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Mike Dunleavy

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Cleveland Cavaliers

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Background

2013-14 SEASON:
Appeared in all 82 games (61 starts) for the Bulls in his 12th NBA season, averaged 11.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.6 blocks in 31.5 minutes.

PREVIOUS SEASONS:
2012-13 (Milwaukee): Played in 75 games (three starts) and posted 10.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 1.9 apg in 26.0 mpg … shot .442 from the field, a career-best .428 from behind the arc (eighth in the NBA) and .820 from the line … finished the season ranked as Milwaukee’s all-time leader in career three-point percentage at .417 (min. 100 3FGM) … scored in double figures 41 times, including one game with 20-plus points … grabbed 10-plus rebounds once … posted season highs of 29 points and 12 rebounds in the home opener versus CLE (11/03) … recorded a career-high four blocked shots at CHA (11/17) … made 28 consecutive free throws (12/18-01/19) … missed seven games with a bruised left knee (12/01, 12/05-12/15) … 2013 Playoffs: Appeared in four games against the Heat and averaged 12.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.0 apg and 0.50 spg in 22.8 mpg … shot .567 from the field, .438 from downtown and .889 from the line.

2011-12 (Milwaukee): Played in 55 games (three starts) and averaged 12.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 2.1 apg in 26.3 mpg ... a contender for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award, he averaged 12.4 ppg on .482 shooting, .402 from three and .815 from the line as a reserve ... on the season, he tallied 10-plus points 36 times and scored 20-plus points seven times ... missed 11 games; of his 11 absences, one was due to illness (01/02), nine were due to groin pain (01/03-01/17) and one was for personal reasons ... scored a season-high 28 points versus WAS (02/28) ... surpassed the 8,000-point plateau for his career at CHA (03/23) ...

2010-11 (Indiana): Appeared in 61 games (44 starts) and posted 11.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 1.7 apg in 27.6 mpg and shot .462 from the floor, .402 from behind the arc and .800 from the line … went for a game-high 31 points in the Pacers' 144-113 win over DEN (11/09) ... scored 20 or more points five times, including three games ... scored 30 points in a win over NJ (01/28) ... 2011 Playoffs: Scored eight points in Game 2 at CHI (04/18) … for the series, he was third on the team with a total of eight assists … registered four steals in the series to go with just one turnover, making him the only Indiana player to have more steals than turnovers in the five games with the Bulls …

2009-10 (Indiana): In 67 games (15 starts), he posted 9.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 1.5 apg in 22.2 mpg … shot .410 from the field, .318 from behind the arc and a career-best .842 from the line (31st in the NBA) … while rehabilitating from knee surgery performed in February 2009, he missed the first 13 games of 2009-10 … he sat out just two the rest of the campaign: one in February for food poisoning and one in March due to a contusion of the right eye …

2008-09 (Indiana): A bone spur in his right knee kept him on the sidelines for the first 34 games of the season and ultimately limited him to just 18 appearances (14 starts) … made his regular season debut at PHO (01/09), where he came off the bench to score 14 points … averaged 14.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 2.3 apg in 14 games as a starter … in four games off the bench, he averaged 15.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 3.0 apg … scored 20-plus points in six games, including a season-high 30 points versus MIA (01/30) … underwent successful surgery on his right knee (03/06) …

2007-08 (Indiana): Appeared in 82 games (all starts) for the third time in his career, and averaged a career-best 19.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg and career highs with 3.5 apg and 1.05 spg in 36.0 mpg … scored 30-plus points in a team-high 10 games … scored a career-high 36 points five times …

2006-07 (Golden State/Indiana): Played in 82 games (49 starts) and posted 12.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.02 spg in 31.5 mpg … scored 20 or more points eight times, including a season-best 25 points on two occasions … in 43 games with Indiana, he averaged 14.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 2.6 apg … collected 10-plus rebounds seven times and notched seven double-doubles …

2005-06 (Golden State): Appeared in 81 games (68 starts) and averaged 11.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 2.9 apg in 32.5 mpg ... scored a season-high 28 points with 10 rebounds and six assists in 40 minutes versus PHI (03/19) ... scored 20 or more points 10 times and grabbed 10 or more rebounds four times ... registered three double-doubles ... missed one game due to injury …

2004-05 (Golden State): Appeared in 79 games (all starts) and posted 13.4 ppg, a career-high 5.5 rpg, 2.6 apg and 1.00 spg in 32.5 mpg ... scored 22 points (6-7 3FG) versus ATL (03/12) ... posted 24 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three steals in a season-high 46 minutes against PHO (02/13) ... registered four double-doubles ... scored 20 or more points 13 times and had 10 or more rebounds five times ... missed three games due to injury ...

2003-04 (Golden State): Appeared in 75 games (69 starts) and averaged 11.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg and 2.9 apg in 31.1 mpg ... led the Warriors with 24 points, a career-high 20 rebounds and five assists in 42 minutes versus IND (03/02) … registered his first career double-double with a season-high 32 points and 11 rebounds versus PHI (11/01) ... registered 10 point-rebound double-doubles ... missed seven games due to injury ... scored six points in 10 minutes in the 2004 "got Milk?" Rookie Challenge, as his sophomore squad downed the rookies, 142-118, at All-Star Saturday in Los Angeles (02/14) ...

2002-03 (Golden State): One of six Warriors players to appear in 82 games (three starts) … averaged 5.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg and 1.3 apg in 15.9 mpg ... in his three starts, he averaged 14.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.3 apg and 1.00 spg ... joined Yao Ming and Amar’e Stoudemire as the only rookies to play in all 82 games ... in the season finale versus LAL (04/16), he started and tallied a season-high 21 points with nine rebounds in a season-high 36 minutes ... made his first career start at SAC (03/18) and registered 15 points and seven rebounds in 35 minutes.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
Selected by Golden State in the First Round (third overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft … traded to Indiana along with Troy Murphy, Keith McLeod and Ike Diogu in exchange for Al Harrington, Stephen Jackson, Sarunas Jasikevicius and Josh Powell (01/16/07) ... signed as a free agent by Milwaukee (12/10/11) … signed as a free agent by the Chicago Bulls (07/10/13).

COLLEGE:
An early-entry candidate for the 2002 NBA Draft after three seasons at Duke … he ended his Blue Devils' career with averages of 13.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.2 apg and 1.60 spg in 104 games (76 as a starter) ... Duke's record in his three seasons was 95-13 (.880) ... he helped lead the Blue Devils to a National Championship as a sophomore, the Final Four as a junior and the Sweet 16 as a freshman ... as a junior, he averaged 17.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.1 apg and 2.30 spg in 32.4 mpg ... named First Team NABC All-American and Second Team All-American by The Associated Press … also earned Academic All-America and First Team All-ACC honors following his junior year … named to the All-ACC Tournament First Team and the conference's All-Defensive Team ... on the way to a National Championship in 2000-01, he averaged 12.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.6 apg and 1.40 spg in 29.2 mpg ... he tallied 21 points (including 18 in the second half) in the National Championship game against Arizona ... his performance in the National Championship game included 5-9 shooting from beyond the arc, three of which came during a 45-second span in the second half ... for his efforts, he was named to the 2001 All-Final Four Team.

PERSONAL:
Full name is Michael Joseph Dunleavy Jr. ... he and his wife, Sarah, have two children ... is the son of longtime NBA player and head coach Mike Sr. and Emily Dunleavy ... his father and uncle, Kevin, both played college basketball at South Carolina ... has two younger brothers, Baker and James ... Baker played basketball at Villanova and James played at Southern California ... graduated from Duke during the summer of 2005 with a degree in History ... Mike and his wife are annual donors to the United Way and they sponsor United Christmas Service families each year … they also enjoy visits with children at local hospitals … was a member of the Pacers’ All-Star Reading Team and he enjoys visiting schools to promote the NBA Read to Achieve initiative … during the summer of 2002, he participated in the Seeds of Peace camp in Otisfield, Ma., a camp that brought together youth from various Middle Eastern religious and ethnic backgrounds ... at the camp, he helped teach basic basketball skills ... he lists winning the 2001 NCAA Championship as his biggest basketball accomplishment ... a football fan, he lists the Green Bay Packers as his favorite team.

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Height: 6'9''/ 2.06m
Weight: 230 lbs./ 104.3 kg
Born: September 15, 1980
From: Duke University
Draft: 1st Round (3rd pick) 2002 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: 2002
Years Pro: 14
Previous Teams:
  Chicago Bulls 2014 - 2015
  Milwaukee Bucks 2013 - 2013
  Chicago Bulls 2013 - 2013
  Milwaukee Bucks 2012 - 2012
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Prior to NBA/Country: Duke/USA

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