The Admiral" – David Robinson (he was in the Navy)
"A.I." – Allen Iverson (his initials)
"A.I. 2" – Andre Iguodala (his initials plus the two, since Allen Iverson is the original AI)
"Air Canada" - Vince Carter (when he played for the Toronto Raptors)
"Air Jordan" - Michael Jordan
"Air Zaire" – Dikembe Mutombo
"AK-47" – Andrei Kirilenko; after his initials, jersey number, and with a play on the famous Soviet assault rifle
"Ap" - Anthony Parker
"Heir Apparent" - Kobe Bryant
"The Answer" – Allen Iverson
"B-Diddy" - Baron Davis
"Big-O" – Oscar Robertson
"Big Aristotle" – Shaquille O'Neal
"Big Ben" – Ben Wallace
"The Big Cat" - Jamaal Magloire
"Big Country" – Bryant Reeves
"The Big Diesel" – Shaquille O'Neal
"The Big Dipper" – Wilt Chamberlain
"Big Dog" – Glenn Robinson and Antoine Carr
"The Big Drizzle" – Drew Gooden (His old nickname was "The Truth", now owned by Paul Pierce)
"The Big Fundamental" – Tim Duncan
"Big Game James" – James Worthy
"Big Shot Rob" – Robert Horry
"The Hurt" - Kurt Thomas
"The Big Smooth" – Sam Perkins
"Big Smooth" - Charlie Villanueva
"Big Snacks" - Jerome James
"The Big Ticket" – Kevin Garnett
"Brazillian Blur"- Leandro Barbosa
"Big Z" - Zydrunas Ilgauskas
"Bird Man" - Chris Andersen
"Black Cat" – Michael Jordan
"Black Mamba" - Kobe Bryant
"The Brazilian Beast" - Nenê
"The Cambyman" - Marcus Camby
"The Captain" – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
"Captain Canada" - Steve Nash (nickname often used by Sportsnet broadcasters)
"Captain Crunch" - Jalen Rose
"The Cat" - Cuttino Mobley
"CB4" - Chris Bosh
"The Chief" – Robert Parish (after the mute, expressionless character in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest)
"Chocolate Thunder" – Darryl Dawkins
"The Chosen One" - Lebron James
"Clyde" – Walt Frazier (after the film Bonnie and Clyde, due to his flamboyant clothes)
"Clyde the Glide" – Clyde Drexler
"CP3" - Chris Paul
"The Croatian Sensation" – Toni Kukoč; rhyming play on his Croatian origin
"C-Webb" - Chris Webber
"The Daily Double" - Dwight Howard (for his consistent scoring and rebounding)
"Damp" - Erick Dampier
"Det the Threat" – Detlef Schrempf
"Dirk Diggler" – Dirk Nowitzki (after the porn star)
"Disco Dirk" - Dirk Nowitzki
"D-Marsh" - Donyell Marshall
"D-Miles" - Darius Miles
"D-Wade" – Dwayne Wade
"Dollar Bill" – Bill Bradley
"Double P" - Paul Pierce
"Dr. J" – Julius Erving
"The Dunking Dutchman" – Rik Smits
"Dynasty" – Yao Ming; given by ex-teammate Steve Francis, pertaining to the Ming Dynasty
"Earl the Pearl" – Earl Monroe
"El Contusione" – Manu Ginobili
"Employee Number 8" - Antoine Walker
"Flash" - Dwayne Wade; named after a superhero: Flash
"Flip" - Ronald Murray
"Floppy" - Manu Ginobili
"Get Buckets" - Ricky Davis
"G-Force" - Gerald Wallace
"Garbage Man" - Michael Bradley
"The Glove" – Gary Payton (his defense "held" opponents like a "baseball in a glove")
"God" – Michael Jordan
"Grandmama" - Larry Johnson
"The Great Wall of China" – Yao Ming,
"H2O" – Allan Houston (after his jersey number)
"Hair Canada" – Steve Nash
"The Dream" – Hakeem Olajuwon
"Half Man, Half Amazing" - Vince Carter (after his performance in the 2000 dunk contest)
"His Airness" – Michael Jordan
"His Heinous" – Bill Laimbeer
"The Hick from French Lick" – Larry Bird
"Hoffa" - Rafael Araujo
"Hondo" - John Havlicek (after the John Wayne movie)
"The Human Eraser" – Marvin Webster
"The Human Highlight Film" – Dominique Wilkins
"The Human Victory Cigar" – Darko Milicic (because of his extremely limited playtime)
"The Iceman" – George Gervin
"Iggy" - Andre Iguodala
"Indiana Jones" - Fred Jones (Plays for the Indiana Pacers)
"LBJ" - LeBron James
"J-Dub" - Jason Williams
"J-Smooth" - Josh Smith
"Jesus" – Ray Allen (after his role in He Got Game)
"The Jet" - Jason Terry
"J-Rich" - Jason Richardson
"J. Will" - Jason Williams
"J.J." - Joe Johnson
"Jungle Jim" – Jim Loscutoff
"The Junk Yard Dog" – Jerome Williams (for his willingness to do the dirty work)
"Kandi Man" - Michael Olowokandi
"KG" – Kevin Garnett (his initials)
"Kid Canada" - Steve Nash
"Killer" – Reggie Miller
"King James" - LeBron James
"K-Mart" - Kenyon Martin
"The Kobe Stopper" - Ruben Patterson
"The Kobra" - Kobe Bryant
"(The) L-Train" - Lionel Simmons
"Larry Legend" – Larry Bird
"Le Roi" (French, "The King") Antoine Rigaudeau
"Lord of the Rings" - Kobe Bryant
"Mad Dog" – Mark Madsen
"Madison Square Gordon" – Ben Gordon
"Magic" – Earvin Johnson
"The Mailman" – Karl Malone ("a mailman always delivers")
"The Matrix" – Shawn Marion (after the film)
"Melo" - Carmelo Anthony
"The Microwave" – Vinnie Johnson ("gets hot instantly")
"The Mitten" – Gary Payton (he has lost a step on defense, so now he fits more like a mitten than a glove")
"Mighty Mouse" - Damon Stoudamire
"Miller Time" - Reggie Miller
"Mighty Mouse" - Salim Stoudamire
"The Ming Dynasty" - Yao Ming
"Miracle" - Milt Palacio
"MJ" – Michael Jordan
"Monster Mash" – Jamal Mashburn; a play on his surname with the Bobby Pickett song, "Monster Mash"*"
"Moochie" - Martyn Norris
"MoPete" - Morris Peterson
"Mr. Big Shot" - Chauncey Billups
"Mr.81" - Kobe Bryant; On January 22, 2006 scored 81 points vs the Toronto Raptors in L.A.
"Mr. Clutch" – Jerry West
"Nasty Nash" – Steve Nash
"One-Armed Man" - Shot developed by street legend Brian Slone, consisting of a driving one-handed "flip" in which the alternate hand never touches the basketball.
"The Owl without a Vowel" – Bill Mlkvy
"Penny" - Anfernee Hardaway
"Pistol Pete" – Pete Maravich He was a great shooter
"Pitchin' Paul" – Paul Arizin
"Plastic Man" - Stacey Augmon
"The Prince of Darkness" – Bill Laimbeer
"Q" - Quentin Richardson
"Quick Nick" – Nick Van Exel
"The Red Rocket" - Matt Bonner
"Redd Hot" - Michael Redd
"Reef" - Shareef Abdur-Rahim
"The Reignman" – Shawn Kemp
"Rip" - Richard Hamilton
"Ron Ron" – Ron Artest
"The Round Mound of Rebound" – Charles Barkley
"R-Wall" - Rasheed Wallace
"Sam I Am" - Sam Cassell
"Saras" - Sarunas Jasikevicius
"Shaq" - Shaquille O'Neal
"Shaquie Chan" – Yao Ming, a play on the names of basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal and Chinese actor and martial artist Jackie Chan
"Sheed" – Rasheed Wallace
"The Show" - Harold Arceneaux
"Silk" – Jamaal Wilkes
"Sir Charles" – Charles Barkley
"Skinny" – Mike Miller
"Skip to my Lou" – Rafer Alston
"Speedy" – Craig Claxton
"Starbury" – Stephon Marbury
"Stat" - Amare Stoudemire
"The Stro Show" - Stromile Swift
"Stevie Franchise" - Steve Francis
"Sugar" - Ray Allen
"The Dove" - Nadav Henfeld
"Thunder Dan" – Dan Majerle
"Tim Bug" – Tim Hardaway
"Tiny" – Nate Archibald
"T-Mac" - Tracy McGrady
"T-Tom" - Tim Thomas
"The Tractor" – Robert Traylor
"The Truth" – Paul Pierce
"Vinsanity" – Vince Carter
"Wally World" - Wally Szczerbiak
"White Chocolate" – Jason Williams
"Wife-Beater" - Jason Kidd (Was called this by the Celtics fans during the 2002 ECF)
"Wilt the Stilt" – Wilt Chamberlain
"The Worm" – Dennis Rodman (for his wriggling when he played pinball)
"The X-Man" – Xavier McDaniel; play on the initial of his first name with the X-Men, a group of superheroes
"Zeke" – Isiah Thomas
"Zo" - Alonzo Mourning
"Urch" - Gary Urchuck
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There you go in alphabetical order!!!
A
Abdur-Rahim, Shareef Reef
Allen, Ray Jesus Shuttlesworth
Anderson, Kenny The Kid
Augmon, Stacey Plastic Man
B
Baker, Vin A-Train
Barkley, Charles Sir Charles
Barry, Brent Bones
Bird, Larry Larry Legend
Blaylock, Daron Mookie
Brandon, Terrell Tee Bee
C
Campbell, Ed Easy Ed
Carr, Antoine Big Dog
Carter, Vince Air Canada, Vinsanity
Cassell Sam Sam I Am
Coleman, Derrick DC
Coles, Vernell Bimbo
Croshere, Austin Austin Powers
D Davis, Dale D Square
Davis, Emanuel E-Mail
Douglas, Sherman Sherminator
E Ellis, LaPhonso The Fonz
Erving, Julius Dr. J
F Frazier, Walt Clyde
Fulkes, Joe Jumpin' Joe
G Garnett, Kevin The Kid, KG
Gatling, Chris The Energizer
Goldwire, Anthony Goldie
Gugliotta, Tom Googs
H
Hamilton, Richard Rip
Hardaway, Anfernee Penny
Hardaway, Tim Tim Bug
Harpring, Matt Harp
Hawkins, Hersey Hawk
I Iverson, Allen The Answer
J Jackson, Jimmy J J
Johnson, Larry Grandma
Jordan, Michael Air, MJ
K Kemp, Shawn The Reignman
Kidd, Jason The Whiz Kidd
Kukoc, Toni Croatian Sensation
L Langdon, Trajan Alaskan Assassin
Lauderdale, Priest Super Fly
M Madsen, Mark Mad Dog
Majerle, Dan Thunder Dan
Malone, Karl The Mailman
Marbury, Stephon Starbury
Mashburn, Jamal Monster Mash
Mason, Anthony Mace
Maxwell, Vernon Mad Max
McDyess, Antonio Ice
McGrady, Tracy T-Mac
Miller; Oliver Pig
Mobley, Cuttino Cat
Mourning, Alonzo Zo
Mutombo, Dikembe Air Zaire
N Nesterovic, Radoslav Rasho
Newman, Johnny J-New
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O Oakley, Charles Oak
Olajuwon, Hakeem The Dream
Olowokandi, Michael Kandi Man
O'Neal, Shaquille Shaq, Shaq Fu, Big Aristotle
Outlaw, Charles Bo
Owens, Billy Billy O
P Pack, Robert Pac Man
Parish, Robert Chief
Payton, Gary The Glove
Perkins, Sam Big Smooth
Peterson, Morris Mo Pete
Pippen, Scottie Pip
Pollard, Scott The Butcher
Polynice, Olden O.P.
Potapenko, Vitaly Ukraine Train
R Reeves, Bryant Big Country (Big Continent)
Rider, Isaiah J.R.
Robertson, Oscar Big O
Robinson, David The Admiral
Robinson, Glen Big Dog
Rogers, Carlos Los
S Sabonis, Arvydas Sabas
Sprewell, Latrell Spree
Stackhouse, Jerry Stack
Stojakovic, Pedrag Peja
Stoudamire, Damon Mighty Mouse
Swift, Stromile Stro
Szczerbiak, Wally Wally World
T Thomas, Tim Dog
Thorpe, Otis O.T.
Traylor, Robert Tractor
Tsakalidis, Lakovos Big Jake
V Van Exel, Nick Nick The Quick
W Wallace, Ben The Beast
Wallace, Rasheed Sheed
Weatherspoon, Clarence Spoon
Webber, Chris C-Webb
West, Jerry Mr. Clutch
Wilkins, Dominique Human Highlight Film
Williams, Jason White Chocolate
Williams, Jerome Junk Yard Dog
Williams, John Hot Rod
Williams, Walt Wizard
Williamson, Corliss Big Nasty
2006-08-11 04:34:53
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