| 100% | ORLANDO | 7 | ___ Magic, team where Shaquille O'Neal debuted and was named the 1993 NBA Rookie of the Year |
| 43% | LUKADONCIC | 10 | 2019 NBA Rookie of the Year who was named to the NBA All-Star team three years in a row (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ONEAL | 5 | Shaquille ___, former basketball player and 1993 NBA "Rookie of the Year" who played football extensively throughout his childhood |
| 39% | ONEAL | 5 | 1993 NBA Rookie of the Year |
| 37% | ONEAL | 5 | NBA Rookie of the Year in 1993 |
| 37% | LYN | 3 | ___ St. James, first woman to be named the Indy 500 Rookie of the Year, 1992 |
| 36% | EWING | 5 | Hall of Famer Patrick who was the 1986 NBA Rookie of the Year |
| 36% | PIAZZA | 6 | Hall of Fame catcher Mike who was the 1993 NL Rookie of the Year |
| 36% | TEXAS | 5 | ___ Longhorns, Kevin Durant's college basketball team where he was named the National Player of the Year in 2006 |
| 36% | KYRIEIRVING | 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers point guard who was the 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DERRICKROSE | 11 | Chicago Bulls point guard who was the 2009 NBA Rookie of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DAMIANLILLARD | 13 | Portland Trail Blazers point guard who was the 2013 NBA Rookie of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 35% | UTAH | 4 | Team for which Darrell Griffith was Rookie of the Year |
| 35% | STEPHONCASTLE | 13 | San Antonio Spurs guard named 2025 NBA Rookie of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CANDACEPARKER | 13 | Chicago Sky star who was named both WNBA Rookie of the Year and WNBA MVP in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WADE | 4 | James ___, head coach and general manager of Chicago Sky who was named the 2022 WNBA "Executive of the Year" |
| 34% | AUERBACH | 8 | For whom the NBA Coach of the Year award is named |
| 34% | ICHIRO | 6 | With 41-Across, Japanese baseball player who was named both AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in 2001 |
| 34% | HUBIE | 5 | Brown who was NBA Coach of the Year in 1978 and 2004 |
| 34% | NANCY | 5 | With 44-Across, golfer who was named both LPGA Rookie of the Year and LPGA Player of the Year in 1978 |
| 34% | NETS | 4 | Team with which Derrick Coleman was the 1991 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year |
| 34% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | 17-Across and 39-Across singer who was named Billboard's 2018 Woman of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 33% | LUCAS | 5 | Hall of Famer Jerry who was the NBA's 1964 Rookie of the Year |
| 33% | RUMBLETHEBISON | 14 | Mascot of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who was named NBA's Mascot of the Year in the same year he debuted: 3 wds. |
| 33% | ANDREWWIGGINS | 13 | 2015 NBA Rookie of the Year who was the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft (2 wds.) |
| 33% | PAOLOBANCHERO | 13 | Orlando Magic forward given the NBA's 2022-2023 Rookie of the Year Award: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CAVALIERS | 9 | With 15a, it's the name of the NBA team whose mascots are Moondog and Sir C.C. and which is part-owned by Usher |
| 32% | ONEAL | 5 | NBA Rookie of the Year for 1992-93 |
| 32% | WILTCHAMBERLAIN | 15 | 1960 NBA Rookie of the Year |
| 32% | YORDANALVAREZ | 13 | Astros player who was named the 2019 American League Rookie of the Year (2 wds.) |