Jimmy Butler and Marquis Teague chatted with the media following the Bulls 79-74 loss to the Celtics in their opening game of the Las Vegas Summer League. Butler spoke on how he wants to be a leader this summer and do whatever it takes to win games. He’s also excited to help Teague transition to the NBA smoothly like his teammates did for him last year. Teague conceded he had a rough game, but is just ready to bounce back tonight.
Jimmy Butler: I was just trying to stay aggressive, and by me being aggressive, hopefully my teammates would take after that. I have to lead by example, and if I’m calm and I’m playing basketball hard, then my teammates are going to be calm and play basketball hard. I’m second year, kind of a rookie still, but I feel like I’m a veteran on this team and I have to lead. If leading means me taking over a game then I have to try and do that, get to the line, things like that. [My goal for this summer league] is to get my confidence up in every part of my g...
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