NBA Wordle #73
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · already played
The answer
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KORVER
Kyle Korver
G-F · 2003–2020
Kyle Korver's career
Kyle Korver played 17 seasons between 2003 and 2020, across 6 franchises — 76ers, Jazz, Bulls, Hawks, Cavaliers and Bucks. Over 1,232 regular-season games he averaged 9.7 points, 3 rebounds and 1.7 assists, finishing with 11,953 career points. He was 1× All-Star.
He entered the league in the 2003 draft, taken 51th overall in the second round, well outside the picks that carry guarantees. 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 17 seasons he was a rotation piece at 9.7 points per game.
- Games
- 1,232
- PPG
- 9.7
- RPG
- 3
- APG
- 1.7
- Points
- 11,953
- Rebounds
- 3,643
- Assists
- 2,114
- 3PM
- 2,450
Teams
- 76ers · 2004–2008
- Jazz · 2008–2010
- Bulls · 2011–2012
- Hawks · 2013–2017
- Cavaliers · 2017–2019
- Jazz · 2019
- Bucks · 2020
Honours
1× All-Star
About the answer
The answer was KORVER — 6 letters, made up of 5 distinct letters and beginning with K.
The optional hint offered that day read: “SG-SF · debuted 2003”.
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. Kyle Korver qualifies on the first route, with 1 All-Star selection — a one-time selection.
With 6 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. He never won a title, which quietly rules out a large share of the most-guessed names.
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