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Jared Sullinger said lure of winning, not money, brought him to Raptors

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“Money is great but when it comes to certain situations, money can’t buy you happiness,” Sullinger said at a splashy news conference to announce his Toronto arrival.

The Raptors' Jared Sullinger is the centre of attention Thursday at Real Sports Bar to officially anounce his one-year deal with the club.

In this NBA age of astronomical contracts — both in in dollars and years — Jared Sullinger probably would have had his choice of homes at crazy numbers after being cut adrift by the Boston Celtics.

He’s a 24-year-old former first-round pick coming off the most productive season of his career and it’s not inconceivable he could have sought something in the range of three years and $50 million (U.