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WASHINGTON – Just in case the outsiders missed the memo: Billy Donovan is here to win basketball games.
The development of a rookie like Matas Buzelis is important, but not the priority for the coach. And the idea of tanking so that the Bulls can keep the top 10 protected first-round 2025 draft pick out of the hands of the Spurs? Forget about it. Not on Donovan’s watch.
He made that very clear in Monday’s win in Charlotte, leaning on seldom-used Torrey Craig for 21 minutes over Buzelis and his 10.