After making the All-Rookie Second Team, Matas Buzelis set his sights on another individual distinction, the Most Improved Player award, heading to his second NBA season with the Chicago Bulls .

“My mentality is always to be the best, help the team win. I always think about it like this, ‘If somebody’s done it, I can do it too. And if nobody’s done it, I am going to be the first one’,” the 20-year-old Lithuanian combo forward mentioned during the preseason media day on Monday.

Buzelis confidently displayed his trust in the current roster, sharing his excitement to start the 2025-26 journey.

“The benchmark for success as a team is to win a championship. That’s the benchmark for me, at least. I want to win Most Improved Player this year. That’s what I am striving for,” he described te

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