Matas Buzelis: What’s my ceiling? I—I don’t know. I don’t know. I think I could be the best. I mean, that’s just how I think. I always believe—I always think—I could be the best. So I never put a limit on anything for me. That’s just how I was raised. I think I could be the best player ever. That’s just how I think. And if you don’t think like that, I mean—it’s not the sport for you.
Source: YouTube
Source: YouTube
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Here’s our sitdown with Matas Buzelis in Las Vegas. Something about being around him suggests a breakout year. There’s just a vibe and a confidence to him that’s palpable.
youtu.be/Yt8Td2y271U?si… – 10:01 AM
Here’s our sitdown with Matas Buzelis in Las Vegas. Something about being around him suggests a breakout year. There’s just a vibe and a confidence to him that’s palpable.
youtu.be/Yt8Td2y271U?si… – 10:01 AM
Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Matas Buzelis capped off his SL with an impressive outing He played as a primary ball handler and off the ball. His SL play is over. Love the kid. He’s going to be a very special player. @BuzelisMatas – 9:01 PM
Matas Buzelis capped off his SL with an impressive outing He played as a primary ball handler and off the ball. His SL play is over. Love the kid. He’s going to be a very special player. @BuzelisMatas – 9:01 PM
Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Really like how Matas Buzelis is looking in Game 2 with these elevated ball handling responsibilities. Doing better to invite and manage contact, not always hunting the knockout play. – 6:51 PM
Really like how Matas Buzelis is looking in Game 2 with these elevated ball handling responsibilities. Doing better to invite and manage contact, not always hunting the knockout play. – 6:51 PM
More on this storyline
K.C. Johnson: You ever golf with Caruso? He’s pretty good. Matas Buzelis: No, I haven’t. I was supposed to golf with Zach LaVine. Interviewer: Also good. Matas Buzelis: Yeah, he’s also— He’s not better than me, though. K.C. Johnson: You hear that, Zach? Zach, you’re not better than me. I saw him play. He’s all right. He’s not better than me. -via YouTube / July 15, 2025
K.C. Johnson: All right, we’re here with Matas. We’re in Las Vegas Summer League, but I want to start with a look back. I have not asked you what your reaction was to making All-Rookie Second Team. Matas Buzelis: Oh yeah. Honestly, to have your name on something like that, to have the award, is always an honor. It shows the countless hours of working in the gym. Even looking back at playing AAU, sacrificing my childhood life to play basketball. All the memories come flying back — me and my mom driving an hour to go work out, staying there, working out hard three, four hours. It’s honestly a blessing. Hopefully I get more awards soon. K.C. Johnson: Any part of you mad you weren’t on First Team? Matas Buzelis: I’m always mad. I always think I could do better. I wanted that Rookie of the Year, but it’s all in God’s plan. Second Team All-Rookie is not bad either. -via YouTube / July 15, 2025
Head coach Rimas Kurtinaitis and the Lithuanian Basketball Federation revealed the selections for the EuroBasket 2025 on Friday. Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings is focusing on his wife expecting a kid during the offseason and was officially ruled out. Matas Buzelis of the Chicago Bulls is also out, as well as Kasparas Jakucionis of the Miami Heat. -via EuroHoops.net / July 4, 2025