The Chicago Bulls have not been a winning franchise in the last few seasons, and maybe in trades, too, but they could be on their way there. Maybe they will be carried by rookie Matas Buzelis who according to Ayo Dosunmu has the making of a Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Dosunmu made a huge leap and compared his teammate to the Milwaukee Bucks great who basically won everything in the NBA (hasn’t won Sixth Man of the Year).
Buzelis, the 11th pick in the 2024 draft, was All Rookie Second Team this season and has been noted for his wide range of offensive arsenal.
“I know Giannis is a Hall of Famer, top 20, top 30 player [all time], but Matas has a chance to really dominate the game like that,” Dosunmu said as quoted by Serbian website Merdian Sport.
“He’s 6-10, 6-11, and as he continues to get stronger, continues to get in the weight room, he’s only going to get bigger.”
Dosunmu acknowledged the Greek Freak’s great and he believes Buzelis is in that trajectory.
“I think he’s going to continue to grow gradually like that in terms of him being able to finish, rebound, him being able to just dominate the game, and that’s definitely going to show,” he stated.
Matas Buzelis’ similarity with Giannis Antetokounmpo
Dosunmu might not be going out on a limb here with his take if the comparison will be with rookie Giannis.
Just like Buzelis, Antetokounmpo finished his first season as part of the All-Rookie Second Team. Buzelis might have not made a lot of noise at the start of the season but he made a strong finish and put up his own highlight reel worthy to go viral.
He recorded his career high of 31 points on March in win against the Los Angeles Lakers.
He also has the size just like what his teammates said. He is 6’10, an inch taller than what Giannis was in his rookie year.
Another similarity he has with Giannis is him being from Europe where their brand of basketball emphasized team football. Antetokounmpo was once a point forward and showed that again at the end of the regular season while they were waiting for Damian Lillard.
Buzelis, however, still need to hone his playmaking skills.
