http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2013/...ranking-every-nickname-in-the-nba/#more-50659 All that in mind, here we go. Again, too many names to explain each, but will answer specific questions in the comments or on Twitter. (And yes, this will be my final name-related list. No middle names or wife names or derogatory Skip Bayless nicknames to follow.) 81 Iggy (Andre Iguodala) 80 Junkyard Dog (DeMarre Carroll) 79 EJ (Eric Gordon) 78 Big Al (Al Jefferson) 77 Bogey (Andrew Bogut) 76 McBob (Josh McRoberts) 75 Superman (Dwight Howard) 74 The Man From Sudan (Luol Deng) 73 Boss (Ed Davis) 72 CP3 (Chris Paul) 71 Joker (Reggie Evans) 70 Black Falcon (Harrison Barnes) 69 Pooh (Derrick Rose) 68 Il Mago (Andrea Bargnani) 67 Super Mario (Mario Chalmers) 66 Swish (J.R. Smith) 65 Young Money (Brandon Jennings) 64 Born Ready (Lance Stephenson) 63 Batman (Danny Granger) 62 Bassy (Sebastian Telfair) 61 Novakaine (Steve Novak) 60 Sarge (Bernard James) 59 Serge Protector (Serge Ibaka) 58 Sweet Lou (Lou Williams) 57 The Dream (Hasheem Thabeet) 56 JerBear (Jerry Stackhouse) 55 Candyman (Lamar Odom) 54 Chuck Wagon (Chuck Hayes) 53 Big Ticket (Kevin Garnett) 52 Captain Kirk (Kirk Hinrich) 51 Mini-LeBron (Eric Bledsoe) 50 Dragon (Goran Dragic) 49 Human Pogo Stick (Jeremy Evans) 48 Flight (James White) 47 Sideshow Andy (Anderson Varejao) 46 The Beard (James Harden) 45 Big Turkey (Enes Kanter) 44 Big German (Dirk Nowitzki) 43 Captain Jack (Stephen Jackson) 42 B-Easy (Michael Beasley) 41 Fresh Prince (Luc Richard Mbah a Moute) 40 Linsanity (Jeremy Lin) 39 Mel Mel the Abuser (Jamaal Tinsley) 38 Red Rocket (Matt Bonner) 37 Roddy Buckets (Rodrigue Beaubois) 36 Durantula (Kevin Durant) 35 Boobie (Daniel Gibson) 34 J-Smoove (Josh Smith) 33 Jet (Jason Terry) 32 Juice (OJ Mayo) 31 Air France (Mickael Pietrus) 30 Boogie (DeMarcus Cousins) 29 Mr. 500 (Lavoy Allen) 28 Michael Jordan of Turkey (Hedo Turkoglu) 27 Chandler Bang (Chandler Parsons) 26 King James (LeBron James) 25 Pierre (JaVale McGee) 24 Vanilla Gorilla (Joel Przybilla) 23 The Rooster (Danilo Gallinari) 22 STAT (Amar’e Stoudemire) 21 Black Mamba (Kobe Bryant) 20 Brazilian Blur (Leandro Barbosa) 19 Polish Hammer (Marcin Gortat) 18 Rip (Richard Hamilton) 17 Unibrow (Anthony Davis) 16 Big Fundamental (Tim Duncan) 15 Jesus Shuttlesworth (Ray Allen) 14 Crash (Gerald Wallace) 13 Mr. Big Shot (Chauncey Billups) 12 Psycho T (Tyler Hansbrough) 11 The Villain (Evan Turner) 10 Half-Man, Half-Amazing (Vince Carter) 9 Birdman (Chris Andersen) 8 Z-Bo (Zach Randolph) 7 Manimal (Kenneth Faried) 6 The Matrix (Shawn Marion) 5 Swaggy P (Nick Young) 4 AK-47 (Andrei Kirilenko) 3 Big Baby (Glen Davis) 2 Tuff Juice (Caron Butler) 1 The Truth (Paul Pierce)
The best nickname has been, is, and always will be Joel "The Vanilla Gorilla" Pryzbilla and this is simply undebatable.
Lame list. Players with previously used nicknames(Superman, The Dream, etc.) move to the bottom. Players whose nicknames are their initials &/or number(CP3, AK47) move to the bottom. Players with self-appointed names move to the bottom. EJ? Bogey? McBob? Boss? Young Money? Born Ready? JerBear? Mini-LeBron? Linsanity? Michael Jordan of Turkey? Swaggy P? Tuff Juice? Big Turkey? Big German? I guess Motiejunas is Big Lithuania. Who is Big USA?
AK47 is one of the better nicknames. Not like CP3 at all. CP3 is literally just his initials and jersey number.
AK47 is one of the best nicknames I have seen. The fact that he is Russian, combined with his initials and jersey number matches up with the most famous Russian weapon of all time.... That's pretty neat.
Lame. Was hoping for Top 10 to include the Bi-Racial Facial (Blake Griffin), Ghostface 'Billa (Joel Pryzbilla), and Black Pat (Patrick Beverly). Chandler Bang, the Chuckwagon and Air France should be higher. Edit-Maybe I made it up, but I thought Dirk was The Germanator (The Terminator)?
