| 100% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Chicago Bulls legend with a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike: 2 wds. |
| 67% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Current Lakers star who has a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike: 2 wds. |
| 63% | KEVINDURANT | 11 | NBA player, now with the Phoenix Suns, who signed a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 52% | AIRJORDAN | 9 | A brand of basketball footwear from Nike, endorsed by Chicago Bulls legend Michael: 2 wds. |
| 40% | AIRJORDANS | 10 | Nike basketball shoes named for a Chicago Bulls legend |
| 39% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname of the 76ers legend with a cameo in "Hustle": 2 wds., abbr. |
| 37% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Chicago Bulls legend who’s the principal owner of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Chicago Bulls legend who according to Forbes is the highest-paid athlete of all time: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CHIEFKEEF | 9 | Chicago-born "I Don't Like" rapper with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | FRIDAYNIGHT | 11 | NBC's "___ Lights," the show which could continue only post a deal with DirecTV: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JAYCUTLER | 9 | Former Chicago Bears quarterback who shares his name with a four-time Mr. Olympia winner: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GREENLIGHT | 10 | 2008 John Legend R&B hit with a colorful name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | NINASIMONE | 10 | Blues singer honored with a 2017 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2 wds.) |
| 35% | SHIRLEYCAESAR | 13 | Gospel singer honored with a 2017 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2 wds.) |
| 35% | AHMADJAMAL | 10 | Jazz pianist honored with a 2017 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2 wds.) |
| 35% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Former Chicago Bulls' shooting guard who has a net worth of $1 billion: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GEORGSOLTI | 10 | Hungarian-British artist who holds the record for the most Grammy Awards won in a lifetime, with 31: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PHILJACKSON | 11 | Former head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers who is a practicing Buddhist: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NINASIMONE | 10 | Blues singer honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2 wds.) |
| 33% | SHIRLEYCAESAR | 13 | Gospel singer honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2 wds.) |
| 33% | AHMADJAMAL | 10 | Jazz pianist honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ELEVENRINGS | 11 | "___: The Soul of Success," a book by Phil Jackson, the legendary coach of Chicago Bulls and LA Lakers: 2 wds. |
| 33% | WILLSMITH | 9 | "I Am Legend" star who (together with his wife Jada) owns a minority share of the Philadelphia 76ers: 2 wds. |
| 32% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | R&B legend with a memorable National Anthem performance at the 1991 Super Bowl (2 wds.) |
| 32% | JOAKIMNOAH | 10 | Two-time NBA All-Star with the Chicago Bulls whose father, Yannick, won the 1983 French Open in tennis: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SCOTTIEPIPPEN | 13 | American former professional basketball player who won 6 NBA championships playing as a small forward for the Chicago Bulls: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ARTTATUM | 8 | Arthur, a blind 20th century jazz pianist, who was honored with a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989: 2 wds. |
| 32% | AROOM | 5 | "___ With a View" (Daniel Day-Lewis movie): 2 wds. |
| 32% | BETTYWHITE | 10 | Actress honored with a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award who turned 99 on January 17, 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ILIE | 4 | Tennis pro Nastase, the first athlete to sign an endorsement deal with Nike |