| 100% | THOMPSON | 8 | NBA player nicknamed "The Electrician": Klay __ |
| 71% | EMBIID | 6 | Cameroonian NBA player nicknamed The Process |
| 62% | ROBINLOPEZ | 10 | NBA player with the nicknames "Captain Hook" and "RoLo" |
| 53% | KARL | 4 | Retired NBA player Malone who's nicknamed "The Mailman" |
| 52% | LEEMAY | 6 | Baseball player nicknamed the Big Bopper |
| 52% | TYCOBB | 6 | Baseball player nicknamed the Georgia Peach |
| 51% | 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. |
| 49% | SUNKING | 7 | Two NBA players = Nickname for Louis XIV |
| 48% | YAO | 3 | NBA great nicknamed the Great Wall of China |
| 48% | LAKER | 5 | NBA player sharing an arena with the Sparks |
| 47% | DERRICKROSE | 11 | *Youngest NBA player to win the MVP |
| 47% | MAGIC | 5 | NBA nickname since the '70s |
| 45% | DOC | 3 | ___ Rivers (former NBA player who coaches the LA Clippers) |
| 45% | LBJ | 3 | Nickname for the 2020 NBA Finals MVP |
| 45% | JAMES | 5 | LeBron ___, NBA player who starred in the 2015 movie "Trainwreck" |
| 44% | MAYS | 4 | Willie —, MLB player nicknamed The Say Hey Kid; New York Giants 1954 World Series winner |
| 44% | IRVING | 6 | Kyrie ___, NBA player who starred in the 2018 movie "Uncle Drew" |
| 44% | TRAVIS | 6 | ____ Hansen, NBA player from Utah who played for the Atlanta Hawks |
| 43% | CHARLES | 7 | Sir __, nickname for the NBA's Barkley |
| 43% | MINUTEBOL | 9 | Shortest player in the NBA? |
| 43% | BULL | 4 | NBA player from Chicago who would play a home game at the United Center |
| 43% | CLARKE | 6 | Brandon ___, Memphis Grizzlies NBA player who released the album "Ride The Lightning" |
| 43% | JORDAN | 6 | Michael ___, former NBA player who starred in the 1996 movie "Space Jam" |
| 43% | GRANT | 5 | Josh ____, NBA player from Utah who played for the Golden State Warriors |
| 43% | CHAMBERS | 8 | Tom ____, NBA player from Utah who had played for the Phoenix Suns |
| 43% | SCOTT | 5 | Byron ____, NBA player from Utah who played for the Los Angeles Lakers |
| 43% | YAO | 3 | Former NBA player Ming whose #11 was retired by the Houston Rockets |
| 43% | STILT | 5 | Wilt the ___ (a nickname of NBA great Chamberlain) |
| 42% | ALLEN | 5 | Ray ___, former NBA player who starred in the 1998 movie "He Got Game" |
| 42% | LUE | 3 | Former NBA player Tyronn who is head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers |