Mystery Player #98
Sunday, October 11, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Steven Smith
G · 1991–2005
Steven Smith's career
Steven Smith played 14 seasons between 1991 and 2005, across 6 franchises — Heat, Hawks, Trail Blazers, Spurs, Pelicans and Hornets. Over 942 regular-season games he averaged 14.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists, finishing with 13,430 career points. He was 1× All-Star and 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 1991 draft, taken 5th overall, a lottery pick expected to start immediately. 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 14 seasons he was a consistent starter at 14.3 points per game.
- Games
- 942
- PPG
- 14.3
- RPG
- 3.2
- APG
- 3.1
- Points
- 13,430
- Rebounds
- 3,060
- Assists
- 2,922
- 3PM
- 1,148
Teams
- Heat · 1992–1995
- Hawks · 1995–1999
- Trail Blazers · 2000–2001
- Spurs · 2002–2003
- Pelicans · 2004
- Hornets · 2005
- Heat · 2005
Honours
1× All-Star · 1× NBA champion · 1× Olympic gold
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Steven Smith across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- G
- Debut season:
- 1991
- Status:
- Retired
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Heat, Hawks, Trail Blazers, Spurs, Pelicans, Hornets, Heat
- Points per game:
- 14.3
- Championships:
- 1
- All-Star selections:
- 1
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. Steven Smith qualifies on the first route, with 1 All-Star selection — a one-time selection.
With 6 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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