Mystery Player #97
Saturday, October 10, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Kevin Durant
F · 2007–2027
Kevin Durant's career
Kevin Durant played 20 seasons between 2007 and 2027, across 5 franchises — Thunder, Warriors, Nets, Suns and Rockets. Over 1,201 regular-season games he averaged 27.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists, finishing with 32,597 career points. He was 1× MVP, 2× Finals MVP, 16× All-Star, 12× All-NBA, Rookie of the Year, 2× champion and member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
He entered the league in the 2007 draft, taken 2th overall, a lottery pick expected to start immediately. 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 20 seasons he was a primary scoring option at 27.1 points per game.
- Games
- 1,201
- PPG
- 27.1
- RPG
- 6.9
- APG
- 4.4
- Points
- 32,597
- Rebounds
- 8,254
- Assists
- 5,280
- 3PM
- 2,377
Teams
- Thunder · 2008–2016
- Warriors · 2017–2019
- Nets · 2021–2023
- Suns · 2023–2025
- Rockets · 2026
Honours
1× MVP · 2× Finals MVP · 16× All-Star · 12× All-NBA · Rookie of the Year · 2× NBA champion · 4× Olympic gold · NBA 75th Anniversary Team
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Kevin Durant across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- F
- Debut season:
- 2007
- Status:
- Active
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Thunder, Warriors, Nets, Suns, Rockets
- Points per game:
- 27.1
- Championships:
- 2
- All-Star selections:
- 16
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. Kevin Durant qualifies on the first route, with 16 All-Star selections — one of the most decorated players of his generation. He was later named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
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 2 championship rings were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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