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“I told them, ‘It’s time to win,’” Mike Dunleavy Jr. explained to HoopsHype. “Whatever happened this season thus far where we’ve had some tough losses and our record isn’t what it needs to be. This signals it’s time to win, no f****** around. We’ll see where we can get to.” For Dunleavy Jr., being a former teammate of Jimmy Butler with the Chicago Bulls gave him a “level of comfort” in making the blockbuster trade and signing him to a two-year, $111 million extension. “I think there’s a talent level that he brings that we needed at the top of the roster,” Dunleavy Jr. told HoopsHype. “There’s also a presence, a competitiveness, and an IQ. We need all those things on the court and in big moments. I think it raises the level of all of our players. Not only our role players but also
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