The 50 Best NBA Nicknames Ever (Published Again)

July 10, 2009

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The 50 Best NBA Nicknames Ever (Published Again)

1.  Julius Erving:  Dr. J

2.  Dominique Wilkins:  The Human Highlight Reel

3.  George Gervin:  The Iceman

4.  Ervin Johnson:  Magic

5.  Michael Jordan:  Air Jordan

6.  Pete Maravich:  Pistol Pete

7.  Larry Bird:  Larry Legend

8.  Karl Malone:  The Mailman

9.  Vinny Johnson:  The Microwave

10.  Earl Monroe:  The Pearl 

11.  Stacey Augmon:  Plastic Man

12.  Oscar Robertson:  The Big O

13.  Lloyd Bernard Free:  World B. Free

14.  Hakeem Olajuwon:  The Dream

15.  Charles Barkley:  The Round Mound of Rebound/Sir Charles

16.  Darryl Dawkins:  Chocolate Thunder

17.  Kevin Garnett:  The Big Ticket

18.   Shawn Kemp:  The Reignman

19.  David Thompson:  The Skywalker

20.  Clyde Drexler:  The Glide

21.  Robet Parrish:  The Chief

22.  LeBron James:  King James/The Chosen One

23.  Andrei Kirilenko:  AK47

24.  Gary Payton:  The Glove

25.  Robert Horry:  Big Shot Bob (Some say Rob, but Bob sounds better with the alliteration)

26.  Tim Duncan:  The Big Fundamental

27.  Allen Iverson:  The Answer

28.  Paul Pierce:  The Truth

29.  James Worthy:  Big Game James

30.  Wilt Chamberlain:  The Stilt/The Big Dipper

31.  Nate Archibald:  Tiny

32.  Jerry West:  The Logo/Mr. Clutch

33.  Shaquille O'Neal:  The Diesel (As well as about 10 other plays on the name "Shaq x" or "The Big x")

34.  Jerome Williams:  The Junk Yard Dog (Insignificant player, but awesome nickname)

35.  Bryant Reeves:  Big Country

36.  David Robinson:  The Admiral

37.  Anfernee Hardaway:  Penny

38.  Dan Majerle:  Thunder Dan

39.  Chris Paul:  CP3

40.  Vince Carter:  Vincanity/Half Man Half Amazing (Or as Barkely likes to call him "Half Man Half a Season)

41.  Kobe Bryant:  The Black Mamba  (Even though he gave it to himself....Common, you can't give yourself a nickname)

42.  Brandon Roy:  The Natural

43.  Richard Hamilton:  Rip

44.  Shawn Marion:  The Matrix

45.  Rafer Alston:  Skip to my Lou

46.  Kenyon Martin:  K-Mart

47.  Dwyane Wade:  Flash

48.  Gilbert Arenas:  Agent Zero

49.  Chauncey Billups:  Mr. Big Shot

50.  Steve Francis:  Stevie Franchise (Funny, he was not a franchise caliber player)

 

Honorable Mention:  

Sarunas Jasikevicius:  Jazzy Cabbages (Don Nelson couldn't pronounce his name.)

Tracy McGrady:  T-Mac (Not creative enough to make the list)

Larry Johnson:  Grandmama (Dressed up like a Grandma in a Nike commercial.......................Whatever)

Leandro Barbosa:  The Brazilian Blur

Joel Pryzbilla:  The Vanilla Gorilla

Kevin Durant:  The Durantula (very recent)

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