| 100% | YAO | 3 | Former NBA player Ming whose #11 was retired by the Houston Rockets |
| 64% | YAO | 3 | ___ Ming whose No. 11 jersey was retired by the Houston Rockets |
| 57% | YAO | 3 | Ming whose number was retired by the Rockets |
| 50% | YAO | 3 | ___ Ming, former NBA player for the Houston Rockets |
| 48% | HAKEEMOLAJUWAN | 14 | Basketball Hall of Famer whose #34 is retired by the Houston Rockets who was once a member of 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | CLYDEDREXLER | 12 | Basketball Hall of Famer whose #22 is retired by the Houston Rockets who was once a member of 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 46% | DENNISRODMAN | 12 | NBA power forward whose #10 was retired by the Detroit Pistons: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ERIC | 4 | Former NHL star Lindros whose #88 was retired by the Flyers |
| 45% | CLYDEDREXLER | 12 | Basketball player whose jersey number was retired by the Trail Blazers and the Rockets: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MUTOMBO | 7 | Dikembe ___, former Houston Rockets player who retired from the NBA at 42 |
| 44% | MOSES | 5 | ___ Malone, NBA player whose number 2 was retired by the Philadelphia 76ers among others |
| 43% | PETE | 4 | ___ Maravich, NBA player whose number 7 has been retired by the Utah Jazz |
| 43% | ESPOSITO | 8 | Player whose #7 jersey was retired by the Bruins |
| 42% | NATE | 4 | ___ Thurmond, NBA player whose number 42 has been retired by the Cleveland Cavaliers among others |
| 42% | WILT | 4 | ___ Chamberlain, NBA player whose number 13 has been retired by the LA Lakers among others |
| 42% | CALVIN | 6 | ___ Murphy, former Houston Rockets player who is one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5ft. 9in |
| 42% | EARL | 4 | ___ Monroe, NBA player whose number 15 has been retired by the New York Knicks among others |
| 41% | DWADE | 5 | Nickname of the NBA star whose #3 was retired by the Heat |
| 40% | RALPHSAMPSON | 12 | NBA player from Houston Rockets who at 7ft 4in was listed as one of the tallest players: 2 wds. |
| 40% | WARRENMOON | 10 | NFL quarterback whose number 1 was retired by the Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) (2 wds.) |
| 39% | MING | 4 | Yao ___, Chinese NBA player from Houston Rockets who at 7ft 6in was listed as one of the tallest players |
| 39% | IVERSON | 7 | Allen whose #3 was retired by the 76ers |
| 39% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | Basketball player whose jersey number was retired by the Lakers and the Heat: 2 wds. |
| 39% | NATETHURMOND | 12 | Basketball player whose jersey number was retired by the Cavaliers and the Warriors: 2 wds. |
| 38% | PAT | 3 | Riley whose number was retired by the Kentucky Wildcats |
| 38% | POSADA | 6 | Jorge, whose number was retired by the Yankees |
| 38% | ELI | 3 | Manning whose #10 was retired by the New York Giants |
| 38% | REEDSHEPPARD | 12 | Kentucky Wildcats guard who was selected by the Houston Rockets as the third overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft (2 wds.) |
| 38% | BUCKBUCHANAN | 12 | Defensive tackle whose #86 was retired by the Chiefs |
| 37% | LUE | 3 | Former NBA player Tyronn who is head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers |