NBA Wordle #81
Thursday, September 24, 2026 · already played
The answer
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BARNES
Harrison Barnes
F · 2012–2027
Harrison Barnes's career
Harrison Barnes played 15 seasons between 2012 and 2027, across 4 franchises — Warriors, Mavericks, Kings and Spurs. Over 1,070 regular-season games he averaged 13.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists, finishing with 14,572 career points. He was 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 2012 draft, taken 7th overall in the lottery. That makes him a product of the 2010s, and his career totals should be read against the pace and rules of that period.
Across a long career of 15 seasons he was a rotation piece at 13.6 points per game.
- Games
- 1,070
- PPG
- 13.6
- RPG
- 4.6
- APG
- 1.8
- Points
- 14,572
- Rebounds
- 4,955
- Assists
- 1,887
- 3PM
- 1,578
Teams
- Warriors · 2013–2016
- Mavericks · 2017–2019
- Kings · 2019–2024
- Spurs · 2025–2026
Honours
1× NBA champion · 1× Olympic gold
About the answer
The answer was BARNES — 6 letters, made up of 6 distinct letters and beginning with B.
The optional hint offered that day read: “Played for GSW 2013–16, DAL 2017–19, SAC 2019–24, SAS 2025–26”.
Why this was a fair answer
Harrison Barnes was never an All-Star, so he reaches the answer pool by the second route: current players with a genuine offensive role, at least 12 points per game and 150 career games. At 13.6 points across 1,070 games he clears that bar comfortably, which is why a player without the honours of the pool's headline names can still turn up as an answer.
With 4 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was a genuine filter rather than a giveaway. The 1 championship ring were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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