“I like where this lines up as far as short term versus long term," Dan Bernstein says after the Bulls selected G League Ignite forward Matas Buzelis at No. 11 overall in the NBA Draft.
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00:00So what are your thoughts on on Bezellus?
00:02My initial thoughts and I.
00:08I think it makes sense from a larger perspective, I think this
00:12I do have a little bit of concern about his game
00:17and his strengths and weaknesses matching up a little bit too well
00:21with those of Josh Giddy.
00:22Yeah, you got two guys now that are going to play a lot of minutes
00:25for you that can't shoot or defend individually that well.
00:29He can protect the rim a little bit.
00:31He's an OK shot blocker, but as far as getting in a defensive stance
00:35and keeping his guy in front of him, that needs a little bit of work.
00:39But I like the I like where this lines up as far as short term versus long term.
00:44I can see the vision of a positionless passing game
00:48if that's what you want to do.
00:50I'm all for that.
00:51Yeah, but the positionless passing game
00:55ideally ends with an open three point look or a dunk.
01:00Yes. And preferably I think there's a three point, right?
01:04They need they need toughness.
01:05They need physical toughness.
01:06They need shooting.
01:07I think it means Patrick Williams is going to be resigned
01:10because Patrick Williams is both of those things at the very least.
01:13No matter what you want to say about what you thought he was going to be.
01:16Yeah. If you just scout the player now, he is he is strong.
01:21He is a floor spacer and he's a good shooter.
01:24He can run the floor.
01:25Not a great finisher, but he's a 40 percent three point shooter
01:29and a reliable defender.
01:31I want to be a much better rebounder and basket attacker and foul hunter.
01:37And if those things come great, but just as a three and D guy, they need that.
01:40They will they will need shooting.
01:41They need rim protection.
01:43But he's he's got to get the weight room.
01:45Yes. Right now.
01:48But he's known as a hard worker.
01:50He's a better finisher than his frame suggests.
01:54He's pretty fearless attacking the rim.
01:56Yeah, he he attacks.