As the Bulls face an uphill battle with a rebuild, Buzelis provided a glimmer of hope at the United Center on Tuesday night.

Matas Buzelis registered a new career high in scoring and reached rare company on Tuesday to help lead the Bulls to a win over the Heat.

Besides rookie Matas Buzelis – not that he’s completely untouchable – Karnisovas would be willing to part with anyone on the roster if they felt it would make the Bulls a better product long term

Matas Buzelis will join two-time defending champion Mac McClung, Spurs rookie Stephon Castle, and Milwaukee Bucks' guard Andre Jackson Jr.

Rookie Matas Buzelis scored a career-best 24 points on 10-for-10 shooting and Josh Giddey added 24 points to lift the host Chicago Bulls to a 133-124 win against the Miami Heat on Tuesday.

Rookie Matas Buzelis scored a career-best 24 points on 10-for-10 shooting to help the Chicago Bulls top the Miami Heat 133-124 on Tuesday. Josh Giddey matched with 24 points, Coby White scored 22 points and Ayo Dosunmu added 21 points and nine assists for the Bulls,

Buzelis was slowly increasing his playing time the last few weeks, then went off for 24 points on perfect 10-for-10 shooting from the field Tuesday against the Heat.