NBA Wordle #11
Thursday, July 16, 2026 · already played
The answer
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WESTBROOK
Russell Westbrook
G · 2008–2026
Russell Westbrook's career
Russell Westbrook played 18 seasons between 2008 and 2026, across 7 franchises — Thunder, Rockets, Wizards, Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets and Kings. Over 1,301 regular-season games he averaged 20.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 8 assists, finishing with 27,176 career points. He was 1× MVP, 9× All-Star, 9× All-NBA and member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
He entered the league in the 2008 draft, taken 4th 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 18 seasons he was a primary scoring option at 20.9 points per game. He was a genuine playmaker, not just a finisher.
- Games
- 1,301
- PPG
- 20.9
- RPG
- 6.9
- APG
- 8
- Points
- 27,176
- Rebounds
- 9,025
- Assists
- 10,351
- 3PM
- 1,495
Teams
- Thunder · 2009–2019
- Rockets · 2020
- Wizards · 2021
- Lakers · 2022–2023
- Clippers · 2023–2024
- Nuggets · 2025
- Kings · 2026
Honours
1× MVP · 9× All-Star · 9× All-NBA · 1× Olympic gold · NBA 75th Anniversary Team
About the answer
The answer was WESTBROOK — 9 letters, made up of 8 distinct letters and beginning with W.
The optional hint offered that day read: “20.9 career PPG · 9× All-Star”.
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. Russell Westbrook qualifies on the first route, with 9 All-Star selections — a perennial selection rather than a one-off. He was later named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
With 7 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. He never won a title, which quietly rules out a large share of the most-guessed names.
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