NBA best Player Names of the Century, name your top 5

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Re: NBA best Player Names of the Century, name your top 5 

Post#21 » by tamaraw08 » Tue Oct 14, 2025 3:06 pm

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MMyhre wrote:From 24-25 I like:
Haywood Highsmith, Jaime Jaquez Jr, Johnny Juzang, Zach LaVine & Ryan Rollins.
All time random ones: Isaiah Rider, Stromile Swift, Speedy Claxton, Dave DeBusschere, Bernard King, Jack McCracken, George McGinnis, James Worthy.

Jack McCracken might be my favorite.


Speedy was Claxtons nickname, he is Craig Claxton, but he is one of those guys who is known for his nickanme and not a name, just like Magic.


Does World B. Free count? He legally changed his first name to World from Lloyd,
Von Wafer, Latrell Sprewell for me.
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Post#22 » by Aliasego » Tue Oct 14, 2025 3:18 pm

Dragan Bender is an excellent D&D NPC name. Weird basketball name.
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Post#23 » by The Explorer » Tue Oct 14, 2025 3:48 pm

Some more

Stromile Swift
Fat Lever
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Post#24 » by jojo4341 » Tue Oct 14, 2025 5:00 pm

Duncan Robinson if you're a Spurs fan.
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Post#25 » by Bad Bart » Tue Oct 14, 2025 5:17 pm

tamaraw08 wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:
MMyhre wrote:From 24-25 I like:
Haywood Highsmith, Jaime Jaquez Jr, Johnny Juzang, Zach LaVine & Ryan Rollins.
All time random ones: Isaiah Rider, Stromile Swift, Speedy Claxton, Dave DeBusschere, Bernard King, Jack McCracken, George McGinnis, James Worthy.

Jack McCracken might be my favorite.


Speedy was Claxtons nickname, he is Craig Claxton, but he is one of those guys who is known for his nickanme and not a name, just like Magic.


Does World B. Free count? He legally changed his first name to World from Lloyd,
Von Wafer, Latrell Sprewell for me.

I'll never forget when Spree got drafted by the Warriors wondering what the hell a 'Latrell Sprewell' was.
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Post#26 » by UcanUwill » Tue Oct 14, 2025 5:19 pm

jojo4341 wrote:Duncan Robinson if you're a Spurs fan.


3 greatest Spurs draft picks in one photo
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Post#27 » by CM17 » Wed Oct 15, 2025 12:30 am

Suprised Boniface Ndong hasn't been named yet.
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Post#28 » by Harry Palmer » Fri Oct 17, 2025 11:12 am

Won’t be mentioned because the player himself became so iconic, but Shaquille O’Neal is pretty sweet when you just say it as words.
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Post#29 » by djw » Fri Oct 17, 2025 11:28 am

CM17 wrote:Suprised Boniface Ndong hasn't been named yet.

My former youth basketball coach in the late 90s, guess there aren't too many who actually can remember him. :D

Metta World Peace has to be up there.
God Shammgod is definitely up there.

And I'll go with DJ Wagner if he ever makes the NBA. We share the same name. :D
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Post#30 » by tcheco » Fri Oct 17, 2025 12:00 pm

off topic, but for the NFL I just love me some Amon-Ra St. Brown
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Post#31 » by AbeVigodaLive » Fri Oct 17, 2025 4:03 pm

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Also I’m pretty sure Shabazz Muhammad’s dad said he said he named him that because he thought it sounded cool and he thought a cool name would help him make the NBA. That has to count for something




Did Shabazz's dad also concoct the idea to make him -2 years old at birth?
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Post#32 » by mastermixer » Fri Oct 17, 2025 6:59 pm

AbeVigodaLive wrote:
mastermixer wrote:

Also I’m pretty sure Shabazz Muhammad’s dad said he said he named him that because he thought it sounded cool and he thought a cool name would help him make the NBA. That has to count for something




Did Shabazz's dad also concoct the idea to make him -2 years old at birth?


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Post#33 » by JRoy » Fri Oct 17, 2025 7:01 pm

Uwe Blab
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Post#34 » by ForeverTFC » Fri Oct 17, 2025 7:15 pm

Pops Mensah-Bonsu way too low in that list.
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Post#35 » by Roger Murdock » Fri Oct 17, 2025 7:25 pm

Stephon Marbury
Clyde Drexler
Andrevis Jasukevicus
Lindsey Hunter
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Post#36 » by benson13 » Fri Oct 17, 2025 8:34 pm

Lafayette Lever. I saw him, but someone used the name Fat which I'm considering reporting.

How has Carmelo Anthony not been mentioned? His name was 80% of his marketability. If his first name had been Joel nobody would have cared about him.
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Post#37 » by Black Jack » Fri Oct 17, 2025 10:12 pm

Fennis Dembo
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Post#38 » by Nate505 » Sat Oct 18, 2025 2:26 am

Here's the best campaign slogan in NBA history:

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Post#39 » by RHODEY » Sat Oct 18, 2025 2:48 am

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