Mystery Player #21
Sunday, July 26, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Tayshaun Prince
F · 2002–2016
Tayshaun Prince's career
Tayshaun Prince played 14 seasons between 2002 and 2016, across 4 franchises — Pistons, Grizzlies, Celtics and Timberwolves. Over 1,017 regular-season games he averaged 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists, finishing with 11,272 career points. He was 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 2002 draft, taken 23th 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 long career of 14 seasons he was a rotation piece at 11.1 points per game.
- Games
- 1,017
- PPG
- 11.1
- RPG
- 4.3
- APG
- 2.4
- Points
- 11,272
- Rebounds
- 4,332
- Assists
- 2,407
- 3PM
- 569
Teams
- Pistons · 2003–2013
- Grizzlies · 2013–2015
- Celtics · 2015
- Pistons · 2015
- Timberwolves · 2016
Honours
4× All-Defensive · 1× NBA champion · 1× Olympic gold
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Tayshaun Prince across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- F
- Debut season:
- 2002
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Pistons, Grizzlies, Celtics, Pistons, Timberwolves
- Points per game:
- 11.1
- Championships:
- 1
- All-Star selections:
- 0
Why this was a fair answer
Tayshaun Prince was never an All-Star, so he reaches the answer pool by the second route: current players with a genuine offensive role, at least 12 points per game and 150 career games. At 11.1 points across 1,017 games he clears that bar comfortably, which is why a player without the honours of the pool's headline names can still turn up as an answer.
With 4 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was a genuine filter rather than a giveaway. The 1 championship ring were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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