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VIDEO: Bulls' Butler makes alley-oop look easy

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Jimmy Butler's legend continues to grow.

The 26-year-old Chicago Bulls guard took the NBA by storm last year, earning the Most Improved Player award to cap off a season in which he was named an All-Star for the first time in his young career.

It seems like Butler did not rest on his laurels after being rewarded with a handsome contract extension in July, as the rising star appears stronger than ever early in the 2015-16 campaign.

Case in point: the ease with which Butler finished a Pau Gasol-initiated alley-oop against Paul George of the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.

While credit should go to Gasol for the perfectly placed pass, Butler's display of timing and athleticism is something to behold.

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