| 100% | KARL | 4 | Retired NBA player Malone who's nicknamed "The Mailman" |
| 57% | MAILMAN | 7 | Retired NBA star Karl Malone's nickname, The __ |
| 50% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the retired Yankees player who's dating J.Lo: Hyph. |
| 48% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Retired basketball player who is the principal owner of NBA's Charlotte Hornets and part owner of MLB's Miami Marlins: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MUTOMBO | 7 | Dikembe ___, former Houston Rockets player who retired from the NBA at 42 |
| 48% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Stockton, former Utah Jazz player who retired from the NBA at 41 |
| 48% | DIRK | 4 | ___ Nowitzki, former Dallas Mavericks player who retired from the NBA at 40 |
| 48% | ROBERT | 6 | ___ Parish, former Chicago Bulls player who retired from the NBA at 43 |
| 47% | ANDRE | 5 | ___ Miller, former San Antonio Spurs player who retired from the NBA at 40 |
| 46% | KARL | 4 | ___ Malone, former basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history |
| 45% | PARKER | 6 | Tony ___, retired San Antonio Spurs player who was the recipient of the NBA Finals MVP in 2007 |
| 45% | NATEARCHIBALD | 13 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "Tiny" who played five seasons for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MOSES | 5 | ___ Malone, NBA player whose number 2 was retired by the Philadelphia 76ers among others |
| 44% | CHRISPAUL | 9 | NBA player (2005-present) who's third on the list of most career assists: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JOHNSTOCKTON | 12 | NBA player (1984-2003) who's first on the list of most career assists: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JASONKIDD | 9 | NBA player (1994-2013) who's second on the list of most career assists: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EMBIID | 6 | Cameroonian NBA player nicknamed The Process |
| 43% | ROBINLOPEZ | 10 | NBA player with the nicknames "Captain Hook" and "RoLo" |
| 42% | KEVINMCHALE | 11 | Player who won the NBA's Sixth Man Award twice with the Celtics: 2 wds. |
| 42% | EARL | 4 | Cager Boykins who's the shortest player to score 30 points in an NBA game |
| 42% | BILLRUSSELL | 11 | American retired professional basketball player who won 11 NBA championships (highest ever) playing as a center for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DENNISRODMAN | 12 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "The Worm" who played seven seasons for the Detroit Pistons: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DOC | 3 | ___ Rivers (former NBA player who coaches the LA Clippers) |
| 42% | ANTAWN | 6 | __ Jamison, one of two NBA players with 20,000+ points who's not in the Hall of Fame |
| 42% | JOHNSTOCKTON | 12 | Retired basketball legend who is the NBA's #1 career assists leader (15,806) (2 wds.) |
| 41% | 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. |
| 41% | KEVINGARNETT | 12 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "The Big Ticket" who played fourteen seasons for the Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JAMES | 5 | LeBron ___, NBA player who starred in the 2015 movie "Trainwreck" |
| 41% | SELES | 5 | Retired tennis player Monica who represented Yugoslavia and the United States |
| 40% | IRVING | 6 | Kyrie ___, NBA player who starred in the 2018 movie "Uncle Drew" |