Mystery Player #46
Thursday, August 20, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Mitch Richmond
G · 1988–2002
Mitch Richmond's career
Mitch Richmond played 14 seasons between 1988 and 2002, across 4 franchises — Warriors, Kings, Wizards and Lakers. Over 976 regular-season games he averaged 21 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists, finishing with 20,497 career points. He was 6× All-Star, 5× All-NBA, Rookie of the Year and 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 1988 draft, taken 5th overall, a lottery pick expected to start immediately. That makes him a product of the 1980s, 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 primary scoring option at 21 points per game.
- Games
- 976
- PPG
- 21
- RPG
- 3.9
- APG
- 3.5
- Points
- 20,497
- Rebounds
- 3,801
- Assists
- 3,398
- 3PM
- 1,326
Teams
- Warriors · 1989–1991
- Kings · 1992–1998
- Wizards · 1999–2001
- Lakers · 2002
Honours
6× All-Star · 5× All-NBA · Rookie of the Year · 1× NBA champion · 1× Olympic gold
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Mitch Richmond across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- G
- Debut season:
- 1988
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Warriors, Kings, Wizards, Lakers
- Points per game:
- 21
- Championships:
- 1
- All-Star selections:
- 6
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. Mitch Richmond qualifies on the first route, with 6 All-Star selections — a perennial selection rather than a one-off.
With 4 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was a genuine filter rather than a giveaway. 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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