| 100% | VINCE | 5 | Carter who recently retired from the NBA |
| 50% | CONAN | 5 | TV host who recently retired from late-night after 28 years |
| 48% | MUTOMBO | 7 | Dikembe ___, former Houston Rockets player who retired from the NBA at 42 |
| 48% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Stockton, former Utah Jazz player who retired from the NBA at 41 |
| 48% | DIRK | 4 | ___ Nowitzki, former Dallas Mavericks player who retired from the NBA at 40 |
| 48% | ROBERT | 6 | ___ Parish, former Chicago Bulls player who retired from the NBA at 43 |
| 46% | ANDRE | 5 | ___ Miller, former San Antonio Spurs player who retired from the NBA at 40 |
| 45% | LEBRON | 6 | James who recently broke the NBA point-scoring record |
| 43% | ELI | 3 | Manning who retired from the NFL after the 2019 season |
| 41% | CELTICS | 7 | NBA team from Boston who play their home games at the TD Garden |
| 41% | TRAVIS | 6 | ____ Hansen, NBA player from Utah who played for the Atlanta Hawks |
| 41% | BULL | 4 | NBA player from Chicago who would play a home game at the United Center |
| 41% | LAKERS | 6 | NBA team from Los Angeles who play their home games at the Staples Center |
| 41% | GRANT | 5 | Josh ____, NBA player from Utah who played for the Golden State Warriors |
| 41% | SCOTT | 5 | Byron ____, NBA player from Utah who played for the Los Angeles Lakers |
| 40% | DEMOBS | 6 | Retires from the R.A.F. |
| 40% | MARKJACKSON | 11 | Former NBA guard who coached the Warriors from 2011 to 2014: 2 wds. |
| 39% | VINCECARTER | 11 | Atlanta Hawks forward who recently became the first to play in the NBA in four different decades: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DUBS | 4 | Nickname for the NBA team from San Francisco Bay Area who play their home games at the Oracle Arena |
| 39% | ROCKYMARCIANO | 13 | Boxer from the 50s who is the only world heavyweight champion in professional boxing to retire undefeated: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DEREK | 5 | Yankees star Jeter who recently retired |
| 38% | KARL | 4 | Retired NBA player Malone who's nicknamed "The Mailman" |
| 38% | LENO | 4 | Jay who retired from "The Tonight Show" |
| 38% | BRANDONROY | 10 | Former NBA Rookie of the Year who retired in 2012 at the age of 27: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MARKEATON | 9 | NBA player from Utah Jazz who at 7ft 4in was listed as one of the tallest players: 2 wds. |
| 38% | RALPHSAMPSON | 12 | NBA player from Houston Rockets who at 7ft 4in was listed as one of the tallest players: 2 wds. |
| 37% | FRESH | 5 | Recently picked from the garden, say |
| 37% | LAILAALI | 8 | Retired boxer who wrote the cookbook "Food for Life: Delicious & Healthy Comfort Food from My Table to Yours!" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | RANDY | 5 | ___ Breuer, NBA player from Milwaukee Bucks who at 7ft 3in was listed as one of the tallest players |
| 37% | DDE | 3 | W.W. II hero who retired from the mil. to run for president |