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Matas Buzelis acquired drafted by his hometown Chicago Bulls, then tearfully thanked his doubters

Matas Buzelis didn’t have to wait long on Wednesday night to hear NBA commissioner Adam Silver read his name off during the 2024 Draft. And when Buzelis was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 11th overall pick, he got emotional, and reasonably so considering the 6-foot-10 G-League Ignite product grew up in the Windy

Matas Buzelis acquired drafted by his hometown Chicago Bulls, then tearfully thanked his doubters


Matas Buzelis didn’t have to attend lengthy on Wednesday evening to listen to NBA commissioner Adam Silver learn his identify off during the 2024 Draft.

And when Buzelis was chosen by the Chicago Bulls with the 11th overall pick, he acquired emotional, and fairly so contemplating the 6-foot-10 G-League Ignite product grew up within the Windy Metropolis and went to Hinsdale Central – lower than 22 miles away from the Bulls’ enviornment.

These feelings continued on for Buzelis as a smile grew throughout his face when he placed on a Bulls hat and went to go shake Silver’s hand. After which he let some tears move as ESPN’s Monica McNutt interviewed him.

Buzelis had lots of people to thank for his journey as a basketball participant to date. On the prime of that checklist although? His haters.

“I do not gotta say nothing, thanks to everybody who ever doubted me” -Matas Buzelis pic.twitter.com/v3Jl3d4HSC

— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 27, 2024

“Thanks to everybody that doubted me, as a result of I wouldn’t be right here with out y’all. I simply use it as gasoline.”

Fairly quickly, we’ll get to see if Buzelis can proceed to show doubters incorrect in a Bulls uniform.

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