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Chicago Bulls and Matas Buzelis set two clear goals for improvement for next season after a stellar rookie campaign.<\/p>\n

Matas Buzelis\u00a0had a nice rookie season with the\u00a0Chicago Bulls, which leaves the fans of the Illinois-based franchise with huge expectations for the Lithuanian athlete.<\/p>\n

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Both sides recognize that a lot of room for development still exists, and Buzelis is aware that he can improve significantly.<\/p>\n

Last season, Buzelis averaged 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds in 81 games played.<\/p>\n

Bulls have set two clear goals in correlation with Buzelis about a new role for next season, according to Julia Poe of The Chicago Tribune.<\/p>\n

Chicago strongly believes that Buzelis could change his playstyle in the near future.<\/p>\n

“Being a primary, secondary ball handler is like second nature to me,” Buzelis said. “I used to play [point guard] when I was younger, so it\u2019s not really anything new to me. I think it\u2019s just going to get better with time.”<\/p>\n

The second goal is more personal for Buzelis, but still related to the basketball court.<\/p>\n

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“I have to be more vocal,” he concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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