NBA Wordle #49
Sunday, August 23, 2026 · already played
The answer
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BRYANT
Kobe Bryant
G-F · 1996–2016
Kobe Bryant's career
Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons between 1996 and 2016, all of it with the Lakers. Over 1,346 regular-season games he averaged 25 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists, finishing with 33,643 career points. He was 1× MVP, 2× Finals MVP, 18× All-Star, 15× All-NBA, 5× champion and member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
He entered the league in the 1996 draft, taken 13th overall in the lottery. 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 unusually long career of 20 seasons he was a primary scoring option at 25 points per game.
- Games
- 1,346
- PPG
- 25
- RPG
- 5.2
- APG
- 4.7
- Points
- 33,643
- Rebounds
- 7,047
- Assists
- 6,306
- 3PM
- 1,827
Teams
- Lakers · 1997–2016
Honours
1× MVP · 2× Finals MVP · 18× All-Star · 15× All-NBA · 12× All-Defensive · 5× NBA champion · 2× Olympic gold · NBA 75th Anniversary Team
About the answer
The answer was BRYANT — 6 letters, made up of 6 distinct letters and beginning with B.
The optional hint offered that day read: “SG-SF · debuted 1996”.
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. Kobe Bryant qualifies on the first route, with 18 All-Star selections — one of the most decorated players of his generation. He was later named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
A one-franchise career made the shared-team clue brutal: it stayed grey for almost every guess, and went green only for players from that same roster. The 5 championship rings were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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