| 100% | DRJ | 3 | Hall of Fame basketball star Julius Erving's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 84% | DRJ | 3 | Hall of Fame basketball star Julius Erving, to fans: 2 wds. |
| 57% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Basketball Hall of Famer Julius Erving (2 wds.) |
| 56% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname of basketball player Julius Erving: 2 wds. |
| 54% | DRJ | 3 | Basketball star Julius Erving, to fans: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 53% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname of basketball Hall of Famer Erving: 2 wds. |
| 53% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for basketball Hall of Famer Erving: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 51% | TARAVANDERVEER | 14 | Hall of Fame women's basketball coach at Stanford who has over 1,000 career wins: 2 wds. |
| 51% | CATFISHHUNTER | 13 | Hall of Fame A's and Yankees pitcher who's nicknamed after a whiskered bottom-feeder: 2 wds. |
| 50% | KARLMALONE | 10 | Hall of Fame Utah Jazz power forward nicknamed "The Mailman": 2 wds. |
| 50% | DAVIDROBINSON | 13 | Hall of Fame San Antonio Spurs center nicknamed "The Admiral": 2 wds. |
| 49% | TINATHOMPSON | 12 | 2018 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was a nine-time WNBA All-Star: 2 wds. |
| 49% | SYLVIAHATCHELL | 14 | Hall of Fame women's basketball coach formerly at the University of North Carolina who has over 1,000 career wins: 2 wds. |
| 49% | PATRICKEWING | 12 | Hall of Fame center (Knicks, SuperSonics, Magic) who played college basketball for Georgetown: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ALONZOMOURNING | 14 | Hall of Fame center (Hornets, Heat, Nets) who played college basketball for Georgetown: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ALLENIVERSON | 12 | Hall of Fame guard (76ers, Nuggets, Pistons, Grizzlies) who played college basketball for Georgetown: 2 wds. |
| 48% | TERRELLOWENS | 12 | Hall of Fame wide receiver who competed on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 48% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for basketball player Julius Erving: 2 wds. |
| 48% | DRJ | 3 | NBA legend Julius Erving's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DRJ | 3 | Julius Erving's nickname in the NBA: 2 wds. |
| 47% | JOHNWOODEN | 10 | Basketball Hall of Fame coach honored on a 2024 U.S. postage stamp (2 wds.) |
| 46% | DRJ | 3 | Basketball player Erving's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DAWNSTALEY | 10 | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who won four Coach of the Year awards in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SHERYLSWOOPES | 13 | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to sign with the WNBA: 2 wds. |
| 45% | EARLMONROE | 10 | Hall of Fame New York Knicks shooting guard nicknamed "The Pearl": 2 wds. |
| 45% | LISALESLIE | 10 | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game: 2 wds. |
| 45% | SHUGMCGAUGHEY | 13 | Orb's Hall of Fame trainer: 2 wds. |
| 45% | JOHNSTOCKTON | 12 | Basketball Hall of Fame guard on the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (2 wds.) |
| 45% | NATEARCHIBALD | 13 | Basketball Hall of Fame guard on the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (2 wds.) |
| 45% | PETEMARAVICH | 12 | Basketball Hall of Fame guard on the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (2 wds.) |