Elton Brand vs. Ricky Sobers Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Sobers and Elton Brand, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Elton Brand played 17 years in the NBA, 6 more than Ricky Sobers, who played 11. Elton Brand had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Ricky Sobers had his rookie season in 1975-76. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Elton Brand |
17 |
5 |
1999-00 to 2015-16 |
Ricky Sobers |
11 |
3 |
1975-76 to 1985-86 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
81 |
37.0 |
20.1 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
10.0 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
7.8 |
16.1 |
.482 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
.685 |
Ricky Sobers |
78 |
24.3 |
9.2 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
- |
3.2 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.823 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Sobers |
19 |
29.6 |
13.0 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
- |
4.1 |
5.1 |
10.8 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
74 |
39.3 |
20.1 |
3.9 |
6.2 |
10.1 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
7.8 |
16.4 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.5 |
6.4 |
.708 |
Ricky Sobers |
79 |
25.4 |
13.6 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
- |
3.3 |
5.2 |
10.6 |
.496 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.7 |
.841 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
80 |
37.8 |
18.2 |
5.0 |
6.6 |
11.6 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
12.6 |
.527 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.9 |
6.6 |
.742 |
Ricky Sobers |
79 |
38.2 |
18.2 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
7.4 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
7.0 |
15.5 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.825 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
62 |
39.6 |
18.5 |
4.6 |
6.8 |
11.3 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
14.5 |
.502 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
.685 |
Ricky Sobers |
81 |
34.9 |
17.3 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
5.6 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
6.8 |
14.7 |
.463 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.2 |
.882 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
69 |
38.7 |
20.0 |
3.9 |
6.4 |
10.3 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
7.0 |
14.2 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.0 |
7.7 |
.773 |
Ricky Sobers |
82 |
32.6 |
14.2 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.2 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
5.7 |
12.2 |
.469 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.309 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.837 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
81 |
37.0 |
20.0 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
9.5 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
15.4 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
.752 |
Ricky Sobers |
71 |
25.4 |
13.5 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
5.0 |
10.8 |
.462 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.258 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
.935 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Sobers |
6 |
27.0 |
13.2 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
13.5 |
.432 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.167 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.889 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
79 |
39.2 |
24.7 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
9.6 |
18.2 |
.527 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
5.6 |
7.2 |
.775 |
Ricky Sobers |
80 |
24.2 |
11.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
10.0 |
.453 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.250 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
12 |
43.1 |
25.4 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
10.3 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
10.3 |
18.8 |
.551 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.8 |
6.3 |
.750 |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
80 |
38.5 |
20.5 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
9.3 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
8.1 |
15.1 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
.761 |
Ricky Sobers |
41 |
35.1 |
15.7 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
13.0 |
.438 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
.418 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.832 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
8 |
34.3 |
17.6 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
6.5 |
14.3 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.6 |
5.9 |
.787 |
Ricky Sobers |
81 |
32.4 |
15.6 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
6.3 |
13.8 |
.456 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.261 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.837 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Sobers |
4 |
37.5 |
15.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
6.3 |
14.3 |
.439 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.300 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
29 |
31.7 |
13.8 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
8.8 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
12.6 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.7 |
.676 |
Ricky Sobers |
71 |
21.0 |
9.9 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
3.9 |
8.8 |
.446 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.286 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
76 |
30.2 |
13.1 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
6.1 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
5.4 |
11.3 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.738 |
Ricky Sobers |
78 |
16.4 |
7.7 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
.444 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.302 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.880 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
81 |
34.7 |
15.0 |
2.9 |
5.4 |
8.3 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
12.1 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.780 |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
5 |
37.0 |
15.6 |
2.4 |
6.0 |
8.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
4.2 |
6.8 |
12.4 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.769 |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
60 |
28.9 |
11.0 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
7.2 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
9.7 |
.494 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.733 |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
13 |
27.4 |
8.6 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
7.6 |
.465 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.625 |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
72 |
21.2 |
7.2 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
6.6 |
.473 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.710 |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
73 |
19.4 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.649 |
Ricky Sobers |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
7 |
11.6 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
.167 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.800 |
Ricky Sobers |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
36 |
13.5 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
.442 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.522 |
Ricky Sobers |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
Ricky Sobers |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
17 |
13.2 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
.431 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
.889 |
Ricky Sobers |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Sobers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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