NBA Wordle #31
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 · already played
The answer
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QUICKLEY
Immanuel Quickley
G · 2020–2027
Immanuel Quickley's career
Immanuel Quickley played 7 seasons between 2020 and 2027, across 2 franchises — Knicks and Raptors. Over 394 regular-season games he averaged 14.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists, finishing with 5,692 career points.
He entered the league in the 2020 draft, taken 25th overall in the first round. That makes him a product of the 2020s, and his career totals should be read against the pace and rules of that period.
Across a short career of 7 seasons he was a consistent starter at 14.4 points per game.
- Games
- 394
- PPG
- 14.4
- RPG
- 3.5
- APG
- 4.1
- Points
- 5,692
- Rebounds
- 1,379
- Assists
- 1,618
- 3PM
- 857
Teams
- Knicks · 2021–2024
- Raptors · 2024–2026
About the answer
The answer was QUICKLEY — 8 letters, made up of 8 distinct letters and beginning with Q.
The optional hint offered that day read: “PG-SG · debuted 2020”.
Why this was a fair answer
Immanuel Quickley was never an All-Star, so he reaches the answer pool by the second route: current players with a genuine offensive role, at least 12 points per game and 150 career games. At 14.4 points across 394 games he clears that bar comfortably, which is why a player without the honours of the pool's headline names can still turn up as an answer.
With 2 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was a genuine filter rather than a giveaway. A recent debut meant the arrow pointed forward for nearly every guess, which narrows the field quickly once you trust it. He never won a title, which quietly rules out a large share of the most-guessed names.
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