Mystery Player #22
Monday, July 27, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Andrei Kirilenko
F · 2001–2015
Andrei Kirilenko's career
Andrei Kirilenko played 14 seasons between 2001 and 2015, across 3 franchises — Jazz, Timberwolves and Nets. Over 797 regular-season games he averaged 11.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists, finishing with 9,431 career points. He was 1× All-Star.
He entered the league in the 1999 draft, taken 24th 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 11.8 points per game.
- Games
- 797
- PPG
- 11.8
- RPG
- 5.5
- APG
- 2.7
- Points
- 9,431
- Rebounds
- 4,352
- Assists
- 2,169
- 3PM
- 367
Teams
- Jazz · 2002–2011
- Timberwolves · 2013
- Nets · 2014–2015
Honours
1× All-Star · 3× All-Defensive
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Andrei Kirilenko across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- F
- Debut season:
- 2001
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- International
- Teams:
- Jazz, Timberwolves, Nets
- Points per game:
- 11.8
- Championships:
- 0
- 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. Andrei Kirilenko qualifies on the first route, with 1 All-Star selection — a one-time selection.
With 3 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was a genuine filter rather than a giveaway. He never won a title, which quietly rules out a large share of the most-guessed names.
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