Basketball
Matas Buzelis, the Lithuanian phenomenon that Viktor Webaniama will take over
From Bankero to Webbaniama and them to Matas Bouzelis, another European is destined for the NBA draft pick.
The madness surrounding Victor Webanyama continues, the NBA is now broadcasting his games via the NBA app in the US and Canada, the league’s teams are hoping for the 2023 draft pick to invest in his unique talent, and at the same time everyone is hoping then find the next young man you can intrigue. Although everything indicates that he has already been found. His name is Matas Bouzelis, he is estimated at 2.08-2.11 meters, he is 18 years old with two years left to prove he is the best there is ahead of the 2024 NBA draft are.
The Illinois-born and raised Lithuanian small forward (!) will play at Sunrise Christian Academy this year and next season (2023/24) in the G-League with Ignite, the team Scott Henderson is on this year. to compete for number 2 behind Victor Webanyama. Bouzelis had offers from top universities like Kentucky, North Carolina and Wake Forest, but he skipped them in favor of the G-League, continuing the trend he’d started in recent years.
The young Lithuanian decided last summer to turn his back on USA basketball in favor of his country’s national teams, is currently considered the all-time favorite for the 2024 NBA draft pick and is an amazing attacking talent with massive size for third-place finish. If Bouzelis is indeed selected first, he will become the third European to be voted number one after Paolo Banquero in 2022 and Victor Wembaniama (it seems) in 2023.
Source: sport 24
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