Temetrius --- Morant, a Memphis Grizzlies superstar

--- Beard, a 2016 WNBA Champ with the LA Sparks

F----ric-, Jason Kidd's obscure middle name

"Watching NBA basketball simply ---s me!"

Making assists, or dropping ---

---, the lesser-known Butler in the league right now

---x -ng--sh, often mistaken for the etymology of "putting spins on the ball"

-ichael ---s, a rare 5'10'' All-Star in 1992

---s Kan--r Freedom

"It made sense when it was in Minnesota, the 'Land of 10,000 ---,' but the team's been in LA, technically a desert, for how long now?"