Mystery Player #41
Saturday, August 15, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Fred Brown
G · 1971–1984
Fred Brown's career
Fred Brown played 13 seasons between 1971 and 1984, all of it with the Thunder. Over 963 regular-season games he averaged 14.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists, finishing with 14,018 career points. He was 1× All-Star and 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 1971 draft, taken 6th overall in the lottery. That makes him a product of the 1970s, 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 consistent starter at 14.6 points per game.
- Games
- 963
- PPG
- 14.6
- RPG
- 2.7
- APG
- 3.3
- Points
- 14,018
- Rebounds
- 2,637
- Assists
- 3,160
- 3PM
- 110
Teams
- Thunder · 1972–1984
Honours
1× All-Star · 1× NBA champion
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Fred Brown across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- G
- Debut season:
- 1971
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Thunder
- Points per game:
- 14.6
- Championships:
- 1
- 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. Fred Brown qualifies on the first route, with 1 All-Star selection — a one-time selection.
A one-franchise career made the shared-team clue brutal: it stayed grey for almost every guess, and went green only for players from that same roster. The debut arrow was the fastest way in: anyone opening with a modern player would have been sent back decades immediately. The 1 championship ring were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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