| 100% | MUTOMBO | 7 | Dikembe ___, former Houston Rockets player who retired from the NBA at 42 |
| 60% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Stockton, former Utah Jazz player who retired from the NBA at 41 |
| 60% | DIRK | 4 | ___ Nowitzki, former Dallas Mavericks player who retired from the NBA at 40 |
| 60% | ROBERT | 6 | ___ Parish, former Chicago Bulls player who retired from the NBA at 43 |
| 58% | CALVIN | 6 | ___ Murphy, former Houston Rockets player who is one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5ft. 9in |
| 57% | ANDRE | 5 | ___ Miller, former San Antonio Spurs player who retired from the NBA at 40 |
| 50% | RALPHSAMPSON | 12 | NBA player from Houston Rockets who at 7ft 4in was listed as one of the tallest players: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MING | 4 | Yao ___, Chinese NBA player from Houston Rockets who at 7ft 6in was listed as one of the tallest players |
| 41% | YAO | 3 | Former NBA player Ming whose #11 was retired by the Houston Rockets |
| 40% | YAO | 3 | Former professional basketball player ___ Ming who played for the Houston Rockets |
| 39% | BULL | 4 | NBA player from Chicago who would play a home game at the United Center |
| 38% | YAO | 3 | First name of former Houston Rockets player from China, ___ Ming |
| 38% | MUGGSYBOGUES | 12 | Former point guard who, at 5 feet, 3 inches, is the shortest player in NBA history (2 wds.) |
| 38% | MARKEATON | 9 | NBA player from Utah Jazz who at 7ft 4in was listed as one of the tallest players: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RANDY | 5 | ___ Breuer, NBA player from Milwaukee Bucks who at 7ft 3in was listed as one of the tallest players |
| 37% | BHULLAR | 7 | Sim ___, Canadian NBA player from Sacramento Kings who at 7ft 5in was listed as one of the tallest players |
| 36% | BOBAN | 5 | ___ Marjanovic, Serbian NBA player from Dallas Mavericks who at 7ft 4in is the second-tallest active player as of 2019 |
| 36% | VINCE | 5 | Carter who recently retired from the NBA |
| 36% | MUGGSY | 6 | ___ Bogues, former Charlotte Hornets player who was the shortest player in NBA history at 5ft. 3in |
| 36% | MANUTEBOL | 9 | Sudanese-born NBA player from Washington Bullets who at 7ft 7in was the second-tallest player after Gheorghe Muresan: 2 wds. |
| 35% | EARL | 4 | ___ Boykins, former Denver Nuggets player who is one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5ft. 5in |
| 35% | ASHLEIGHBARTY | 13 | #1 tennis player who retired in 2022 at the age of 25: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MEL | 3 | ___ Hirsch, former Boston Celtics player who was one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5 ft. 6in |
| 35% | YAO | 3 | ___ Ming, former NBA player for the Houston Rockets |
| 35% | SHERYLSWOOPES | 13 | Former Houston Comets player who was named the WNBA MVP in 2000, 2002, and 2005: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BRANDONROY | 10 | Former NBA Rookie of the Year who retired in 2012 at the age of 27: 2 wds. |
| 33% | YAO | 3 | ___ Ming, former Houston Rockets player |
| 33% | OSCARROBERTSON | 14 | Former Milwaukee Bucks player who won the NBA Lifetime Achievement Award 2018: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LUE | 3 | Former NBA player Tyronn who is head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers |
| 33% | MARKJACKSON | 11 | Former NBA guard who coached the Warriors from 2011 to 2014: 2 wds. |