Mystery Player #69
Saturday, September 12, 2026 · already played
The answer
Spoiler for the puzzle of Saturday, September 12, 2026. Today's puzzle is not revealed anywhere on this page.
David Robinson
C · 1989–2003
David Robinson's career
David Robinson played 14 seasons between 1989 and 2003, all of it with the Spurs. Over 987 regular-season games he averaged 21.1 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists, finishing with 20,790 career points. He was 1× MVP, 10× All-Star, 10× All-NBA, 1× Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, 2× champion and member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
He entered the league in the 1987 draft, taken first overall, with everything that expectation carries. 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 21.1 points per game. On the glass he was among the players a team could build a defence around.
- Games
- 987
- PPG
- 21.1
- RPG
- 10.6
- APG
- 2.5
- Points
- 20,790
- Rebounds
- 10,497
- Assists
- 2,441
- 3PM
- 25
Teams
- Spurs · 1990–2003
Honours
1× MVP · 10× All-Star · 10× All-NBA · 8× All-Defensive · 1× Defensive Player of the Year · Rookie of the Year · 2× NBA champion · 2× Olympic gold · NBA 75th Anniversary Team
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against David Robinson across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- C
- Debut season:
- 1989
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Spurs
- Points per game:
- 21.1
- Championships:
- 2
- All-Star selections:
- 10
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. David Robinson qualifies on the first route, with 10 All-Star selections — a perennial selection rather than a one-off. He was later named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
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 2 championship rings were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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