| 100% | SIXTH | 5 | ___ man (NBA player who comes off the bench) |
| 63% | SUBS | 4 | Players coming off the bench |
| 62% | SUB | 3 | Player coming off the bench, for short |
| 55% | SUBBED | 6 | Came off the bench (for) |
| 54% | KEVINMCHALE | 11 | Player who won the NBA's Sixth Man Award twice with the Celtics: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SUB | 3 | One coming off the bench |
| 53% | PINCHHITTER | 11 | One coming off the bench |
| 52% | WILLIAMS | 8 | Lou ___, Los Angeles Clippers player who won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award 2018 |
| 52% | SUB | 3 | One coming off the bench, for short |
| 52% | LOUWILLIAMS | 11 | Player who won the NBA's Sixth Man Award, once with the Raptors, twice with the Clippers: 2 wds. |
| 52% | JAMALCRAWFORD | 13 | Player who won the NBA's Sixth Man Award, once with the Hawks, twice with the Clippers: 2 wds. |
| 49% | SIXTHMAN | 8 | Basketball player who begins game on the bench |
| 48% | JOHNSON | 7 | Marques ___, former NBA player who starred in the 1992 movie "White Men Can't Jump" |
| 48% | DOC | 3 | ___ Rivers (former NBA player who coaches the LA Clippers) |
| 47% | MALCOLMBROGDON | 14 | Boston Celtics player who was named the NBA's 2022-2023 Sixth Man of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 46% | CLARKE | 6 | Brandon ___, Memphis Grizzlies NBA player who released the album "Ride The Lightning" |
| 46% | MILES | 5 | ___ Bridges, Charlotte Hornets NBA player who releases music under the pseudonym RTB MB |
| 45% | DHS | 3 | Players who spend most of their time on the bench, briefly |
| 45% | ONEAL | 5 | Shaquille —, US NBA player who played the title role in films Steel and Kazaam |
| 45% | KOBE | 4 | ___ Bryant, NBA player who gave his voice to narrate the animated film "Dear Basketball" |
| 44% | WILT | 4 | ___ Chamberlain, NBA player who scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks |
| 44% | CURRY | 5 | Stephen ___, NBA player who scored 62 points in a game against the Portland Trail Blazers |
| 44% | TRAVIS | 6 | ____ Hansen, NBA player from Utah who played for the Atlanta Hawks |
| 44% | GUS | 3 | ___ Williams, NBA player who had one of the best free agent signings with the Seattle SuperSonics |
| 44% | ARMEN | 5 | ___ Gilliam, NBA player who had one of the best free agent signings with the Brooklyn Nets |
| 44% | BRAD | 4 | ___ Davis, NBA player who had one of the best free agent signings with the Dallas Mavericks |
| 44% | WEST | 4 | David ___, NBA player who had one of the best free agent signings with the Indiana Pacers |
| 44% | BOB | 3 | ___ Pettit, former NBA player who had one of the best rookie seasons with the Milwaukee Hawks |
| 44% | BIRD | 4 | Larry ___, former NBA player who had one of the best rookie seasons with the Boston Celtics |
| 44% | WES | 3 | ___ Unseld, former NBA player who had one of the best rookie seasons with the Baltimore Bullets |