As the Bulls face an uphill battle with a rebuild, Buzelis provided a glimmer of hope at the United Center on Tuesday night.

Rookie Matas Buzelis scored a career-best 24 points on 10-for-10 shooting to help the Chicago Bulls top the Miami Heat 133-124 on Tuesday at the United Center.

Rookie Matas Buzelis scored a career-best 24 points and Josh Giddey matched it to help the Chicago Bulls top the Miami Heat 133-124 on Tuesday night

There’s no such thing as an untouchable player on the Chicago Bulls. That has been clear from the start of the season after the team traded DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso over the summer. The Bulls are now in the early stages of a rebuild,

The Chicago Bulls traded longtime guard Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings in a three-team deal that sent De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. LaVine spent seven and a half years in Chicago, and the team and city meant a lot to the guard as he now says goodbye. LaVine posted a message of gratitude to the Bulls and fans on Tuesday.

The team charter landed back in Chicago following the Bulls’ road loss against the Detroit Pistons when news spread that Zach LaVine had been traded to Sacramento. “We were all shocked,” Bulls guard Coby White said.