Mystery Player #81
Thursday, September 24, 2026 · already played
The answer
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David Lee
F · 2005–2017
David Lee's career
David Lee played 12 seasons between 2005 and 2017, across 5 franchises — Knicks, Warriors, Celtics, Mavericks and Spurs. Over 829 regular-season games he averaged 13.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists, finishing with 11,232 career points. He was 2× All-Star, 1× All-NBA and 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 2005 draft, taken 30th overall in the first round. That makes him a product of the 2000s, and his career totals should be read against the pace and rules of that period.
Across a long career of 12 seasons he was a rotation piece at 13.5 points per game.
- Games
- 829
- PPG
- 13.5
- RPG
- 8.8
- APG
- 2.2
- Points
- 11,232
- Rebounds
- 7,319
- Assists
- 1,825
- 3PM
- 1
Teams
- Knicks · 2006–2010
- Warriors · 2011–2015
- Celtics · 2016
- Mavericks · 2016
- Spurs · 2017
Honours
2× All-Star · 1× All-NBA · 1× NBA champion
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against David Lee across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- F
- Debut season:
- 2005
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Knicks, Warriors, Celtics, Mavericks, Spurs
- Points per game:
- 13.5
- Championships:
- 1
- All-Star selections:
- 2
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 Lee qualifies on the first route, with 2 All-Star selections — a repeat selection.
With 5 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 1 championship ring were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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