<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><source type="image/webp"></source><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Denzel-Valentine-Cavs.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs add former Bulls swingman Denzel Valentine</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-10T18:19:11-07:00">September 10th, 6:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-10T18:19:44-07:00">September 10th, 6:19pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cavs continue to add depth to the roster. <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1436494333037973510">Per Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>, the team has signed former Chicago Bulls first-rounder Denzel Valentine to a two-year deal:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Cleveland Cavaliers are signing guard Denzel Valentine to a partially guaranteed two-year deal, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>. Valentine was the No. 14 pick in the 2016 NBA draft and provides wing depth to the Cavaliers.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1436494333037973510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 11, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Despite being selected 14th overall in the 2016 draft, Valentine hasn’t exactly lived up to expectations during his time in the NBA. In four seasons, he’s averaged just 7.4 points, 3.5 boards, and 2.0 assists per game. But, a fresh start with the Cavs could be a good thing for his career. He’s capable of playing either on the wing or at shooting guard and should be able to compete for minutes.</p><p>Injuries have been a huge problem for the former Michigan State star, missing the entire 2018/19 campaign because of an ankle issue. The Cavs just recently waived Damyean Dotson before signing Valentine.</p><p>This tops off a productive summer for Cleveland, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-rumors-true-feelings-evan-mobley-jarrett-allen-duo-ahead-nba-draft/">who drafted USC standout Evan Mobley to pair with Jarrett Allen in their frontcourt</a>, who was awarded a $100 million extension. The Cavs also brought in former Bulls sharpshooter Lauri Markkanen and veteran guard Ricky Rubio.</p><p>It’s relatively unknown if Valentine will really play much of a part, but he did show potential in the 2017/18 season, dropping 10.2 points per night while shooting 39% from three-point range. If he can replicate those types of numbers, Valentine could be a solid piece off the bench for the Cavs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs add former Bulls swingman Denzel Valentine

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/nba-news-denzel-valentine-tries-fails-to-channel-showtime-magic-johnson.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Denzel Valentine tries, fails to channel Showtime Magic Johnson while down 28</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-02T21:22:56-08:00">January 2nd, 9:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-02T21:23:27-08:00">January 2nd, 9:23pm</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>They say everybody wants to be Like Mike. As for Chicago Bulls forward Denzel Valentine, he apparently wants to be like Magic Johnson. Valentine tried to do his best impression of Lakers icon “Showtime” Magic Johnson in Chicago’s 126-96 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Not only was he trying <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-rumors-la-to-show-interest-in-kris-dunn-with-bulls-not-planning-to-extend-qualifying-offer/">to do so</a> while down 28, he also miserably failed at it.</p><p>Watch Denzel Valentine make an absolute <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1345434153974685697?s=20">embarrassment of himself</a> on the break against Milwaukee:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Denzel Valentine really tried to be Magic Johnson down 28 points 😂😂😂 <a href="https://t.co/XVKGpsm6KC" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/XVKGpsm6KC</a></p><p>— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1345434153974685697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Someone should send this clip to Magic. Maybe he’ll tweet out an entertaining take on Denzel Valentine’s failed impression of him.</p><p>Denzel Valentine must have thought a trailer was right behind him. Still, did he not see the two Bucks defenders running alongside him? That almost seemed too easy of a pick off for the Milwaukee defender.</p><p>This was essentially garbage time already for both teams with the score so lop-sided, so it didn’t really have much impact on the outcome of the game. Nonetheless, Denzel Valentine did give fans something to laugh about. No doubt, he should find himself on the next edition of Shaqtin’ a Fool for this one.</p><p>Denzel Valentine hasn’t played as much and might not find himself as a staple on new Bulls coach Billy Donovan’s rotation moving forward. The fourth-year wing has played in three of Chicago’s five games so far this year. With Chandler Hutchison recently testing positive for COVID-19, the 27-year old may get an opportunity to earn minutes and eventually carve out a role for the Bulls.</p><p>Denzel Valentine has expressed frustration in the past over not getting a chance to show that he can be a rotation player in the NBA. Plays like this, however, will certainly not help his cause. It is all part of the Bulls’ slow and unavoidably messy attempt to remake themselves under a new head coach and general manager. The growing pains are evident in Chicago.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Denzel Valentine tries, fails to channel Showtime Magic Johnson while down 28

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Denzel-Valentine-agrees-to-new-deal-with-Chicago.jpg"></figure><h1>Denzel Valentine agrees to one-year, $4.7M deal with Bulls</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-21T06:47:43-08:00">November 21st, 6:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-21T06:47:43-08:00">November 21st, 6:47am</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls have come to terms with 6-foot-4 wing man Denzel Valentine, who has reportedly agreed to an extension with the team. Reports state that Valentine has signed a one-year deal with the Bulls worth $4.7 million.</p><p>This report comes via Shams Charania of The Athletic:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent Denzel Valentine has signed a one-year, $4.7M (qualifying offer) deal with the Bulls, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthleticNBA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1330136874237747200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 21, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This isn’t exactly the big-name signing Bulls fans have been waiting for. Chicago has been through some tough years the past few seasons, and they were due for some substantial news this offseason. They will need to wait a bit more, as the Valentine signing is certainly not the headline-grabbing signing they have been hoping for.</p><p>Nevertheless, Valentine’s extension is still a step towards the right direction for the Bulls. He was not the most important player on the squad last season, and it does not seem like he’s going to get a significant boost in his role for the squad for 2020-21. Nonetheless, the 27-year-old has proven to be a key rotational piece for Chicago.</p><p>Last season, Valentine averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/valende01.html#all_per_game">6.8 points</a>, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists, while also draining 1.3 triples per game on a 33.6-percent clip. He logged 13.6 minutes per game coming off the Bulls bench.</p><p>Something to be excited about for the Bulls is how they used their fourth pick on Patrick Williams on draft night. The versatile small forward will look to bring his defensive ability and athleticism to a Chicago side that could sure use an upgrade on both departments.</p><p>Williams saw his stock grow significantly during the draft process. He was far from a lottery pick early on, but has quickly become one of the most highly-touted prospects in his class.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Denzel Valentine agrees to one-year, $4.7M deal with Bulls

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The Hall of Famer ended up ditching the number the following season, but still, the No. 45 still holds a historic narrative behind it to this very day.</p><p>Right now, its third-year swingman Denzel Valentine who is the proud owner of Chicago’s No. 45. As it turns out, the former 14th overall pick was quite surprised that the Bulls actually allowed him to use Jordan’s old number.</p><p>Valentine’s own father, Carlton, recently talked to <a href="https://africa.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29132965/how-denzel-valentine-ended-wearing-michael-jordan-other-number-chicago-bulls">ESPN’s Eric Woodyard</a> and shared the moment they realized that his son was awarded Jordan’s “other number.”</p><blockquote>“I’m like, ‘S—, they ain’t gone let you wear 45, bro,'” Carlton said, referring to his son’s jersey number at Michigan State. “So, he got drafted on a Thursday, that Monday was his press conference. They had a No. 45 waiting for him, and I’m like, ‘Aw s—, OK. This is serious.’ There was no way I thought he was getting 45 because of Jordan.”</blockquote><p>Denzel himself then opened up about the history of his chosen jersey number, saying that it is an ode to his dad.</p><blockquote>“My dad wore it in college, so I kinda wanted to wear No. 45 just to show appreciation for him in college, and then it just stuck with me after college,” Denzel said. “I had a great career in it, so I was like, ‘I’m not about to change my number’ and it just so happened to be with the Bulls and MJ had No. 45. It just worked out like that, but it was because of my dad.”</blockquote><p>Valentine has some huge shoes to fill, and even though Jordan had one of the worst season of his career wearing the No. 45 shirt, there’s no denying that there is still a ton of pressure on Valentine from this perspective.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Denzel Valentine wore Michael Jordan’s ‘other number’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Bulls-news-Jim-Boylen-doesn_t-expect-Denzel-Valentine-to-be-happy-about-not-playing.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls coach Jim Boylen doesn’t expect Denzel Valentine to be happy about not playing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-01-13T16:01:24-08:00">January 13th, 4:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-01-13T16:02:06-08:00">January 13th, 4:02pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Chicago Bulls swingman Denzel Valentine expressed his displeasure after getting benched by head coach Jim Boylen over a week ago and Boylen understands why.</p><p>Valentine has only played in 22 games this season for the Bulls. Boylen says he doesn’t expect Valentine to be happy about not playing:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jim Boylen on Denzel Valentine: "I don’t expect him to be happy about not playing. My expectation for him is to stay ready and, when called upon, try to produce and help us win. He’s a pro and we expect him to be a pro. He's been great so far. He works. He cares."</p><p>— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/1216864728338837506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Valentine, a restricted free agent next summer, has yet to demand a trade. <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2020/1/11/21061970/guard-denzel-valentine-done-pretending-hes-happy-with-bulls">Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times</a> is reporting Valentine is not a part of the Bulls’ long-term plan.</p><blockquote>“I’m definitely not happy about it. I’m a competitor. I want to play, I want to be productive … He didn’t really say why. He’s the coach, and he feels like he wants to do that,” Denzel Valentine said about Jim Boylen benching him.</blockquote><p>The 14th overall pick in the 2016 draft, Valentine is averaging 6.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists this season while shooting 41.7 percent from the field, 38.4 percent from beyond the arc and a perfect 100 percent from the free-throw line.</p><p>The Bulls are 14-26 on the season. 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Bulls coach Jim Boylen doesn’t expect Denzel Valentine to be happy about not playing

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2021-22 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
1.8	1.1	0.2	-	0.3

2021-22 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
1.8	1.1	0.2	-	0.3

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