Mystery Player #83
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · already played
The answer
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DeMar DeRozan
G · 2009–2027
DeMar DeRozan's career
DeMar DeRozan played 18 seasons between 2009 and 2027, across 4 franchises — Raptors, Spurs, Bulls and Kings. Over 1,264 regular-season games he averaged 21.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists, finishing with 26,711 career points. He was 6× All-Star and 3× All-NBA.
He entered the league in the 2009 draft, taken 9th overall in the lottery. 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 unusually long career of 18 seasons he was a primary scoring option at 21.1 points per game.
- Games
- 1,264
- PPG
- 21.1
- RPG
- 4.3
- APG
- 4.1
- Points
- 26,711
- Rebounds
- 5,434
- Assists
- 5,185
- 3PM
- 662
Teams
- Raptors · 2010–2018
- Spurs · 2019–2021
- Bulls · 2022–2024
- Kings · 2025–2026
Honours
6× All-Star · 3× All-NBA · 1× Olympic gold
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against DeMar DeRozan across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- G
- Debut season:
- 2009
- Status:
- Active
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Raptors, Spurs, Bulls, Kings
- Points per game:
- 21.1
- Championships:
- 0
- 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. DeMar DeRozan 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. He never won a title, which quietly rules out a large share of the most-guessed names.
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