

@@caru9982 he is trolling

[@blah426]

Bulls are a mess. Fire Eversley, and put AK on a short leash. As long as fans keep excepting this garbage, Jerry will keep giving you garbage. The local kid is interesting, but why they Max Dealed Zach is the elephant in the room. I mean, They didn't even have him get a contract for them to match. Because they could have learned they over-evaluated him as a player. Now, he is a cancer on the team, and projects the wrong attitude to young players. I'm a long time fan, and stopped watching them the day Zach inked that horrible deal. Until they clean house and admit their plan didn't work I'm good just following the Bears. And Lonzo's soap opera wasn't even mentioned. They should have Brandon Roy'ed him 2 years ago. So yes, this team is a mess. And any fan that excepts that is a fool. Until you guys grow a pair, and turn away your time and dollars? The ownership won't care. Mark my words, and time/Date stamp them. Zach Lavine will never contribute anything of substance to this franchise. Lonzo Ball will never contribute anything of substance to this team. And for that, repeat that statement with Vuc, P-Will, Colby, etc. But you guys will keep eating this shit, and telling yourself it's Steak Mignon.

[@getmoneydoeboi]

The Bulls are following the Pistons. Neck and neck with the Wizards and Hornets for worst in the East or possibly the entire league. 😂

[@KevoUptownChicago]

Bro that's what I'm saying.... It's like it's in the Chicago water, we see it with the Bears as well, these organizations make questionable decisions time and time again then we have guy like these that champion the bullshit, no this pick wasn't cool to me it didn't move the needle, I can't get over them passing on Dalton Knecht for a project, I miss the days of drafting College seniors who are physically and mentally ready to play immediately not 3 years from now

[@beanzthecomedian]

How can people go to the G league without being drafted first I’m confused

[@KevoUptownChicago]

The G League Elite is different from the regular G League.

[@jdh9676]

Anybody can if a team picks you up. For instance our old friend Alex Caruso was undrafted and Okc picked him up for his first G League season. Essentially he was a walk on. In this case? The G League Ignite took Matas on. The Ignite was a developmental team created by the NBA to develop top young prospects that could skip or leave college to play on it, or come from overseas. The attraction was more pay and an opportunity to play within an NBA developmental system. It was a good system and while not as competitive as the NCAA or Euroleague it did offer a very well rounded program for young prospects who were looking for an opportunity to play in the NBA and did well at setting them up for success. It also offered the players life skills training, mentoring, counseling, and financial guidance. The program was short lived on account of a changing business climate...namely the NCAA allowing college players to make money on certain avenues. Otherwise it was a well respected program meant to show the NBA could develop players for its own league "in house."

[@gregorygause1427]

@@jdh9676 Yes,it's shutdown now.

[@Vin0509]

Indicates absolutely nothing. It’s still the bulls and the worst organization in the league. If he does end up being great, it’ll be somewhere else like always.

[@AnointedOne555]

GARBAGE DRAFT PICK