NBA HoopGrids answers for today August 9

NBA HoopGrids released its latest puzzle on Aug. 9. The trivia game based on MLB's Immaculate Grid remains popular during the offseason.

Wednesday's grid has introduced a new special category: a player who was teammates with Kevin Durant.

Here are the clues for the Aug. 9 HoopGrids:

• Grid 1: Player who played for the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics.
• Grid 2: Player who played for the Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic.
• Grid 3: Player who played for the Indiana Pacers and was named to an All-Defensive Team.
• Grid 4: Player who played for the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics.
• Grid 5: Player who played for the Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic.
• Grid 6: Player who played for the Chicago Bulls and was named to an All-Defensive Team.
• Grid 7: Player who played for the Boston Celtics and was teammates with Kevin Durant.
• Grid 8: Player who played for the Orlando Magic and was teammates with Kevin Durant.
• Grid 9: Player who was teammates with Kevin Durant and was named to an All-Defensive Team.

Starting with the first grid, Malcolm Brogdon plays for the Boston Celtics and won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year last season. He was acquired by the Celtics from the Indiana Pacers last summer.

For grid 2, Victor Oladipo started off his career with the Orlando Magic. He was then traded to the OKC Thunder before blossoming into an All-Star with the Indiana Pacers. Some might forget that Paul George was a two-way star for Indiana and was named to the All-Defensive Team three times as a Pacer.

Rajon Rondo won an NBA championship with the Celtics in 2008 before turning into a journeyman later. One of his stops was the Chicago Bulls in the 2016-17 season. Nikola Vucevic signed a new deal this offseason to remain with the Bulls, but he was already a two-time All-Star in Orlando.

There are several options for grid 6, but one option is Alex Caruso, who was named to the All-Defensive Team last season. As for Kevin Durant's teammates, Blake Griffin was in Boston last season and they teamed up in Brooklyn.

Serge Ibaka was part of KD's early OKC Thunder teams and was traded to the Magic for Oladipo. Finally for grid 9, Draymond Green is probably the best defensive player Durant has played with.

Here's a complete NBA HoopGrids for today:

NBA HoopGrids - August 9

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Alternative answers for today's NBA HoopGrids

Some HoopGrids players are not satisfied with just completing the puzzle. They want to have a low score and a high ranking.

Here are alternative answers to Wednesday's grid:

• Grid 1: Troy Murphy, Ron Mercer and Jermaine O'Neal
• Grid 2: Kyle O'Quinn, Kevin Ollie and Al Harrington
• Grid 3: Derrick McKey, Don Buse and Metta World Peace
• Grid 4: Brian Scalabrine, Luke Kornet and Noah Vonleh
• Grid 5: Chris Duhon, Robin Lopez and Jud Buechler
• Grid 6: Scottie Pippen, Kirk Hinrich and Jerry Sloan
• Grid 7: Nenad Krstic, Chris Wilcox and Delonte West
• Grid 8: Luke Ridnour, James Ennis III and Zaza Pachulia
• Grid 9: Paul Millsap, Anderson Varejao and Ben Simmons