NBA Wordle #56
Sunday, August 30, 2026 · already played
The answer
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MARION
Shawn Marion
F · 1999–2015
Shawn Marion's career
Shawn Marion played 16 seasons between 1999 and 2015, across 5 franchises — Suns, Heat, Raptors, Mavericks and Cavaliers. Over 1,163 regular-season games he averaged 15.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists, finishing with 17,700 career points. He was 4× All-Star, 2× All-NBA and 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 1999 draft, taken 9th 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 long career of 16 seasons he was a consistent starter at 15.2 points per game.
- Games
- 1,163
- PPG
- 15.2
- RPG
- 8.7
- APG
- 1.9
- Points
- 17,700
- Rebounds
- 10,101
- Assists
- 2,199
- 3PM
- 791
Teams
- Suns · 2000–2008
- Heat · 2008–2009
- Raptors · 2009
- Mavericks · 2010–2014
- Cavaliers · 2015
Honours
4× All-Star · 2× All-NBA · 1× NBA champion
About the answer
The answer was MARION — 6 letters, made up of 6 distinct letters and beginning with M.
The optional hint offered that day read: “15.2 career PPG · 4× 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. Shawn Marion qualifies on the first route, with 4 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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