Chicago Bulls rookie Lachlan Olbrich credited the “improving” Australian basketball programs for developing players to be ready for the NBA.

The Chicago Bulls selected Matas Buzelis with the 11th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Fast forward a year, and it looks like they landed one of the steals of the class.

The restricted free agent guard wants to get paid. And that's understandable—after all, lesser players are cashing in.

It’s one of the best franchises ever,” Noa Essengue said of the Chicago Bulls. “They’ve got six rings. Some big legends from here, the GOAT is from here.”

A Chicago Bulls insider recently revealed an unexpected new 'face of the franchise' that snubs the most obvious contender.

Last week, the Chicago Bulls used the 12th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft to select French phenom Noa Essengue. In the second round, they traded away the 45th pick and ended up using the 55th pick to select Australian big man Lachlan Olbrich.

Not many Japanese-born basketball players have had the chance to make the NBA. The most notable in recent memory has been current Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui

CHICAGO — Matas Buzelis is embracing his new role as a young leader for the Chicago Bulls — even if it just lasts for the short duration of the NBA Summer League. A year ago, Buzelis was a teenager stumbling through the new jargon of a professional team during the lengthy days of summer league practices.