Mystery Player #39
Thursday, August 13, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Joakim Noah
C-F · 2007–2020
Joakim Noah's career
Joakim Noah played 13 seasons between 2007 and 2020, across 4 franchises — Bulls, Knicks, Grizzlies and Clippers. Over 672 regular-season games he averaged 8.8 points, 9 rebounds and 2.8 assists, finishing with 5,881 career points. He was 2× All-Star, 1× All-NBA and 1× Defensive Player of the Year.
He entered the league in the 2007 draft, taken 9th overall in the lottery. 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 13 seasons he was a rotation piece at 8.8 points per game. On the glass he was among the players a team could build a defence around.
- Games
- 672
- PPG
- 8.8
- RPG
- 9
- APG
- 2.8
- Points
- 5,881
- Rebounds
- 6,058
- Assists
- 1,907
- 3PM
- 0
Teams
- Bulls · 2008–2016
- Knicks · 2017–2018
- Grizzlies · 2019
- Clippers · 2020
Honours
2× All-Star · 1× All-NBA · 3× All-Defensive · 1× Defensive Player of the Year
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Joakim Noah across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- C-F
- Debut season:
- 2007
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Bulls, Knicks, Grizzlies, Clippers
- Points per game:
- 8.8
- Championships:
- 0
- All-Star selections:
- 2
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. Joakim Noah qualifies on the first route, with 2 All-Star selections — a repeat selection.
With 4 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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