PTS16.3REB5.8AST2.1

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Matas Buzelis

CHI· Forward· #14· 2025-26

2.03 m · 95 kg · 21 years old

🧑‍💼 Michael Tellem · Wasserman📄 5.7 M$ · 2 yrs · RSC · team option

🎮 NBA 2K27: 82 · Shot-Erasing 3-Level Creator · potential B+

Among the best
in the leagueno. 14among frontcourtBlocksno. 38among frontcourtScoringno. 63among frontcourtRebounds2025-26 · vs 171 players

Season

77 games

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

MIN

FG%

46.3%

3P%

34.9%

FT%

78.6%

Season by season · tap a row

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%
2025-26	CHI	77	16.3	5.8	2.1	0.7	1.5	2.1	2.3	29.2	46.3%	34.9%	78.6%
2024-25	CHI	80	8.6	3.5	1	0.4	0.9	0.9	1.6	18.9	45.4%	36.1%	81.5%

Player DNA2025-26 · vs 171 players

Career · 2 seasons

Points

12.4 per game

Rebounds

4.6 per game

Assists

1.5 per game

44.3%Field goals

In the clutch

last 5 min, within 5 points · 2024–2025

PTS/game

1.3

Win %

51.2%

41 games with clutch minutes

His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: transition — around the league average (1.2 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups

Jalen Johnson92 poss17 pts/100

Andrew Wiggins69 poss14 pts/100

Pascal Siakam65 poss17 pts/100

AJ Green63 poss21 pts/100

Miles Bridges56 poss5 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

Watch him do it: his best recent plays, straight from the real play-by-play.

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

3.70km#36/414

Covers more court per minute than most: one of those who never stops.

77 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.3#117/342

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

74.2%

He lives off the pass: he produces more off the catch than creating his own shot.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

55.4%#143/283

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings

Trend

Observed

Matas Buzelis goes from 8.6 to 16.3 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 2 seasons.

16.3

Points per game · 2025-26

8.6

Points per game · 2024-25

5.8

Rebounds per game · 2025-26

2.1

Assists per game · 2025-26

29.2 min

Minutes per game · 2025-26

Games · 2025-26

Career · 2024-25–2025-26 · 2 seasons

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▸ See evidence · 2 pieces of evidence

2024-25: 80 games · 8.6 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.0 ast · 18.9 min
2025-26: 77 games · 16.3 pts · 5.8 reb · 2.1 ast · 29.2 min

Revision 2cb3c32f · house data

Observed

Matas Buzelis: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, kilometres per game (#36 of 414).

3.70 km

Kilometres per game · 2025-26

Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games

Measured

Matas Buzelis sits in the 92th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in blocks (2025-26).

Percentile · Blocks · 2025-26

Against 171 league forwards and centres with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min

Measured

With Buzelis on the floor his team is 6.0 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

+6.0

On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26

Real lineups of 2025-26 · 1,139 min with him · 312 min without

Forecast

Matas Buzelis: projected impact -0.5 in 2026-27 (band -2.5–1.6, BPM scale).

-0.5

Projected impact · 2026-27

Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20

Observed

Matas Buzelis passes most to Josh Giddey (8.29 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

8.29

Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26

Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season

Career highs · advanced

PER

BPM

VORP

TS%

USG%

Points per game · tap a bar

2024-252025-262025-26

👟 On his feet

Reebok

Reebok Engine A

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Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height203 cm

Weight95 kg

NBA Draft Combine 2024

Measured by the NBA in 2024 · barefoot · not his current physique

Anthropometrics

Height without shoes205 cm80.75″

Height with shoesnot measured

Wingspan208 cm82.00″41.º of 83

Standing reach268 cm105.50″29.º of 83

Hand length21.6 cm8.50″50.º of 83

Hand width23.5 cm9.25″50.º of 83

Explosiveness

Standing vertical79 cm31.00″18.º of 77

Max vertical97 cm38.00″17.º of 77

Mobility

¾ court sprint3.09 s16.º of 77

Lane agility10.73 s6.º of 77

Modified lane agility2.90 s10.º of 76

Body composition

Weight89 kg197 lb

Body fatnot measured

The rank is within the 2024 invitees who completed that drill.

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Injury history

2026-06-29ankle · right

🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most

Franz Wagner4

Myles Turner4

Wendell Carter Jr.4

Stephon Castle4

Most blocked by

Peyton Watson3

Victor Wembanyama3

Jonathan Isaac2

Myles Turner2

🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

His main partner

Josh Giddey

8.3 passes per game · 36% shooting after the pass

Passes to most

Josh Giddey8.324%

Tre Jones4.814%

Nikola Vučević4.814%

Ayo Dosunmu2.98%

Coby White2.16%

Receives most from

Josh Giddey8.425%

Tre Jones4.413%

Nikola Vučević4.012%

Ayo Dosunmu3.09%

Isaac Okoro2.16%

🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

49%

46%

Three35%At the rim60%Mid-range32%

Assisted baskets: 74%Buzzer-beaters: 4bandeja: 32%mate: 21%semigancho: 5%

🪪 Passport and numbers

🇱🇹Lithuania(represents)🇱🇹Lithuania(citizenship)🇺🇸United States(citizenship)🇺🇸United States(born in)Position: alero

🔊 Pronounced (English phonetics):MAH-tiss boo-ZEL-iss

Draft: 2024 · round 1, pick 11

His numbers

14CHI2024–2025