NBA Wordle #65
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · already played
The answer
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CHANDLER
Tyson Chandler
C · 2001–2020
Tyson Chandler's career
Tyson Chandler played 19 seasons between 2001 and 2020, across 8 franchises — Bulls, Pelicans, Hornets, Mavericks, Knicks, Suns, Lakers and Rockets. Over 1,160 regular-season games he averaged 8.2 points, 9 rebounds and 0.8 assists, finishing with 9,509 career points. He was 1× All-Star, 1× All-NBA, 1× Defensive Player of the Year and 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 2001 draft, taken 2th overall, a lottery pick expected to start immediately. That makes him a product of the 2000s, and his career totals should be read against the pace and rules of that period.
Across a unusually long career of 19 seasons he was a rotation piece at 8.2 points per game. On the glass he was among the players a team could build a defence around.
- Games
- 1,160
- PPG
- 8.2
- RPG
- 9
- APG
- 0.8
- Points
- 9,509
- Rebounds
- 10,467
- Assists
- 967
- 3PM
- 0
Teams
- Bulls · 2002–2006
- Pelicans · 2007–2009
- Hornets · 2010
- Mavericks · 2011
- Knicks · 2012–2014
- Mavericks · 2015
- Suns · 2016–2019
- Lakers · 2019
- Rockets · 2020
Honours
1× All-Star · 1× All-NBA · 3× All-Defensive · 1× Defensive Player of the Year · 1× NBA champion · 1× Olympic gold
About the answer
The answer was CHANDLER — 8 letters, made up of 8 distinct letters and beginning with C.
The optional hint offered that day read: “8.2 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. Tyson Chandler 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 1 championship ring were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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