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Gerald Henderson

Jerome McKinley Henderson (Gerald)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-2    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: January 16, 1956 in Richmond, Virginia
High School: Huguenot in Richmond, Virginia
College: Virginia Commonwealth University

Drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 3rd round (20th pick, 64th overall) of the 1978 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 24 BOS NBA 76 2 1061 191 382 .500 2 6 .333 89 129 .690 37 46 83 147 45 15 109 96 473
1980-81 25 BOS NBA 82 10 1608 261 579 .451 1 16 .063 113 157 .720 43 89 132 213 79 12 160 177 636
1981-82 26 BOS NBA 82 31 1844 353 705 .501 2 12 .167 125 172 .727 47 105 152 252 82 11 150 199 833
1982-83 27 BOS NBA 82 9 1551 286 618 .463 3 16 .188 96 133 .722 57 67 124 195 95 3 128 190 671
1983-84 28 BOS NBA 78 78 2088 376 718 .524 20 57 .351 136 177 .768 68 79 147 300 117 14 161 209 908
1984-85 29 SEA NBA 79 78 2648 427 891 .479 9 38 .237 199 255 .780 71 119 190 559 140 9 231 196 1062
1985-86 30 SEA NBA 82 82 2568 434 900 .482 18 52 .346 185 223 .830 89 98 187 487 138 11 184 230 1071
1986-87 31 TOT NBA 74 59 2045 298 674 .442 19 77 .247 190 230 .826 50 125 175 471 101 11 172 208 805
1986-87 31 SEA NBA 6 6 155 25 50 .500 0 3 .000 17 18 .944 6 3 9 32 6 0 15 17 67
1986-87 31 NYK NBA 68 53 1890 273 624 .438 19 74 .257 173 212 .816 44 122 166 439 95 11 157 191 738
1987-88 32 TOT NBA 75 5 1505 194 453 .428 69 163 .423 138 170 .812 27 80 107 231 69 5 133 187 595
1987-88 32 NYK NBA 6 2 69 5 14 .357 2 4 .500 2 2 1.000 1 9 10 13 2 0 8 14 14
1987-88 32 PHI NBA 69 3 1436 189 439 .431 67 159 .421 136 168 .810 26 71 97 218 67 5 125 173 581
1988-89 33 PHI NBA 65 0 986 144 348 .414 33 107 .308 104 127 .819 17 51 68 140 42 3 73 121 425
1989-90 34 TOT NBA 57 0 464 53 109 .486 17 38 .447 12 15 .800 11 32 43 74 16 2 24 50 135
1989-90 34 MIL NBA 11 0 129 11 26 .423 3 7 .429 2 2 1.000 3 9 12 13 8 0 8 14 27
1989-90 34 DET NBA 46 0 335 42 83 .506 14 31 .452 10 13 .769 8 23 31 61 8 2 16 36 108
1990-91 35 DET NBA 23 10 392 50 117 .427 7 21 .333 16 21 .762 8 29 37 62 12 2 28 43 123
1991-92 36 TOT NBA 16 0 96 12 32 .375 3 8 .375 9 11 .818 1 7 8 10 3 0 8 12 36
1991-92 36 HOU NBA 8 0 34 4 11 .364 0 3 .000 4 6 .667 1 1 2 5 0 0 4 4 12
1991-92 36 DET NBA 8 0 62 8 21 .381 3 5 .600 5 5 1.000 0 6 6 5 3 0 4 8 24
Career NBA 871 364 18856 3079 6526 .472 203 611 .332 1412 1820 .776 526 927 1453 3141 939 98 1561 1918 7773

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 24 BOS NBA 76 2 14.0 2.5 5.0 .500 0.0 0.1 .333 1.2 1.7 .690 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.9 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.3 6.2
1980-81 25 BOS NBA 82 10 19.6 3.2 7.1 .451 0.0 0.2 .063 1.4 1.9 .720 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.6 1.0 0.1 2.0 2.2 7.8
1981-82 26 BOS NBA 82 31 22.5 4.3 8.6 .501 0.0 0.1 .167 1.5 2.1 .727 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.8 2.4 10.2
1982-83 27 BOS NBA 82 9 18.9 3.5 7.5 .463 0.0 0.2 .188 1.2 1.6 .722 0.7 0.8 1.5 2.4 1.2 0.0 1.6 2.3 8.2
1983-84 28 BOS NBA 78 78 26.8 4.8 9.2 .524 0.3 0.7 .351 1.7 2.3 .768 0.9 1.0 1.9 3.8 1.5 0.2 2.1 2.7 11.6
1984-85 29 SEA NBA 79 78 33.5 5.4 11.3 .479 0.1 0.5 .237 2.5 3.2 .780 0.9 1.5 2.4 7.1 1.8 0.1 2.9 2.5 13.4
1985-86 30 SEA NBA 82 82 31.3 5.3 11.0 .482 0.2 0.6 .346 2.3 2.7 .830 1.1 1.2 2.3 5.9 1.7 0.1 2.2 2.8 13.1
1986-87 31 TOT NBA 74 59 27.6 4.0 9.1 .442 0.3 1.0 .247 2.6 3.1 .826 0.7 1.7 2.4 6.4 1.4 0.1 2.3 2.8 10.9
1986-87 31 SEA NBA 6 6 25.8 4.2 8.3 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 2.8 3.0 .944 1.0 0.5 1.5 5.3 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.8 11.2
1986-87 31 NYK NBA 68 53 27.8 4.0 9.2 .438 0.3 1.1 .257 2.5 3.1 .816 0.6 1.8 2.4 6.5 1.4 0.2 2.3 2.8 10.9
1987-88 32 TOT NBA 75 5 20.1 2.6 6.0 .428 0.9 2.2 .423 1.8 2.3 .812 0.4 1.1 1.4 3.1 0.9 0.1 1.8 2.5 7.9
1987-88 32 NYK NBA 6 2 11.5 0.8 2.3 .357 0.3 0.7 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.2 1.5 1.7 2.2 0.3 0.0 1.3 2.3 2.3
1987-88 32 PHI NBA 69 3 20.8 2.7 6.4 .431 1.0 2.3 .421 2.0 2.4 .810 0.4 1.0 1.4 3.2 1.0 0.1 1.8 2.5 8.4
1988-89 33 PHI NBA 65 0 15.2 2.2 5.4 .414 0.5 1.6 .308 1.6 2.0 .819 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.2 0.6 0.0 1.1 1.9 6.5
1989-90 34 TOT NBA 57 0 8.1 0.9 1.9 .486 0.3 0.7 .447 0.2 0.3 .800 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.9 2.4
1989-90 34 MIL NBA 11 0 11.7 1.0 2.4 .423 0.3 0.6 .429 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.7 1.3 2.5
1989-90 34 DET NBA 46 0 7.3 0.9 1.8 .506 0.3 0.7 .452 0.2 0.3 .769 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.8 2.3
1990-91 35 DET NBA 23 10 17.0 2.2 5.1 .427 0.3 0.9 .333 0.7 0.9 .762 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.7 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.9 5.3
1991-92 36 TOT NBA 16 0 6.0 0.8 2.0 .375 0.2 0.5 .375 0.6 0.7 .818 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.8 2.3
1991-92 36 HOU NBA 8 0 4.3 0.5 1.4 .364 0.0 0.4 .000 0.5 0.8 .667 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.5
1991-92 36 DET NBA 8 0 7.8 1.0 2.6 .381 0.4 0.6 .600 0.6 0.6 1.000 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.0 3.0
Career NBA 871 364 21.6 3.5 7.5 .472 0.2 0.7 .332 1.6 2.1 .776 0.6 1.1 1.7 3.6 1.1 0.1 1.8 2.2 8.9

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 24 BOS NBA 76 2 1061 6.5 13.0 .500 0.1 0.2 .333 3.0 4.4 .690 1.3 1.6 2.8 5.0 1.5 0.5 3.7 3.3 16.0
1980-81 25 BOS NBA 82 10 1608 5.8 13.0 .451 0.0 0.4 .063 2.5 3.5 .720 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.8 1.8 0.3 3.6 4.0 14.2
1981-82 26 BOS NBA 82 31 1844 6.9 13.8 .501 0.0 0.2 .167 2.4 3.4 .727 0.9 2.0 3.0 4.9 1.6 0.2 2.9 3.9 16.3
1982-83 27 BOS NBA 82 9 1551 6.6 14.3 .463 0.1 0.4 .188 2.2 3.1 .722 1.3 1.6 2.9 4.5 2.2 0.1 3.0 4.4 15.6
1983-84 28 BOS NBA 78 78 2088 6.5 12.4 .524 0.3 1.0 .351 2.3 3.1 .768 1.2 1.4 2.5 5.2 2.0 0.2 2.8 3.6 15.7
1984-85 29 SEA NBA 79 78 2648 5.8 12.1 .479 0.1 0.5 .237 2.7 3.5 .780 1.0 1.6 2.6 7.6 1.9 0.1 3.1 2.7 14.4
1985-86 30 SEA NBA 82 82 2568 6.1 12.6 .482 0.3 0.7 .346 2.6 3.1 .830 1.2 1.4 2.6 6.8 1.9 0.2 2.6 3.2 15.0
1986-87 31 TOT NBA 74 59 2045 5.2 11.9 .442 0.3 1.4 .247 3.3 4.0 .826 0.9 2.2 3.1 8.3 1.8 0.2 3.0 3.7 14.2
1986-87 31 SEA NBA 6 6 155 5.8 11.6 .500 0.0 0.7 .000 3.9 4.2 .944 1.4 0.7 2.1 7.4 1.4 0.0 3.5 3.9 15.6
1986-87 31 NYK NBA 68 53 1890 5.2 11.9 .438 0.4 1.4 .257 3.3 4.0 .816 0.8 2.3 3.2 8.4 1.8 0.2 3.0 3.6 14.1
1987-88 32 TOT NBA 75 5 1505 4.6 10.8 .428 1.7 3.9 .423 3.3 4.1 .812 0.6 1.9 2.6 5.5 1.7 0.1 3.2 4.5 14.2
1987-88 32 NYK NBA 6 2 69 2.6 7.3 .357 1.0 2.1 .500 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.5 4.7 5.2 6.8 1.0 0.0 4.2 7.3 7.3
1987-88 32 PHI NBA 69 3 1436 4.7 11.0 .431 1.7 4.0 .421 3.4 4.2 .810 0.7 1.8 2.4 5.5 1.7 0.1 3.1 4.3 14.6
1988-89 33 PHI NBA 65 0 986 5.3 12.7 .414 1.2 3.9 .308 3.8 4.6 .819 0.6 1.9 2.5 5.1 1.5 0.1 2.7 4.4 15.5
1989-90 34 TOT NBA 57 0 464 4.1 8.5 .486 1.3 2.9 .447 0.9 1.2 .800 0.9 2.5 3.3 5.7 1.2 0.2 1.9 3.9 10.5
1989-90 34 MIL NBA 11 0 129 3.1 7.3 .423 0.8 2.0 .429 0.6 0.6 1.000 0.8 2.5 3.3 3.6 2.2 0.0 2.2 3.9 7.5
1989-90 34 DET NBA 46 0 335 4.5 8.9 .506 1.5 3.3 .452 1.1 1.4 .769 0.9 2.5 3.3 6.6 0.9 0.2 1.7 3.9 11.6
1990-91 35 DET NBA 23 10 392 4.6 10.7 .427 0.6 1.9 .333 1.5 1.9 .762 0.7 2.7 3.4 5.7 1.1 0.2 2.6 3.9 11.3
1991-92 36 TOT NBA 16 0 96 4.5 12.0 .375 1.1 3.0 .375 3.4 4.1 .818 0.4 2.6 3.0 3.7 1.1 0.0 3.0 4.5 13.5
1991-92 36 HOU NBA 8 0 34 4.2 11.6 .364 0.0 3.2 .000 4.2 6.4 .667 1.1 1.1 2.1 5.3 0.0 0.0 4.2 4.2 12.7
1991-92 36 DET NBA 8 0 62 4.6 12.2 .381 1.7 2.9 .600 2.9 2.9 1.000 0.0 3.5 3.5 2.9 1.7 0.0 2.3 4.6 13.9
Career NBA 871 364 18856 5.9 12.5 .472 0.4 1.2 .332 2.7 3.5 .776 1.0 1.8 2.8 6.0 1.8 0.2 3.0 3.7 14.8

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1979-80 24 BOS NBA 76 1061 12.7 .539 .503 3.9 4.8 4.4 19.0 2.0 0.8 19.9 20.5 101 105 0.5 1.2 1.7
1980-81 25 BOS NBA 82 1608 10.4 .491 .452 3.2 6.1 4.7 17.8 2.3 0.4 19.8 20.5 94 105 -0.6 1.8 1.3
1981-82 26 BOS NBA 82 1844 13.2 .534 .502 2.9 6.1 4.5 18.6 2.1 0.3 16.1 20.2 105 106 1.4 2.2 3.6
1982-83 27 BOS NBA 82 1551 12.1 .496 .465 4.0 4.6 4.3 16.7 2.8 0.1 15.9 20.3 99 104 0.5 1.8 2.3
1983-84 28 BOS NBA 78 2088 14.7 .570 .538 3.8 4.1 4.0 19.8 2.7 0.4 16.8 18.8 110 106 2.7 2.6 5.3
1984-85 29 SEA NBA 79 2648 14.3 .529 .484 3.1 5.2 4.2 31.5 2.6 0.2 18.7 19.5 104 109 1.4 2.3 3.7
1985-86 30 SEA NBA 82 2568 15.7 .537 .492 4.0 4.6 4.3 28.4 2.6 0.3 15.6 19.3 110 107 3.6 2.6 6.2
1986-87 31 TOT NBA 74 2045 14.5 .519 .456 2.7 6.9 4.8 32.9 2.4 0.3 18.2 19.2 107 112 1.7 1.2 2.9
1986-87 31 SEA NBA 6 155 14.0 .578 .500 4.2 2.1 3.2 27.8 1.8 0.0 20.6 18.5 113 114 0.3 0.0 0.3
1986-87 31 NYK NBA 68 1890 14.6 .514 .453 2.6 7.3 4.9 33.3 2.4 0.3 18.0 19.3 106 112 1.5 1.1 2.6
1987-88 32 TOT NBA 75 1505 12.1 .564 .504 2.1 6.2 4.1 22.5 2.3 0.2 20.1 18.5 107 112 1.3 0.9 2.2
1987-88 32 NYK NBA 6 69 4.4 .470 .429 1.6 15.4 8.3 24.3 1.4 0.0 35.0 13.5 85 107 -0.1 0.1 0.0
1987-88 32 PHI NBA 69 1436 12.5 .566 .507 2.1 5.8 3.9 22.5 2.3 0.2 19.6 18.8 108 112 1.4 0.8 2.2
1988-89 33 PHI NBA 65 986 12.1 .526 .461 1.9 5.8 3.9 19.2 2.1 0.2 15.3 20.1 106 114 0.8 0.3 1.1
1989-90 34 TOT NBA 57 464 11.9 .584 .564 2.7 7.9 5.3 22.0 1.7 0.3 17.2 12.9 117 107 0.7 0.5 1.2
1989-90 34 MIL NBA 11 129 7.4 .502 .481 2.6 8.1 5.3 13.1 3.0 0.0 22.9 11.3 95 108 0.0 0.1 0.1
1989-90 34 DET NBA 46 335 13.6 .609 .590 2.7 7.8 5.3 25.4 1.2 0.4 15.3 13.5 125 107 0.7 0.4 1.1
1990-91 35 DET NBA 23 392 10.1 .487 .457 2.3 8.5 5.4 23.3 1.6 0.3 18.2 17.3 100 107 0.0 0.5 0.5
1991-92 36 TOT NBA 16 96 8.0 .489 .422 1.2 8.1 4.7 15.1 1.6 0.0 17.8 20.4 95 109 0.0 0.1 0.0
1991-92 36 HOU NBA 8 34 4.3 .440 .364 3.4 3.2 3.3 20.8 0.0 0.0 22.7 22.5 85 116 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1991-92 36 DET NBA 8 62 10.1 .517 .452 0.0 10.8 5.5 11.9 2.5 0.0 14.7 19.3 102 105 0.0 0.1 0.1
Career NBA 871 18856 13.4 .530 .487 3.2 5.5 4.4 23.7 2.4 0.3 17.6 19.4 105 108 14.1 18.0 32.1

Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1979-80 24 BOS NBA 9 101 15 37 0 2 12 20 4 10 12 4 0 7 8 42 .405 .000 .600 11.2 4.7 1.1 1.3
1980-81 25 BOS NBA 16 228 41 86 0 1 10 12 10 25 26 10 3 12 24 92 .477 .000 .833 14.3 5.8 1.6 1.6
1981-82 26 BOS NBA 12 310 38 93 0 2 24 35 12 25 48 14 2 25 30 100 .409 .000 .686 25.8 8.3 2.1 4.0
1982-83 27 BOS NBA 7 187 35 85 0 3 6 7 8 14 31 11 1 14 25 76 .412 .000 .857 26.7 10.9 2.0 4.4
1983-84 28 BOS NBA 23 616 115 237 3 11 54 75 23 52 97 34 1 41 78 287 .485 .273 .720 26.8 12.5 2.3 4.2
1988-89 33 PHI NBA 3 69 10 25 2 7 2 6 3 7 5 2 0 5 10 24 .400 .286 .333 23.0 8.0 2.3 1.7
1989-90 34 DET NBA 8 19 1 5 0 3 0 0 2 3 4 2 0 1 3 2 .200 .000 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.5
1990-91 35 DET NBA 10 40 4 16 0 3 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 4 8 .250 .000 4.0 0.8 0.1 0.6
Career NBA 88 1570 259 584 5 32 108 155 63 137 229 78 7 105 182 631 .443 .156 .697 17.8 7.2 1.6 2.6

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1979-80 24 BOS NBA 9 101 11.8 .459 .405 4.5 6.8 5.6 16.7 2.0 0.0 13.3 22.1 96 102 0.0 0.1 0.1
1980-81 25 BOS NBA 16 228 14.3 .504 .477 5.1 7.0 6.1 16.8 2.2 0.7 11.6 19.1 107 103 0.3 0.3 0.6
1981-82 26 BOS NBA 12 310 10.3 .461 .409 4.2 4.3 4.2 21.6 2.2 0.4 18.7 17.5 97 103 0.0 0.4 0.4
1982-83 27 BOS NBA 7 187 11.1 .431 .412 4.6 3.5 4.0 26.6 2.9 0.3 13.7 22.9 92 104 -0.2 0.2 0.1
1983-84 28 BOS NBA 23 616 15.6 .531 .492 4.2 5.5 4.8 23.8 2.7 0.1 13.2 20.7 111 109 0.8 0.6 1.5
1988-89 33 PHI NBA 3 69 5.1 .434 .440 4.9 6.4 5.6 10.1 1.5 0.0 15.3 20.9 83 113 -0.2 0.0 -0.1
1989-90 34 DET NBA 8 19 8.3 .200 .200 12.4 6.0 9.2 28.2 5.5 0.0 16.7 13.9 82 97 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990-91 35 DET NBA 10 40 2.6 .250 .250 2.6 0.0 1.4 21.6 1.3 0.0 0.0 17.4 81 118 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
Career NBA 88 1570 12.7 .484 .448 4.5 5.2 4.8 21.6 2.5 0.3 13.9 20.0 102 106 0.7 1.9 2.5

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1980-81 NBA 82 (3)
1981-82 NBA 82 (4)
1982-83 NBA 82 (2)
1985-86 NBA 82 (2)

3-Pt Field Goals

1987-88 NBA 69 (7)

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1987-88 NBA .423 (4)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.002 (344)

Transactions

June 9, 1978: Drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 3rd round (64th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

September 20, 1978: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.

June 25, 1979: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.

October 16, 1984: Traded by the Boston Celtics to the Seattle Supersonics for a 1986 1st round draft pick (Len Bias).

November 12, 1986: Traded by the Seattle Supersonics with a 1987 1st round draft pick (Mark Jackson) to the New York Knickerbockers for a 1987 1st round draft pick (Scottie Pippen) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Steve Henson).

November 14, 1987: Waived by the New York Knickerbockers.

December 3, 1987: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

October 6, 1989: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.

November 27, 1989: Waived by the Milwaukee Bucks.

December 6, 1989: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Detroit Pistons.

November 11, 1990: Released by the Detroit Pistons.

February 24, 1991: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Detroit Pistons.

March 15, 1991: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons.

July 10, 1991: Released by the Detroit Pistons.

October 4, 1991: Signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets.

October 28, 1991: Waived by the Houston Rockets.

November 25, 1991: Signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets.

January 7, 1992: Waived by the Houston Rockets.

January 21, 1992: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Detroit Pistons.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1984-85 Seattle Supersonics NBA $325,000
1985-86 Seattle Supersonics NBA $350,000
1986-87 Total NBA *$344,625
1987-88 Total NBA $339,250
1988-89 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $275,000
1989-90 Total NBA *$200,000
1990-91 Detroit Pistons NBA $125,000
1991-92 Total NBA *$130,000
Career (may be incomplete) $2,088,875
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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