| 100% | HGT | 3 | Measurement often given in an NBA player's bio (Abbr.) |
| 74% | HGT | 3 | Measurement often given in a basketball player's bio (Abbr.) |
| 53% | HGT | 3 | Meas. often given in a basketball player's bio |
| 44% | AREA | 4 | Measurement often given in square feet |
| 34% | LEI | 3 | It's often given in greeting |
| 33% | NET | 3 | NBA player at home in Brooklyn's Barclays Center |
| 33% | BENWALLACE | 10 | Undrafted NBA player who became an All-Star in 2003 with the Detroit Pistons: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FREDVANVLEET | 12 | Undrafted NBA player who became an All-Star in 2022 with the Toronto Raptors: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LEBRON | 6 | ___ James, NBA player who gave his voice to the fictional character Gwangi in the film "Smallfoot" |
| 33% | NEE | 3 | Formerly known as, in an alumna's bio |
| 33% | JOHNSTARKS | 10 | Undrafted NBA player who became an All-Star in 1994 with the New York Knicks: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BOWLINGPINS | 11 | Player's targets in an indoor ''alley'' |
| 32% | RET | 3 | Abbr. in many an officer's title |
| 32% | TESTIMONY | 9 | Evidence, often given in court |
| 32% | PENALTY | 7 | Punishment often given in sports |
| 32% | ONEAL | 5 | Shaquille ___, NBA player who gave his voice to the fictional character Smooth Smurf in the movie "The Smurfs 2" |
| 32% | MVPS | 4 | Best performing players in different NBA seasons: Abbr. |
| 32% | AREAS | 5 | Calculations often given in square feet |
| 31% | PACER | 5 | NBA player in Indiana |
| 31% | PACERS | 6 | Nba players in indiana |
| 31% | MAURICESTOKES | 13 | 1950s NBA player for the Cincinnati/Rochester Royals whose career was ended by an in-game head injury: 2 wds. |
| 31% | STAT | 4 | Points, for an NBA player, e.g. |
| 31% | TEAMFOUL | 8 | Infraction in an NBA game: 2 wds. |
| 31% | INSET | 5 | Hawaii's spot in an atlas, often |
| 31% | INSET | 5 | Alaska's place in an atlas, often |
| 31% | ARR | 3 | Departure's opposite, in an airport: Abbr. |
| 31% | NET | 3 | NBA player based in Brooklyn |
| 31% | PACERS | 6 | NBA players based in Indiana |
| 31% | TOMMYHEINSOHN | 13 | Popular name of NBA player turned broadcaster, who was often paired with Mike Gorman in the Celtics' television broadcasts: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TSP | 3 | Volume measurement that's 1/6 of an ounce: Abbr. |