Four games into the 2025-26 season, the Chicago Bulls sit atop the Eastern Conference at 4-0, their best start since 2021-22. Leading the charge is sophomore wing Matas Buzelis, who is dropping 16.8 points per game on impressive 51.0 percent shooting from the field. This hot start for Buzelis has fans dreaming big: could the 21-year-old No. 11 overall pick from last year’s draft be the franchise cornerstone Chicago has craved?

Of course, the Bulls’ success so far is about more than just Buzelis. Josh Giddey has orchestrated the offense with poise, Nikola Vucević has provided his trademark, steady scoring inside. Defensively, Chicago has been forcing turnovers and crashing the glass.

But Buzelis steals the show. As a rookie, he averaged just 8.6 points in 18.9 minutes across 80 games,

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