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• 5 NBA teams beating expectations so far

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images These teams are cooking coming out of the gates. It’s important to be skeptical of small sample sizes early in a new NBA season. The league’s eternal 82-game grind leaves plenty of time to make up ground in the standings, or waste a hot start. At the same time, trends start stabilizing around the 20-game mark of the season, or about a quarter of the way thro...2024
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• Jalen Rose saw the ghost of Chris Webber after Erik Spoelstra called a timeout he didn’t have

Erik Spoelstra pulled a Chris Webber in Heat loss, and Jalen Rose looked like he saw a ghost. The Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons played a thriller to open up NBA Cup play on Wednesday night. Detroit led by 10 points with under four minutes left, but Tyler Herro hit three straight three-pointers to close the fourth quarter and help force overtime. In OT, Herro put the Heat up with a leaning bucket ...2024
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• Jalen Duren Leaves Game With Sprained Ankle

Jalen Duren left the Detroit Pistons' 108-107 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday due to a sprained left ankle. Duren is listed as day-to-day. Duren, who slipped on the court early in the first quarter, stayed in the game before leaving after playing eight minutes. The center is averaging 9.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game....2024
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• Pistons' Duren (ankle) leaves game vs. Hornets
Pistons center Jalen Duren left Wednesday night's game against the Hornets with a left ankle injury....2024
• Pistons Exercise 25-26 Options For Jalen Duren, Jaden Ivey, Marcus Sasser, Ausar Thompson

The Detroit Pistons exercised the 2025-26 rookie scale team options for center Jalen Duren, guards Jaden Ivey and Marcus Sasser, and wing Ausar Thompson. These were the fourth-year options for Duran and Ivey, and the third-year options for Sasser and Thompson. All four players are considered to be building blocks for the Pistons. Duren and Ivey started regularly last season, while Thompson swung b...2024
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• Pistons Exercise 2025/26 Options On Four Players
The Pistons are exercising their 2025/26 contract options on Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser, the team’s PR department tweets. For Ivey and Duren, the options cover their fourth NBA seassons. Ivey, the fifth pick in 2022, will now get a guaranteed $10,107,163. Duren, chosen 13th overall that same drafat after the […]...2024
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• Pistons' Duren (ankle) leaves game vs. Hornets
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• Central Notes: Trent Jr., Wiseman, Giddey, Vucevic
Gary Trent Jr.‘s preseason debut for the Bucks didn’t go well. The former Toronto guard suffered a hyperextension of his left elbow when he ran into the Pistons’ Jalen Duren, who was setting a screen late in the first half, The Athletic’s Eric Nehm notes. Trent made two of his three shot attempts before he […]...2024
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• Bucks' big offseason acquisition suffers injury

He suffered a hyperextended elbow during the Bucks' preseason opener against the Pistons after running into a screen from Jalen Duren....2024
• 2024 NBA Mock Draft: SB Nation writers project the first round

Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust The 2024 NBA Draft is widely viewed as one of the weaker classes ever, but that doesn’t mean that some teams won’t find real contributors in the first round. Our network of draft experts tried to project who they’d be. The 2024 NBA Draft isn’t seen as the strongest class in the league’s history, but between Alex Sarr, Zacchari...2024
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• Pistons’ Duren Expected To Miss Two Weeks With Ankle Sprain

Pistons starting center Jalen Duren is expected to be sidelined for the next two weeks after spraining his left ankle in Wednesday’s loss to Memphis, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). It’s a tough setback for Duren, who missed seven games last month due to a right ankle injury. With the 2022 […]...2023
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• The Pistons are rewriting NBA futility on the brink of another disastrous season

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Pistons’ rebuild is going nowhere. This was supposed to be the year the Detroit Pistons stopped tanking and started getting serious. Coming off an NBA-worst 17-win season, the Pistons made the first big move of the summer by inking Monty Williams to the richest coaching contract in league history. Detroit entered the offseason with maximum lottery ...2023
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season

Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their championship chances for the 2023-2024 season. The NBA always feels like it’s at its best when there’s an elite tier of contenders. After two blockbuster trades to close the summer, it finally feels like that’s the case as the league enters the 2023-2024 season. The Bucks have added Damian Lillard to fix a struggling halfcourt offense in the playoffs. The ...2023
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• NBA’s 11 best young stars, ranked by their long-term potential

Let’s rank the best young talents in the NBA. The NBA enters the 2023-2024 season in a transitional phase among the game’s elite players. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Chris Paul are all nearing the end of their careers as superstars born in the ‘80s. The geriatric millennials aren’t done competing for championships yet, but they know the next generation is coming. ...2023
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• Is Mark Williams the Hornets’ center of the future?

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images The second-year big man showcased an intriguing set of skills as a rookie to build upon moving forward. Clarifying the future of the Charlotte Hornets stalled throughout much of last season as LaMelo Ball battled repeated ankle injuries and missed 46 games. But on 24 separate occasions, visions of a prosperous world flashed across the screen. That’s th...2023
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• 2024 NBA Mock Draft: SB Nation writers project the first round
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated projection with latest rumors after NBA Finals

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Here’s how we think the 2024 NBA Draft will actually play out. The 2024 NBA Finals are over with the Boston Celtics emerging as champions. The league is now ready to turn the page to next season, starting with the 2024 NBA Draft. The first round of the draft is happening on Wednesday, June 26 on ESPN starting at 8 p.m. ET, and for the first time, th...2024
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• The 11 best NBA prospects in high school basketball right now, ranked

Let’s rank the 11 best NBA prospects in high school basketball today. With the NBA and college hoops calendars in their August doldrums, there’s no better time to catch up on grassroots and high school basketball and start looking ahead at the best talent coming down the pipeline. This is the third time I’ve ranked the best NBA prospects in high school basketball at this site. When I did this exe...2023
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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"Pistons coach JB Bickerstaff drew up a beautiful play out of the timeout, with Cade Cunningham throwing a backdoor lob to center Jalen Duren."

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"Add in Jalen Duren — the rookie center who was the youngest player in the NBA last season — for the comparison to Deandre Ayton."

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"When the Pistons landed both Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren in the 2022 NBA draft, they knew they "hit a home run," and Cade Cunningham thinks so, too."

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"Top-rated basketball prospect Jalen Duren says he’ll play for Memphis"

• 5 NBA teams beating expectations so far
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• Pistons Exercise 25-26 Options For Jalen Duren, Jaden Ivey, Marcus Sasser, Ausar Thompson
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• Pistons Exercise 2025/26 Options On Four Players
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
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• NBA Draft winners and losers: 4 teams who crushed it, 1 perfect fit, and 3 bad moments

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Here’s our 2024 NBA Draft winners and losers so far. For a class that didn’t have much excitement around it, the 2024 NBA Draft sure did produce a lot of interesting moments. There was Isaiah Collier falling to the bottom of the first round to the Utah Jazz, the Timberwolves making a bold trade into the top-10, Pistons going with a best player available st...2024
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• Taj Gibson, Pistons Agree To Rest Of Season Contract

Taj Gibson and the Detroit Pistons are signing a rest-of-season contract. Gibson completed a 10-day contract with Detroit on Saturday. The veteran big man has yet to appear in a game with the Pistons. However, Detroit has praised Gibson's work with their young big men. Jalen Duren, Isaiah Stewart and James Wiseman have already benefitted from working with Gibson, even in his short time with the te...2024
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• NBA trade rumors: 4 players on the block, and the asking prices for them

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Your latest heaping of NBA trade rumors with two weeks until the deadline. With just two weeks to go until the Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline, the flurry of early deals still hasn’t completely expedited the league’s annual game of transactional musical chairs. Several teams that might be selling are still asking for quite a bit for their players on the block...2024
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• Bulls, Pistons Have Discussed Zach LaVine Trades

The Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons have engaged on trade discussions involving Zach LaVine. However, the Pistons have found the Bulls asking price for LaVine to be too high. Detroit considers Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Jaden Ivey and Ausar Thompson as their blue-chip pieces. The Pistons have no interest in trading any of the four players. Chicago has been focused on a trade package for LaVin...2024
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• Jalen Rose saw the ghost of Chris Webber after Erik Spoelstra called a timeout he didn’t have
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• Jalen Duren Leaves Game With Sprained Ankle
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
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• NBA Draft winners and losers: 4 teams who crushed it, 1 perfect fit, and 3 bad moments
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• East Notes: Pacers, Playoffs, Pistons, Jalen Duren, Bulls

Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle thinks the Pacers are already in playoff mode, using Friday’s home win over the Lakers as an example. “These are all playoff games you know,” he told reporters. “I mean, they’re fighting for their position in the standings. We are, too.” Indiana hasn’t won a playoff series since 2014 and has […] The post East Notes: Pacers, Playoffs, Pistons, Jale...2024
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• Pistons Have Won Three Of Four For First Time Since 2021-22

Big man Jalen Duren not only scored 24 points in the Detroit Pistons’ 113-104 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, but he also collected a career-high 23 rebounds. Yes, 23 big boards. And hey, the Pistons won again. So make it three out of four for the team that also set the NBA’s longest […] The post Pistons Have Won Three Of Four For First Time Since 2021-22 appeared firs...2024
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• Pistons’ Jalen Duren 9th NBA player with 1K+ rebounds, 200 assists, & 100 blocks before age 21
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren became the ninth player in NBA history to record at least 1,000 rebounds, 200 assists, and 100 blocks before age 21, during Monday night’s 114-97 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Through 116 career games (79 starts), Duren has amassed 1,290 points, 1,168 rebounds, 202 assists, and 100 blocks. He’s also […] The post Pistons’ Jalen Duren 9th ...2024
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• Central Notes: Duren, Pistons, Haliburton, Mitchell, Mobley
Jalen Duren had 22 points and 21 rebounds as the Pistons surprised Oklahoma City on Sunday, but he didn’t want anyone to think that’s all he did, writes Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit News. “And six assists,” Duren pointed out as he spoke with reporters after the game. Cade Cunningham was a late scratch […]...2024
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• Report: Knicks Interested In Trading For Alperen Sengun, Jalen Duren

According to NBA reporter Marc Berman, Houston Rockets big man Alperen Sengun and Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren are on the New York Knicks’ trade radar. The Knicks could be looking to make another move after acquiring Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets. Leon Rose was in 1st row of presser yesterday with Mikal’s mother. […] The post Report: Knicks Interested In ...2024
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• NBA Draft winners and losers: 4 teams who crushed it, 1 perfect fit, and 3 bad moments
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season
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• The 11 best NBA prospects in high school basketball right now, ranked
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
Let’s give out offseason grades for every team in the NBA. The biggest fireworks of the NBA offseason are still to come. Damian Lillard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers only 24 hours into free agency, but there has been no real momentum on his desired deal to the Miami Heat. James Harden has also asked out from the Philadelphia 76ers, but the team is resolved to keep him unless th...2023
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• 11 best NBA rookies in 2023 Summer League, ranked
Let’s rank the best rookies at 2023 NBA Summer League. NBA Summer League is mostly for the sickos. Every year, basketball diehards flock to Las Vegas (as well as other leagues in Salt Lake City and California) to watch young players on the periphery of the NBA audition for a final roster spot. Summer League teams typically feature a wide mix of talent, including rising second-year players, G Leagu...2023
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• Victor Wembanyama NBA Draft lottery destinations, ranked by how fun they would be
Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images What’s the best landing spot for Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Draft lottery? Let’s rank all 14 teams. At minimum, Victor Wembanyama is the best prospect to enter the NBA Draft since LeBron James in 2003. In reality, there’s the case to be made that Wembanyama is the greatest prospect in the history of the sport: no one has ever been this tall (repo...2023
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• Why Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren and Cade Cunningham are the core of the Pistons' restoration

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• Jalen Duren’s honest take on young Pistons team will pump up fans
The Detroit Pistons’ starting core is looking younger and younger after each offseason. Their expected 2022-2023 starting five has an average age of 21.4. One of the newest and youngest members of the squad, 18-year-old Jalen Duren, has high hopes for his team. According to the center out of Memphis, this young team has what […] The post Jalen Duren’s honest take on young Pistons...2022
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• Deandre Ayton free agency rumors: Pistons no longer expected to pursue big man after successful 2022 NBA Draft
The Pistons had a great night that included taking Memphis big man Jalen Duren...2022
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• Inside Monty Williams’ historically big coaching deal with the Pistons
Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images Monty Williams immediately becomes one of the highest-paid coaches in American sports on his new deal with the Pistons. The Detroit Pistons made Monty Williams an offer he couldn’t refuse. The 51-year-old has agreed to a massive deal to become the new head coach of the Pistons on reportedly the biggest coaching contract in NBA history. Detroit...2023
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• Report: Pistons’ true feelings on Deandre Ayton chase after drafting Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren
When the Detroit Pistons traded Jerami Grant for a 2025 first-round pick and extra cap space, the assumption was they were going to make a big run at Deandre Ayton and perhaps other big names in free agency. However, after a slam-dunk draft night in which they came away with Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren […] The post Report: Pistons’ true feelings on Deandre Ayton chase after drafting Jad...2022
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• Freshman Duren to leave Memphis for NBA draft

Memphis freshman Jalen Duren, after helping the Tigers to an NCAA tournament appearance last month after an up-and-down regular season, will enter the NBA draft, he told ESPN's Jonathan Givony on Monday....2022
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• NBA trade rumors: Paul George, Dejounte Murray, top-5 pick in chatter before draft
Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The rumor mill is heating up with the 2023 NBA Draft just days away. Here’s the latest from around the league. The 2023 NBA Draft is almost here, and that means trade rumor season is already in full swing. There’s reason to believe this could be an especially chaotic summer of player movement across the league. A new CBA goes into affect on July 1 with more...2023
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• 11 best NBA rookies in 2023 Summer League, ranked
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• Waiver wire pickups: Look to Jalen Duren and Jeremy Sochan

The fantasy basketball waiver wire always has players who can help fill holes on your roster....2022
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• 5 NBA teams beating expectations so far
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• Pistons Exercise 25-26 Options For Jalen Duren, Jaden Ivey, Marcus Sasser, Ausar Thompson
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• Pistons Notes: Duren, Ivey, Harris
It’s a pivotal season for Pistons center Jalen Duren, who will be extension eligible next offseason. Duren’s development is one of the major questions for the franchise as training camp approaches, Keith Langlois of Pistons.com writes. Duren has not established himself as a defensive anchor despite the fact that he’s as athletic as any NBA […]...2024
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• Central Notes: Stewart, LaVine, Sheppard, Walker, Mathurin
Isaiah Stewart‘s role under new head coach J.B. Bickerstaff is among the questions facing the Pistons as they prepare for training camp, writes Keith Langlois of NBA.com. Stewart played nearly all his minutes at center during his first two NBA seasons, but that changed when the team added Jalen Duren in 2022. Langlois notes that […]...2024
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• East Notes: Pacers, Playoffs, Pistons, Jalen Duren, Bulls
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• NBA trade rumors: 4 players on the block, and the asking prices for them
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• Injury Notes: Duren, Jazz, Wright, Len, B. Brown
With the Pistons looking to avoid becoming the first team in NBA history to ever lose 27 consecutive games in a single season, starting center Jalen Duren appears poised to make his return from an eight-game absence due to a left ankle sprain. He’s listed as probable to play vs. Brooklyn on Tuesday, tweets James […]...2023

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• NBA Draft winners and losers: 4 teams who crushed it, 1 perfect fit, and 3 bad moments
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• NBA trade rumors: 4 players on the block, and the asking prices for them
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• 7 NBA sophomores way too good for Summer League
Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports These seven players were way too good for Summer League. Be careful not to overreact too much to what you see at NBA Summer League. The performances at the NBA’s annual introduction to rookies and large-scale audition for young players trying to break into the league doesn’t exactly translate cleanly to the games that count, but history has taught us a few th...2023
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• NBA trade rumors: Paul George, Dejounte Murray, top-5 pick in chatter before draft
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Latest projection with perfect picks for every selection
Photo by Christian Bonin/NBAE via Getty Images Here’s our latest NBA mock draft. There are a few things we know for sure about the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama is going No. 1 overall to the San Antonio Spurs. The New Orleans Pelicans want G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson, but they would have to trade into the top-three to get him. Damian Lillard would probably like the Port...2023
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