| 100% | KOBE | 4 | LeBron said he was "definitely the best player in the NBA" |
| 51% | BUDPOWELL | 9 | Miles Davis said he was "the best there was of all the bebop piano players" |
| 46% | ALI | 3 | He was bested in the "Fight of the Century" |
| 44% | TEXAS | 5 | ___ Longhorns, Kevin Durant's college basketball team where he was named the National Player of the Year in 2006 |
| 44% | ORR | 3 | He was the first hockey player to have 100 assists in one season |
| 44% | THECFL | 6 | In 2006, Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie was named the best player of all time in this league |
| 44% | ALCAPP | 6 | Cartoonist whom John Steinbeck said "may very possibly be the best writer in the world today" |
| 44% | DRAFT | 5 | NBA ___, annual event where new players are selected for various teams in the league |
| 43% | JAMES | 5 | LeBron ___, NBA player who starred in the 2015 movie "Trainwreck" |
| 43% | LITTLEONE | 9 | He said "Roll over" when there were 10 in the bed |
| 42% | MUGGSYBOGUES | 12 | NBA point guard listed at 5'3" who is the shortest player in NBA history: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MEGAN | 5 | ___ Rapinoe, queer soccer star who was named the Best FIFA Women's Player in 2019 |
| 42% | MARKQUISNOWELL | 14 | Toronto Raptors point guard who, at 5 feet, 8 inches, is the shortest active player in the NBA (2 wds.) |
| 42% | MUGGSY | 6 | ___ Bogues, former Charlotte Hornets player who was the shortest player in NBA history at 5ft. 3in |
| 41% | UDONISHASLEM | 12 | Power forward and oldest active player in the NBA who is playing his 20th season with the Miami Heat: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ROBERTALTMAN | 12 | Five-time Best Director nominee who said "All of the best things in my films are mistakes" |
| 41% | ISAIAH | 6 | ___ Thomas, Washington Wizards player who is one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5ft. 9in |
| 41% | EARL | 4 | ___ Boykins, former Denver Nuggets player who is one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5ft. 5in |
| 41% | CALVIN | 6 | ___ Murphy, former Houston Rockets player who is one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5ft. 9in |
| 41% | MUGGSYBOGUES | 12 | Former point guard who, at 5 feet, 3 inches, is the shortest player in NBA history (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MINUTEBOL | 9 | Shortest player in the NBA? |
| 40% | MEL | 3 | ___ Hirsch, former Boston Celtics player who was one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5 ft. 6in |
| 40% | HOWARD | 6 | Dwight ___, basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history |
| 40% | THEGOAT | 7 | Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport |
| 40% | JAMES | 5 | LeBron ___, LA Lakers basketball player and 2004 NBA "Rookie of the Year" who also played football in school |
| 40% | DIRK | 4 | ___ Nowitzki, former Dallas Mavericks player who was the recipient of the NBA Finals MVP in 2011 |
| 40% | ANDRE | 5 | ___ Iguodala, Golden State Warriors player who was the recipient of the NBA Finals MVP in 2015 |
| 39% | KARL | 4 | ___ Malone, former basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history |
| 39% | BILL | 4 | ___ Russell, former basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history |
| 39% | RANKING | 7 | A system that determines how good a player is as compared to others in sports, say |