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Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis opens training camp looking for an identity

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The Bulls are about to find out how quick a learner first-round draft pick Matas Buzelis really is.

Day 1 of fall camp came and went for the rookie forward on Tuesday, and while the same athleticism he displayed in Summer League, especially in attacking the rim, hasn’t been lost, it’s now coming up against grown NBA men.

“I think everyone can see the athleticism,” coach Billy Donovan said of Buzelis’ practice debut. “I think he’s got to find a game for himself and I think he’s really open to doing that.