Mystery Player #12
Friday, July 17, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Tony Parker
G · 2001–2019
Tony Parker's career
Tony Parker played 18 seasons between 2001 and 2019, across 2 franchises — Spurs and Hornets. Over 1,254 regular-season games he averaged 15.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists, finishing with 19,473 career points. He was 1× Finals MVP, 6× All-Star, 4× All-NBA and 4× champion.
He entered the league in the 2001 draft, taken 28th overall in the first round. That makes him a product of the 2000s, and his career totals should be read against the pace and rules of that period.
Across a unusually long career of 18 seasons he was a consistent starter at 15.5 points per game.
- Games
- 1,254
- PPG
- 15.5
- RPG
- 2.7
- APG
- 5.6
- Points
- 19,473
- Rebounds
- 3,396
- Assists
- 7,035
- 3PM
- 519
Teams
- Spurs · 2002–2018
- Hornets · 2019
Honours
1× Finals MVP · 6× All-Star · 4× All-NBA · 4× NBA champion
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Tony Parker across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- G
- Debut season:
- 2001
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- International
- Teams:
- Spurs, Hornets
- Points per game:
- 15.5
- Championships:
- 4
- All-Star selections:
- 6
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. Tony Parker qualifies on the first route, with 6 All-Star selections — a perennial selection rather than a one-off.
With 2 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was a genuine filter rather than a giveaway. The 4 championship rings were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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