The tough love is still there for Buzelis, even after he dropped 31 points under the bright lights of Hollywood last week, but rather than push back on coach Billy Donovan the rookie is embracing it.

Instead, Holland’s slide was stopped at No. 5 by the Pistons, and it was instead Ignite forward Matas Buzelis that fell deep into the lottery to the Bulls. At around 6-foot-10, many teams were likely scared off by Buzelis’ similarly potentially limiting offense and spotty defense.

"For his development, he's got to do that," Billy Donovan said of guarding LeBron James, which Buzelis did in Saturday's win.