| 100% | KCJONES | 7 | Point guard on eight Boston Celtics NBA championship teams between 1959 and 1966 (3 wds.) |
| 36% | TOMHEINSOHN | 11 | American retired professional basketball player who won 8 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and coached the team for 9 seasons: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Havlicek, former Boston Celtics player who won eight NBA championships with the team |
| 30% | MICHAELCOOPER | 13 | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won five NBA Championships and eight All-Defensive Teams with the team: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ISAIAHTHOMAS | 12 | Celtics point guard who made the 2016 NBA All-Star team despite being only 5'9": 2 wds. |
| 29% | BYRONSCOTT | 10 | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and went on to coach the team for two years: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MARCUSSMART | 11 | Boston Celtics guard named the 2021-2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 27% | PAUL | 4 | ___ Pierce, former Boston Celtics player who won one NBA championship with the team |
| 27% | MCHALE | 6 | Kevin ___, former Boston Celtics player who won three NBA championships with the team |
| 27% | RUSSELL | 7 | Bill ___, former Boston Celtics player who won eleven NBA championships with the team |
| 27% | LARRY | 5 | ___ Bird, former Boston Celtics player who won three NBA championships with the team |
| 27% | RICKYRUBIO | 10 | Timberwolves point guard who tore his ACL on 3/9/12: 2 wds. |
| 27% | RAJONRONDO | 10 | Celtics point guard who tore his ACL on 1/25/13: 2 wds. |
| 26% | JOHNSTOCKTON | 12 | Basketball Hall of Fame guard on the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (2 wds.) |
| 26% | NATEARCHIBALD | 13 | Basketball Hall of Fame guard on the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (2 wds.) |
| 26% | PETEMARAVICH | 12 | Basketball Hall of Fame guard on the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (2 wds.) |
| 26% | KYRIEIRVING | 11 | Point guard who, in 2016, won both an NBA title with the Cavaliers and an Olympic gold medal: 2 wds. |
| 26% | MUGGSYBOGUES | 12 | Former point guard who, at 5 feet, 3 inches, is the shortest player in NBA history (2 wds.) |
| 25% | KEMBAWALKER | 11 | Hornets and Celtics NBA All-Star guard who retired in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 25% | MAGICJOHNSON | 12 | Point guard who won an NCAA title with Michigan State, five NBA titles with the Lakers, and an Olympic gold medal: 2 wds. |
| 25% | BILLRUSSELL | 11 | American retired professional basketball player who won 11 NBA championships (highest ever) playing as a center for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| 24% | JAMALMURRAY | 11 | 31-Across point guard who averaged 21.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 10 assists per game in the 2023 NBA Finals (2 wds.) |
| 24% | CAITLINCLARK | 12 | Iowa Hawkeyes point guard who set a new record for most career points scored in NCAA Division I basketball on March 3, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 23% | KYLELOWRY | 9 | Raptors point guard who made the 2016 NBA All-Star team despite being only 6'0": 2 wds. |
| 23% | CHRISPAUL | 9 | Clippers point guard who made the 2016 NBA All-Star team despite being only 6'0": 2 wds. |
| 23% | SCOOTHENDERSON | 14 | Portland Trail Blazers point guard who was the NBA's #3 overall draft pick in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 23% | KYRIEIRVING | 11 | Point guard who asked to be traded (and is going to the Celtics) to escape 21-Across's shadow: 2 wds. |
| 23% | MUGGSYBOGUES | 12 | NBA point guard listed at 5'3" who is the shortest player in NBA history: 2 wds. |
| 22% | CHRISTIANBRAUN | 14 | Shooting guard for the 48-Across who scored 12 points and had 12 rebounds in the 2022 NCAA men's basketball championship game (2 wds.) |
| 22% | WAITFORIT | 9 | Phrase Barney inserts between "Legen" and "Dary," on "How I Met Your Mother" (3 wds.) |