<!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/2021/09/The-huge-offer-Jared-Dudley-rejected-from-LeBron-James-LA-to-join-Mavs.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: The huge offer Jared Dudley rejected from LeBron James, Lakers to join Mavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-27T20:15:37-07:00">September 27th, 8:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-27T21:03:02-07:00">September 27th, 9:03pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Even LeBron James himself was pretty <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-nsfw-response-to-jared-dudley-joining-luka-doncic/" rel="noopener">upset</a> when he learned that now-former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Jared Dudley decided to leave the squad. Dudley’s contract with the Lakers came to an end this summer and the 36-year-old decided it was time to hang it up. Dudley opted to join the Dallas Mavericks as an assistant coach to Jason Kidd.</p><p>According to <a href="https://theathletic.com/2848702/2021/09/27/superstar-shopping-lebron-russell-westbrook-and-the-lakers-summer-of-recruiting/">The Athletic’s Bill Oram, Shams Charania, and Sam Amick</a>, the Lakers actually did their best to convince Dudley to stay. Unfortunately for them, the former Boston College standout really wanted to join the Mavs:</p><blockquote>“At the end of the season, sources said, the Lakers did have conversations with Dudley about other potential roles in the organization, including broadcasting, but ultimately he opted for a front-of-the-bench coaching position with Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks.”</blockquote><p>Dudley is a fun dude, so he would have probably been a great fit as a commentator or an analyst. The report above also states that the Lakers offered him “other potential roles” but it does not sound like a coaching gig was on the table.</p><p>It is clear that this is the next step Dudley wants to take in his basketball career, which is why he jumped on the opportunity to join Jason Kidd’s coaching staff in Dallas. The prospect of mentoring a once-in-a-lifetime talent in Luka Doncic likely weighed heavily on Dudley’s decision as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: The huge offer Jared Dudley rejected from LeBron James, Lakers to join Mavs

<!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/2021/08/Jared-Dudley-Lakers-Mavs-Jason-Kidd.jpg"></figure><h1>Jared Dudley reacts to hilarious video roasting his final season with Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-30T23:05:01-07:00">August 30th, 11:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-30T23:05:01-07:00">August 30th, 11:05pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo is a freelance writer, TV producer, and news editor based in Manila, Philippines.  He will debate anyone to death that Penny Hardaway is the real GOAT, and he will work for pizza.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Newly installed Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Jared Dudley will be a very busy man when training camp tips off. But for now, he’s still spending his free time lurking the mean streets of Twitter.</p><p>Dudley will always look back with fondness on his two-year stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. He helped the team win a title in the NBA Bubble, providing veteran leadership despite his limited minutes.</p><p>He saw his playing time even dwindle to almost nothing last season, playing only 12 games on an average of 6.8 minutes. Because of this, Dudley has been the subject of various memes on social media, chiding him for riding the bench and wasting a roster spot on the Lakers.</p><p>One Twitter page even made a “compilation” of his highlights during his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/jared-dudley/9b6308e9/stats">final stint with the Lakers</a>. But always a fun-loving guy, Dudley appreciated the humor.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und">🤣🤣🤣 <a href="https://t.co/hCNxPsYZsR" target="_blank">https://t.co/hCNxPsYZsR</a></p><p>— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1431930658767527940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 29, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>To quote the eminent philosopher Ron Burgundy: Dudley wasn’t even mad, that’s amazing!</p><p>His last season with the Lakers proved to be Dudley’s final NBA campaign, as he was <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/doylerader/2021/08/25/jared-dudley-joining-dallas-mavericks-as-an-assistant-coach/">lured by Mavericks coach Jason Kidd</a> to join his staff. They sure developed a bond together during their stint with the Lakers, as Kidd spent time as Frank Vogel’s assistant coach. Dudley spending extended time on the bench will only bode him well as a deputy tactician for the Mavericks.</p><p>While many make fun of Jared Dudley, there’s no denying that he had a solid playing career. How many guys can say they spent 15 years in the NBA? Not many.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jared Dudley reacts to hilarious video roasting his final season with Lakers

<!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/2021/08/image_2021-08-29_015234.png"></figure><h1>Jared Dudley’s brutally honest call out at Rob Pelinka over Lakers exit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-28T11:08:11-07:00">August 28th, 11:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-28T11:08:11-07:00">August 28th, 11:08am</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers parted ways with locker room favorite Jared Dudley this past week. While the conclusion of his time in LA was one filled with gratitude and well-wishes, Duds made sure to have the last say on his own exit.</p><p>Jared Dudley spoke out to the Los Angeles Times’ Bill Plaschke on his thoughts over leaving the Lakers, and his true desire to come back, which turned out to be one-sided.</p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2021-08-26/lakers-failure-to-retain-jared-dudley-is-a-massive-loss-for-the-franchise">Via</a> LA Times:</p><blockquote>“No one owed me anything, Rob and Kurt were honest and upfront, nothing but respect and gratitude to them and Jeanie [Buss], I will be forever thankful for the opportunity they gave me,” Dudley said. “But I did want to come back. I did think I could help the team, especially having so many new players, but I understand they wanted to get younger.”</blockquote><p>In typical Jared Dudley fashion, the outspoken veteran revealed how things shook out between him and the Lakers brass on his way out. Safe to say he got a final word in.</p><blockquote>“I talked to Rob and Kurt, I thanked them, but I told them, you’re valuing youth more than a locker room presence guy,” Dudley said. “I said, ‘I respect you for doing that, but I think you’re wrong,’”</blockquote><p>There are always two sides to a coin. With the Lakers sporting one of the oldest rosters in NBA history, Jared Dudley wants LA to double down with veteran leadership in their hardline pursuit for their second title in three years. But you could also argue that young legs are necessary with an aging set of vets to provide a little bit of balance.</p><p>To Jared Dudley’s dismay, Rob Pelinka obviously went with the latter. But perhaps this could be a blessing in disguise for Dudley as he heads <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-jared-dudley-set-to-make-move-from-lakers-to-dallas-to-help-luka-doncic/">onto his next challenge</a> as an assistant to Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, a team that could definitely use his veteran voice.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jared Dudley’s brutally honest call out at Rob Pelinka over Lakers exit

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Aspiring Shane Falco. NYC native, LA resident, USC grad. Tennis Fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jared Dudley, now an assistant coach with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks/news">Dallas Mavericks</a>, wanted to return to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/news">Los Angeles Lakers</a> to play a 15th NBA season. But, despite his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/5-reasons-why-jared-dudley-is-forever-a-lakers-legend/">tight bond</a> with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/lebron-james/b1a9094f">LeBron James</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/anthony-davis/b77109e3">Anthony Davis</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/russell-westbrook/b3770983">Russell Westbrook</a>, the Lakers did not make Dudley an offer to return to their locker room — either as player or coach.</p><p><a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/lakers-take-a-preseason-loss?justPublished=true">According to Marc Stein</a>, Dudley was “widely expected” to return as the Lakers’ 15th man in a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-udonis-haslem-makes-decision-on-19th-season/">Udonis Haslem-esque</a> leadership role. However, the Lakers prefer to keep their final roster spot free for a buyout candidate, and were not open to offering Dudley a position on Frank Vogel’s staff.</p><blockquote>“The Lakers’ apparent preference, however, is to carry only 14 players and keep the 15th spot open for a down-the-road move, prompting Dudley to take the Dallas Mavericks’ offer to start his coaching career with a front-of-the-bench spot on Jason Kidd’s first Mavericks staff,” Stein writes.“Word is that the Lakers did not offer Dudley a coaching role to stay once they made it clear that they were not holding a roster spot for him,” Stein added. “The reality, though, is that a behind-the-bench position likely would have been insufficient to keep him in Los Angeles.”</blockquote><p>Dudley spoke to the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2021-08-26/lakers-failure-to-retain-jared-dudley-is-a-massive-loss-for-the-franchise">Los Angeles Times</a> on Thursday and revealed that he made the case for his value to the Lakers brass, only to be rebuffed.</p><blockquote>“Obviously LeBron and AD <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-nsfw-response-to-jared-dudley-joining-luka-doncic/">wanted me back</a>,” said Dudley. “But we just couldn’t convince them.”</blockquote><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The real reason Jared Dudley is with the Mavs, not the Lakers

<!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/2021/08/download-52-1.jpeg"></figure><h1>Jared Dudley claims LeBron James, Anthony Davis wanted him back with Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-26T12:28:27-07:00">August 26th, 12:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-26T15:23:10-07:00">August 26th, 3:23pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a>Los Angeles Lakers beat reporter and writer for ClutchPoints. Aspiring Shane Falco. NYC native, LA resident, USC grad. Tennis Fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jared Dudley wanted to return to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 15th NBA season. LeBron James and Anthony Davis did, too. The Lakers’ front office felt differently, and now Dudley is an assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>Dudley spoke to <a href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2021-08-26/lakers-failure-to-retain-jared-dudley-is-a-massive-loss-for-the-franchise">Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times</a> about his surprising departure from the Lakers and transition into full-time coaching. Dudley claims that, despite his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/5-reasons-why-jared-dudley-is-forever-a-lakers-legend/">locker room value</a> and close relationships with LeBron, Davis, and Russell Westbrook, the Lakers’ front office — specifically, Rob Pelinka and Kurt Rambis — have other ideas for the final roster spots.</p><blockquote>“I thought I was coming back to the Lakers. This is crazy,” the 36-year-old said. “Obviously LeBron and A.D. wanted me back. But we just couldn’t convince them.”</blockquote><p>Dudley expressed his gratitude to the Lakers and said he understands the roster needs to get younger. With or without Dudley, the Lakers will begin the 2021-22 season as one of the oldest — and most accomplished — teams in NBA history.</p><blockquote>“No one owed me anything, Rob and Kurt were honest and upfront, nothing but respect and gratitude to them and Jeanie [Buss], I will be forever thankful for the opportunity they gave me,” Dudley said. “But I did want to come back. I did think I could help the team, especially having so many new players, but I understand they wanted to get younger.”“I talked to Rob and Kurt, I thanked them, but I told them, you’re valuing youth more than a locker room presence guy. I said, ‘I respect you for doing that, but I think you’re wrong,’”</blockquote><p>In exit interviews, Dudley gave himself a “<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heres-what-every-lakers-free-agent-said-about-the-future-after-exit-interviews/">one thousand percent</a>” chance of returning to Los Angeles, despite shifting to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-udonis-haslem-makes-decision-on-19th-season/">Udonis Haslem-esque player-coach</a> role for the past two seasons. Apparently, the Lakers “never discussed the possibility” of making Dudley a full-time coach, Plaschke writes.</p><p>James was clearly caught off-guard by the news of Dudley’s retirement. Upon seeing reports of his move to Dallas, LeBron <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-nsfw-response-to-jared-dudley-joining-luka-doncic/">couldn’t hold back</a> his raw displeasure.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Excuse my language but still one hurt!! For many reasons that you wouldn’t understand. 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️</p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1430232401670656003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Dudley appeared in 57 games over two seasons with the Lakers. However, he formed a tight bond with James and Davis and was present at their <a href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2021-07-29/lakers-acquire-russell-westbrook-wizards-trade-deal">recruitment dinner</a> with Westbrook in July.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
0.5	1.8	0.4	0.1	0.1

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
0.5	1.8	0.4	0.1	0.1

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