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“I always knew I was this good,” Rollins said. “I just …

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Rollins’ breakthrough season should place him among the contenders for this year’s NBA Most Improved Player award. The 23-year-old is averaging career highs of 17 points, 5. 4 assists, 1.

5 steals and 32. 2 minutes per game, nearly tripling his scoring and assist output from last year. The 6-foot-3, 180-pounder’s 58 games played and 51 starts are also career bests — and the Bucks still have 22 games left in the regular season.

Rollins and the Bucks host the Atlanta Hawks tonight on ESPN (9:30 p. m. ET).

“I always knew I was this good,” Rollins said. “I just needed the opportunity and needed a coach to trust me to be able to let me work through my mistakes and grow. I always knew my capabilities.

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