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| A | This player was drafted #1 overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in 2012. | Anthony Davis | 90%
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| W | He scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in 1962. | Wilt Chamberlain | 72%
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| C | This is one of only two teams that has never moved cities. | Celtics | 70%
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| L | This player has the most points in NBA history. | LeBron James | 70%
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| Y | A 7-foot-6 Chinese basketball player who was drafted #1 overall by the Houston Rockets in 2002. | Yao Ming | 70%
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| M | This player won six NBA finals MVPs, all with the same team. | Michael Jordan | 69%
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| N | This player won his 3rd MVP in 2024. | Nikola Jokic | 69%
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| R | This player had a 20-20-20 triple double for the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2019. | Russell Westbrook | 67%
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| J | This player has the most assists in NBA history -- 15,806. | John Stockton | 66%
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| Z | This player was drafted #1 overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019. | Zion Williamson | 64%
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| H | This team has the longest active playoff drought. | Hornets | 61%
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| K | He called his mom "the real MVP" in his MVP acceptance speech in 2014 | Kevin Durant | 61%
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| P | He has the most NBA championships won by a coach -- 11. | Phil Jackson | 61%
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| S | Now a successul NBA coach, he is the only player since 1969 to win 4 NBA titles in a row. (1996-1999) | Steve Kerr | 57%
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| U | He played 20 seasons for the Miami Heat -- from 2003 to 2023. | Udonis Haslem | 57%
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| G | This San Antonio Spur was known as "the Iceman." | George Gervin | 56%
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| O | This city got its NBA franchise in 1989. | Orlando | 56%
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| V | This college has 11 active players in the NBA, including three who started for the New York Knicks during the '23-'24 season. | Villanova | 51%
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| E | He holds the record for the most points scored in an NBA finals game. He scored 61 points against the Celtics in 1962. | Elgin Baylor | 48%
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| B | The only team to win an NBA Championship in both the Eastern and Western Conferences. | Bucks | 44%
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| T | He was the first player to win a title in three different decades. | Tim Duncan | 44%
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| X | The college that was home to NBA players such as David West, Jordan Crawford, and Aaron Williams. | Xavier | 43%
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| F | He holds the Toronto Raptors record for single-game assists (20) and single-game points (54). | Fred VanVleet | 36%
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| D | This player led the NBA in minutes played during the '23-'24 NBA season. | DeMar DeRozan | 26%
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| I | This player has played for the most NBA franchises -- 13 different teams since 2011. | Ish Smith | 26%
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| Q | Before winning titles with the Warriors in 2018 and the Lakers in 2020, this NBA journeyman won the 2015 National Championship with Duke. | Quinn Cook | 26%
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