Mystery Player #56
Sunday, August 30, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Glen Rice
F · 1989–2004
Glen Rice's career
Glen Rice played 15 seasons between 1989 and 2004, across 6 franchises — Heat, Hornets, Lakers, Knicks, Rockets and Clippers. Over 1,000 regular-season games he averaged 18.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists, finishing with 18,336 career points. He was 3× All-Star, 2× All-NBA and 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 1989 draft, taken 4th 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 15 seasons he was a consistent starter at 18.3 points per game.
- Games
- 1,000
- PPG
- 18.3
- RPG
- 4.4
- APG
- 2.1
- Points
- 18,336
- Rebounds
- 4,387
- Assists
- 2,097
- 3PM
- 1,559
Teams
- Heat · 1990–1995
- Hornets · 1996–1998
- Lakers · 1999–2000
- Knicks · 2001
- Rockets · 2002–2003
- Clippers · 2004
Honours
3× All-Star · 2× All-NBA · 1× NBA champion
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Glen Rice across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- F
- Debut season:
- 1989
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Heat, Hornets, Lakers, Knicks, Rockets, Clippers
- Points per game:
- 18.3
- Championships:
- 1
- All-Star selections:
- 3
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. Glen Rice qualifies on the first route, with 3 All-Star selections — a repeat selection.
With 6 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. 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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