Mystery Player #88
Thursday, October 1, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Clyde Drexler
G · 1983–1998
Clyde Drexler's career
Clyde Drexler played 15 seasons between 1983 and 1998, across 2 franchises — Trail Blazers and Rockets. Over 1,086 regular-season games he averaged 20.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists, finishing with 22,195 career points. He was 10× All-Star, 5× All-NBA, 1× champion and member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
He entered the league in the 1983 draft, taken 14th overall in the lottery. 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 15 seasons he was a primary scoring option at 20.4 points per game.
- Games
- 1,086
- PPG
- 20.4
- RPG
- 6.1
- APG
- 5.6
- Points
- 22,195
- Rebounds
- 6,677
- Assists
- 6,125
- 3PM
- 827
Teams
- Trail Blazers · 1984–1995
- Rockets · 1995–1998
Honours
10× All-Star · 5× All-NBA · 1× NBA champion · 1× Olympic gold · NBA 75th Anniversary Team
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Clyde Drexler across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- G
- Debut season:
- 1983
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Trail Blazers, Rockets
- Points per game:
- 20.4
- Championships:
- 1
- 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. Clyde Drexler 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.
With 2 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. The 1 championship ring were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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