| 100% | DLEAGUE | 7 | N.B.A. farm system, informally |
| 61% | ANT | 3 | Member of a farm system? |
| 59% | DRJ | 3 | N.B.A.'s Erving, informally |
| 58% | SIXER | 5 | Philadelphia N.B.A. player, informally |
| 58% | MAVS | 4 | Dallas N.B.A. team, informally |
| 57% | SHAQ | 4 | N.B.A.'s O'Neal, informally |
| 55% | SHAQ | 4 | 7'1" N.B.A. star, informally |
| 55% | PELS | 4 | New Orleans N.B.A. team, informally |
| 53% | SHAQ | 4 | N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer with four rap albums, informally |
| 53% | STEPH | 5 | The N.B.A.'s Curry, informally |
| 52% | ORGS | 4 | A.A.A., B.B.B., etc., informally |
| 51% | CAVS | 4 | #1 seed in the N.B.A.'s Eastern Conference, informally |
| 51% | WILTTHESTILT | 12 | 1960-66 N.B.A. scoring leader, informally |
| 51% | AVE | 3 | N.Y.C.'s A, B, C or D |
| 47% | SONICS | 6 | Former name for the N.B.A.'s Thunder, informally |
| 46% | JAZZ | 4 | N.B.A. team with a non-plural name |
| 46% | LALAKERS | 8 | N.B.A. franchise with a famous “Showtime” era |
| 46% | ONEAL | 5 | N.B.A. great with a doctorate in education |
| 46% | LALAKERS | 8 | N.B.A. team with a 1980s "Showtime" era |
| 46% | MICHAELAMMAN | 12 | A capital N.B.A. legend? |
| 45% | EARL | 4 | N.B.A. legend Monroe with a signature spin move |
| 45% | SUNS | 4 | N.B.A. team with a gorilla mascot, strangely enough |
| 45% | ORL | 3 | Florida N.B.A. team, on a scoreboard |
| 44% | DRJ | 3 | N.B.A. star who started in the A.B.A. |
| 44% | RIK | 3 | N.B.A.'er Smits, a k a the Dunkin' Dutchman |
| 44% | BCS | 3 | N.C.A.A. football ranking system |
| 44% | NEG | 3 | Follower of A, B or AB, informally |
| 43% | EIEIO | 5 | " ... a farm, __" |
| 43% | BCS | 3 | N.C.A.A football ranking system: Abbr. |
| 43% | REFS | 4 | N.B.A. personnel |