Mystery Player #9
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 · already played
The answer
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A.C. Green
F · 1985–2001
A.C. Green's career
A.C. Green played 16 seasons between 1985 and 2001, across 4 franchises — Lakers, Suns, Mavericks and Heat. Over 1,278 regular-season games he averaged 9.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists, finishing with 12,331 career points. He was 1× All-Star and 3× champion.
He entered the league in the 1985 draft, taken 23th overall in the first round. That makes him a product of the 1980s, and his career totals should be read against the pace and rules of that period.
Across a long career of 16 seasons he was a rotation piece at 9.6 points per game.
- Games
- 1,278
- PPG
- 9.6
- RPG
- 7.4
- APG
- 1.1
- Points
- 12,331
- Rebounds
- 9,473
- Assists
- 1,400
- 3PM
- 124
Teams
- Lakers · 1986–1993
- Suns · 1994–1997
- Mavericks · 1997–1999
- Lakers · 2000
- Heat · 2001
Honours
1× All-Star · 1× All-Defensive · 3× NBA champion
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against A.C. Green across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- F
- Debut season:
- 1985
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Lakers, Suns, Mavericks, Lakers, Heat
- Points per game:
- 9.6
- Championships:
- 3
- All-Star selections:
- 1
Why this was a fair answer
Answers are never obscure by design: the pool is every NBA All-Star who debuted in the 1969-70 season or later, plus current players carrying a real scoring role. A.C. Green qualifies on the first route, with 1 All-Star selection — a one-time selection.
With 4 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was a genuine filter rather than a giveaway. The debut arrow was the fastest way in: anyone opening with a modern player would have been sent back decades immediately. The 3 championship rings were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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