Mystery Player #99
Monday, October 12, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Al Horford
C · 2007–2027
Al Horford's career
Al Horford played 20 seasons between 2007 and 2027, across 5 franchises — Hawks, Celtics, 76ers, Thunder and Warriors. Over 1,183 regular-season games he averaged 12.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists, finishing with 15,077 career points. He was 5× All-Star, 1× All-NBA and 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 2007 draft, taken 3th 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 rotation piece at 12.7 points per game.
- Games
- 1,183
- PPG
- 12.7
- RPG
- 7.7
- APG
- 3.2
- Points
- 15,077
- Rebounds
- 9,163
- Assists
- 3,745
- 3PM
- 1,050
Teams
- Hawks · 2008–2016
- Celtics · 2017–2019
- 76ers · 2020
- Thunder · 2021
- Celtics · 2022–2025
- Warriors · 2026
Honours
5× All-Star · 1× All-NBA · 1× All-Defensive · 1× NBA champion
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Al Horford across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- C
- Debut season:
- 2007
- Status:
- Active
- Nationality:
- International
- Teams:
- Hawks, Celtics, 76ers, Thunder, Celtics, Warriors
- Points per game:
- 12.7
- Championships:
- 1
- All-Star selections:
- 5
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. Al Horford qualifies on the first route, with 5 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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