NBA Wordle #62
Saturday, September 5, 2026 · already played
The answer
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WILLIS
Kevin Willis
F-C · 1984–2007
Kevin Willis's career
Kevin Willis played 23 seasons between 1984 and 2007, across 8 franchises — Hawks, Heat, Warriors, Rockets, Raptors, Nuggets, Spurs and Mavericks. Over 1,424 regular-season games he averaged 12.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 0.9 assists, finishing with 17,253 career points. He was 1× All-Star, 1× All-NBA and 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 1984 draft, taken 11th overall in the lottery. That makes him a product of the 1980s, and his career totals should be read against the pace and rules of that period.
Across a unusually long career of 23 seasons he was a rotation piece at 12.1 points per game.
- Games
- 1,424
- PPG
- 12.1
- RPG
- 8.4
- APG
- 0.9
- Points
- 17,253
- Rebounds
- 11,901
- Assists
- 1,328
- 3PM
- 40
Teams
- Hawks · 1985–1988
- Hawks · 1990–1995
- Heat · 1995–1996
- Warriors · 1996
- Rockets · 1997–1998
- Raptors · 1999–2001
- Nuggets · 2001
- Rockets · 2002
- Spurs · 2003–2004
- Hawks · 2005
- Mavericks · 2007
Honours
1× All-Star · 1× All-NBA · 1× NBA champion
About the answer
The answer was WILLIS — 6 letters, made up of 4 distinct letters and beginning with W.
The optional hint offered that day read: “12.1 career PPG · 1× 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. Kevin Willis qualifies on the first route, with 1 All-Star selection — a one-time selection.
With 8 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 debut arrow was the fastest way in: anyone opening with a modern player would have been sent back decades immediately. The 1 championship ring were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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