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Quiz about The NBA Shuffle
Quiz about The NBA Shuffle

The NBA Shuffle Trivia Quiz


In this quiz, I will give a description of an NBA (or sometimes ABA) player based on the teams on which he played. You have to decide which player fits the description. Best of luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
220,630
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
2781
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (8/10), CICELYALASKA (4/10), ramses22 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which player played for the Milwaukee Bucks for his first six seasons, then played his final 14 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. He played four seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, five seasons with the Jazz in New Orleans and one last season split between the newly moved Utah Jazz and the Boston Celtics. Whose career is described here? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which player played his entire 13-year career for the Bullets, surviving through three name/location changes? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This player started his career with Golden State in 1988. After three years with the Warriors, he moved to Sacramento, where he played for seven years. He spent three more seasons with the Washington Wizards before one final season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Whose career is described here? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. He started with Virginia of the ABA, playing two seasons for the Squires. Afterward, he played 11 straight seasons for the San Antonio Spurs, two in the ABA and nine in the NBA. His final season was spent with the Chicago Bulls. Which player is described here? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which player started his career with the San Diego Clippers, moved on to the Seattle Supersonics, and afterwards spent time with Phoenix, Utah, Charlotte and Philadelphia? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. One of the most well-travelled star players in NBA history, he spent time with the Nets, Jazz, Warriors, Knicks and Bullets before returning back to the Nets for one final season. Which high scorer followed this NBA career track? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This NBA great played for only two teams in his career, Portland and Houston. His first 11 and a half seasons were with Portland and his last three and a half with Houston. Who fits this description? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This player spent his first 11 full seasons with the Atlanta Hawks. During his twelfth season he was traded to the Clippers. He subsequently spent one season each with the Celtics, the Spurs and the Magic. Who is this illustrious player? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which player played his entire 19-year NBA career with a single team, namely the Utah Jazz? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which player played for the Milwaukee Bucks for his first six seasons, then played his final 14 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers?

Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem was the 1st pick of the 1969 NBA draft for the Milwaukee Bucks. He was part of six NBA championship teams, one with the Bucks and five with the Lakers.
2. He played four seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, five seasons with the Jazz in New Orleans and one last season split between the newly moved Utah Jazz and the Boston Celtics. Whose career is described here?

Answer: Pete Maravich

Pete Maravich is one of those rare players to have his number retired for more than one team, namely the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Hornets.
3. Which player played his entire 13-year career for the Bullets, surviving through three name/location changes?

Answer: Wes Unseld

Wes Unseld started with the Baltimore Bullets in 1968. He spent five years as a Baltimore Bullet. For the 1973-74 season, the team's name was changed to the Capital Bullets. The following year they were renamed the Washington Bullets. He was a Washington Bullet for seven years until his retirement after the 1980-81 season.
4. This player started his career with Golden State in 1988. After three years with the Warriors, he moved to Sacramento, where he played for seven years. He spent three more seasons with the Washington Wizards before one final season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Whose career is described here?

Answer: Mitch Richmond

Mitch Richmond was not part of a championship team until his final year with the Lakers, when the team beat the Philadelphia 76ers in the final. Richmond only played in two games (and four minutes) during that year's playoffs.
5. He started with Virginia of the ABA, playing two seasons for the Squires. Afterward, he played 11 straight seasons for the San Antonio Spurs, two in the ABA and nine in the NBA. His final season was spent with the Chicago Bulls. Which player is described here?

Answer: George Gervin

Gervin was a scoring machine. Even in his final season with the Bulls in 1985-86 he scored 16 points per game. One of his teammates was a certain second-year player named Michael Jordan.
6. Which player started his career with the San Diego Clippers, moved on to the Seattle Supersonics, and afterwards spent time with Phoenix, Utah, Charlotte and Philadelphia?

Answer: Tom Chambers

Tom Chambers played two seasons with San Diego, from 1981 to 1983. His next five seasons were spent with the Seattle Supersonics. After five more seasons with the Phoenix Suns, he spent two years with Utah and one short season with Charlotte. During the 1997-98 season he played a single game with the 76ers.
7. One of the most well-travelled star players in NBA history, he spent time with the Nets, Jazz, Warriors, Knicks and Bullets before returning back to the Nets for one final season. Which high scorer followed this NBA career track?

Answer: Bernard King

Bernard King averaged 22.5 points per game during his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1993. He averaged an eye-popping 32.9 ppg with the Knicks during the 1984-85 season.
8. This NBA great played for only two teams in his career, Portland and Houston. His first 11 and a half seasons were with Portland and his last three and a half with Houston. Who fits this description?

Answer: Clyde Drexler

Clyde the Glyde Drexler was part of one NBA championship during his NBA career, winning one with the Houston Rockets during the 1994-95 season. He made it to the NBA finals twice with the Trailblazers.
9. This player spent his first 11 full seasons with the Atlanta Hawks. During his twelfth season he was traded to the Clippers. He subsequently spent one season each with the Celtics, the Spurs and the Magic. Who is this illustrious player?

Answer: Dominique Wilkins

Nique was one of the NBA's all-time leading scorers, with 26,668 points in his NBA career. He averaged a monstrous 24.8 points per game during his 15 NBA seasons.
10. Which player played his entire 19-year NBA career with a single team, namely the Utah Jazz?

Answer: John Stockton

How could one not include John Stockton, the all-time leading assist man in NBA history in my quiz. The greatest NBA point guard of all time, he also set the career mark for most steals.
Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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