| 100% | DENNISRODMAN | 12 | Former NBA player who was divorced from Carmen Electra after just five months: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LARRYBIRD | 9 | American former basketball player nicknamed "The Hick from French Lick" who was the NBA Most Valuable Player thrice in the 80s: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MARKEATON | 9 | NBA player from Utah Jazz who at 7ft 4in was listed as one of the tallest players: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RALPHSAMPSON | 12 | NBA player from Houston Rockets who at 7ft 4in was listed as one of the tallest players: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers member who was named the Player of the Month for February 2018 from the Eastern Conference: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JASONKIDD | 9 | Former NBA guard who will coach the Bucks in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DEREKFISHER | 11 | Former NBA guard who will coach the Knicks in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 34% | STEVEKERR | 9 | Former NBA guard who will coach the Warriors in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MANUTEBOL | 9 | Sudanese-born NBA player from Washington Bullets who at 7ft 7in was the second-tallest player after Gheorghe Muresan: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MARKJACKSON | 11 | Former NBA guard who coached the Warriors from 2011 to 2014: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PENNYHARDAWAY | 13 | NBA player who was an unconventionally tall point guard and whose career was plagued and ended by several knee injuries: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LEEMAYE | 7 | Former MLB player who was also the lead singer for an LA-based doo-wop group: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MUGGSYBOGUES | 12 | Former point guard who, at 5 feet, 3 inches, is the shortest player in NBA history (2 wds.) |
| 32% | PETEROSE | 8 | Former Reds player who's banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 32% | PEYTONMANNING | 13 | Former quarterback who was the NFL's Most Valuable Player five times (2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013) (2 wds.) |
| 32% | JASONKIDD | 9 | Former Knicks player who holds the record for second most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 32% | STEVENASH | 9 | Former Lakers player who holds the record for third most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MICHAELREDD | 11 | Former basketball player who is a partner at NCT Ventures and has invested in a food solutions startup called Azoti: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LARRYNANCE | 10 | Phoenix Suns player who was the first player to ever win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MARKPRICE | 9 | NBA player (1986-1998) who is one of only three in history with over 90% successful free throws: 2 wds. |
| 31% | STEPHENCURRY | 12 | NBA player (2009-present) who is one of only three in history with over 90% successful free throws: 2 wds. |
| 31% | STEVENASH | 9 | NBA player (1996-2015) who is one of only three in history with over 90% successful free throws: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Retired basketball player who is the principal owner of NBA's Charlotte Hornets and part owner of MLB's Miami Marlins: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LAURENJACKSON | 13 | Former Seattle Storm player who was named the WNBA MVP in 2003, 2007, and 2010: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SHERYLSWOOPES | 13 | Former Houston Comets player who was named the WNBA MVP in 2000, 2002, and 2005: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Former Bulls player and 14-time NBA All-Star who scored 60+ points in a game five times: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JOHNSALLEY | 10 | First NBA player to win a championship in three different decades and who is also a vegan activist: 2 wds. |
| 30% | OSCARROBERTSON | 14 | Former Milwaukee Bucks player who won the NBA Lifetime Achievement Award 2018: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MAGICJOHNSON | 12 | A former Basketball player who was part of "The Dream Team," who spent his entire career with the L.A Lakers: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TOMMYHEINSOHN | 13 | Popular name of NBA player turned broadcaster, who was often paired with Mike Gorman in the Celtics' television broadcasts: 2 wds. |