NBA HoopGrids answers for today August 8

An all-new NBA HoopGrids has been released on Aug. 8. The trivia game continues to remain popular among basketball fans online.

Tuesday's grid has two special categories: a player who was a top 10 draft pick and a player who was drafted by a team he never played for.

Here's a look at the clues for the Aug. 8 HoopGrids:

• Grid 1: Player who played for the Houston Rockets and Charlotte Hornets.
• Grid 2: Player who played for the Charlotte Hornets and was a Top 10 draft pick.
• Grid 3: Player who was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets but never played for them.
• Grid 4: Player who played for the Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers.
• Grid 5: Player who played for the Philadelphia 76ers and was a Top 10 draft pick.
• Grid 6: Player who was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers but never played for them.
• Grid 7: Player who played for the Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves.
• Grid 8: Player who played for the Minnesota Timberwolves and was a Top 10 draft pick.
• Grid 9: Player who was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves but never played for them.

For Tuesday's HoopGrids, grid 1 will be Jeremy Lin, who joined the Houston Rockets after his "Linsanity" run with the New York Knicks. Lin played a season with the Charlotte Hornets and helped them make the playoffs in 2016.

For grid 2, Kemba Walker was the No. 9 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. Walker is also considered the best player for the franchise. Meanwhile, Kobe Bryant was the greatest player drafted by the Hornets, but he never played for them.

P.J. Tucker plays for the Philadelphia 76ers but had his best years with the Rockets. Meanwhile, Joel Embiid was the No. 3 pick by the Sixers in 2014, while Mikal Bridges was also a Philly draft pick in 2018. However, they traded Bridges to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Zhaire Smith and a future first-round pick.

For grid 7, Austin Rivers played for the Minnesota Timberwolves last season. He suited for the Rockets from 2018 to 2020. Karl-Anthony Towns was the No. 1 pick by the Timberwolves in 2015, while Ray Allen was their No. 5 pick in 1996.

Allen was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on draft night for Stephon Marbury, who lasted just two and a half seasons in Minnesota.

Here's a completed NBA HoopGrids for August 8:

NBA HoopGrids - August 8

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Alternative answers for today's NBA HoopGrids

Getting all the right answers is not enough for some who play HoopGrids regularly. They prefer having a low score and higher rankings, so here are some alternative answers.

• Grid 1: Frank Kaminsky, Dwight Howard and Vernon Maxwell
• Grid 2: Emeka Okafor, D.J. Augustin and Baron Davis
• Grid 3: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Shabazz Napier and Malachi Richardson
• Grid 4: Ish Smith, Samuel Dalembert and Jim Jackson
• Grid 5: Andre Iguodala, Keith Van Horn and Jerry Stackhouse
• Grid 6: Daequan Cook, Pierre Jackson and Carsen Edwards
• Grid 7: Robert Covington, Sam Cassell and Johnny Flynn
• Grid 8: Wally Szczerbiak, Derrick Williams and Luc Longley
• Grid 9: Lauri Markkanen, Nick Calathes and Luke Babbitt