NBA Wordle #61
Friday, September 4, 2026 · already played
The answer
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NOWITZKI
Dirk Nowitzki
F · 1998–2019
Dirk Nowitzki's career
Dirk Nowitzki played 21 seasons between 1998 and 2019, all of it with the Mavericks. Over 1,522 regular-season games he averaged 20.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists, finishing with 31,560 career points. He was 1× MVP, 1× Finals MVP, 14× All-Star, 12× All-NBA, 1× champion and member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
He entered the league in the 1998 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 unusually long career of 21 seasons he was a primary scoring option at 20.7 points per game.
- Games
- 1,522
- PPG
- 20.7
- RPG
- 7.5
- APG
- 2.4
- Points
- 31,560
- Rebounds
- 11,489
- Assists
- 3,651
- 3PM
- 1,982
Teams
- Mavericks · 1999–2019
Honours
1× MVP · 1× Finals MVP · 14× All-Star · 12× All-NBA · 1× NBA champion · NBA 75th Anniversary Team
About the answer
The answer was NOWITZKI — 8 letters, made up of 7 distinct letters and beginning with N.
The optional hint offered that day read: “Power forward · debuted 1998”.
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. Dirk Nowitzki qualifies on the first route, with 14 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 1 championship ring were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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