Mystery Player #66
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Vlade Divac
C · 1989–2005
Vlade Divac's career
Vlade Divac played 16 seasons between 1989 and 2005, across 3 franchises — Lakers, Hornets and Kings. Over 1,134 regular-season games he averaged 11.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists, finishing with 13,398 career points. He was 1× All-Star.
He entered the league in the 1989 draft, taken 26th overall in the first round. 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 16 seasons he was a rotation piece at 11.8 points per game.
- Games
- 1,134
- PPG
- 11.8
- RPG
- 8.2
- APG
- 3.1
- Points
- 13,398
- Rebounds
- 9,326
- Assists
- 3,541
- 3PM
- 100
Teams
- Lakers · 1990–1996
- Hornets · 1997–1998
- Kings · 1999–2004
- Lakers · 2005
Honours
1× All-Star
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Vlade Divac across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- C
- Debut season:
- 1989
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- International
- Teams:
- Lakers, Hornets, Kings, Lakers
- Points per game:
- 11.8
- 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. Vlade Divac qualifies on the first route, with 1 All-Star selection — a one-time selection.
With 3 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. He never won a title, which quietly rules out a large share of the most-guessed names.
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