Mystery Player #43
Monday, August 17, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Kenny Anderson
G · 1991–2005
Kenny Anderson's career
Kenny Anderson played 14 seasons between 1991 and 2005, across 9 franchises — Nets, Hornets, Trail Blazers, Celtics, Pelicans, Thunder, Pacers, Hawks and Clippers. Over 858 regular-season games he averaged 12.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 6.1 assists, finishing with 10,789 career points. He was 1× All-Star.
He entered the league in the 1991 draft, taken 2th overall, a lottery pick expected to start immediately. That makes him a product of the 1990s, 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 12.6 points per game. He was a genuine playmaker, not just a finisher.
- Games
- 858
- PPG
- 12.6
- RPG
- 3.1
- APG
- 6.1
- Points
- 10,789
- Rebounds
- 2,641
- Assists
- 5,196
- 3PM
- 547
Teams
- Nets · 1992–1996
- Hornets · 1996
- Trail Blazers · 1997–1998
- Celtics · 1998–2002
- Pelicans · 2003
- Thunder · 2003
- Pacers · 2004
- Hawks · 2005
- Clippers · 2005
Honours
1× All-Star
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Kenny Anderson across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- G
- Debut season:
- 1991
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Nets, Hornets, Trail Blazers, Celtics, Pelicans, Thunder, Pacers, Hawks, Clippers
- Points per game:
- 12.6
- 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. Kenny Anderson qualifies on the first route, with 1 All-Star selection — a one-time selection.
With 9 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was unusually generous here — a wide range of guesses would have lit it up green and pointed the wrong way as often as the right one. He never won a title, which quietly rules out a large share of the most-guessed names.
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