Mystery Player #87
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Antoine Walker
F · 1996–2008
Antoine Walker's career
Antoine Walker played 12 seasons between 1996 and 2008, across 5 franchises — Celtics, Mavericks, Hawks, Heat and Timberwolves. Over 893 regular-season games he averaged 17.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists, finishing with 15,647 career points. He was 3× All-Star and 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 1996 draft, taken 6th overall in the lottery. That makes him a product of the 1990s, 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 consistent starter at 17.5 points per game.
- Games
- 893
- PPG
- 17.5
- RPG
- 7.7
- APG
- 3.5
- Points
- 15,647
- Rebounds
- 6,891
- Assists
- 3,170
- 3PM
- 1,386
Teams
- Celtics · 1997–2003
- Mavericks · 2004
- Hawks · 2005
- Celtics · 2005
- Heat · 2006–2007
- Timberwolves · 2008
Honours
3× All-Star · 1× NBA champion
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Antoine Walker across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- F
- Debut season:
- 1996
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Celtics, Mavericks, Hawks, Celtics, Heat, Timberwolves
- Points per game:
- 17.5
- 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. Antoine Walker qualifies on the first route, with 3 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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