The NBA Crossover Grid released its latest puzzle on Sept. 13. The original basketball grid game remains popular among hoops fans waiting for the offseason to end. In celebration of its 75th grid on Monday, a new feature called "Grid History" was introduced.
It's Day 77 of the NBA Crossover Grid, and it has three special categories: a player who has under $100 million in career earnings, a player who was a Top 10 draft pick, and a player who was named an All-Star at least twice.
Here're all the clues for Wednesday's puzzle:
- Grid 1: Player who played for the Detroit Pistons and OKC Thunder
- Grid 2: Player who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and OKC Thunder
- Grid 3: Player who played for the OKC Thunder and has career earnings of under $100 million through 2022
- Grid 4: Player who played for the Detroit Pistons and was a Top 10 NBA draft pick
- Grid 5: Player who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and was a Top 10 NBA draft pick
- Grid 6: Player who was a Top 10 NBA draft pick and has career earnings of under $100 million through 2022
- Grid 7: Player who played for the Detroit Pistons and was an All-Star at least twice
- Grid 8: Player who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and was an All-Star at least twice
- Grid 9: Player who was an All-Star at least twice and has career earnings of under $100 million through 2022
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Let's try to answer grids 6 and 9 for Wednesday's NBA Crossover Grid: which players with career earnings below $100 million were also a top 10 draft pick and named an All-Star at least twice?
It might come as a surprise to many, but Larry Bird is an answer for both grids. Bird was the sixth overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft. He was a 12-time All-Star in 13 seasons in the league. His total career earnings were just around $24 million.
Magic Johnson is also an answer for both grids, being the No. 1 pick in the 1979 NBA draft. Just like his longtime rival Bird, Johnson was also a 12-time All-Star in 13 NBA seasons. He did have more career earnings, at $39 million.
NBA Crossover Grid alternative answers
Some grid players want to top the rankings with their low rarity scores. For them, here're some alternative answers for grids 6 and 9:
Top 10 draft picks with less than $100 million career earnings: Anthony Bennett, Joe Alexander, Michael Olowokandi, Stromile Swift, Nikoloz Tskitishvili
2+-Time All-Stars with less than $100 million career earnings: Peja Stojakovic, Vin Baker, Shawn Kemp, Dennis Rodman, Joe Dumars
Here's a completed puzzle for Wednesday: