Best Nickname Ever?

[dautjazz]

Probably Magic, no one calls him Earvin.

Dr. J might be the coolest.

[TheBobster]

Bill Mlkvy, who went to Temple University was known as "The Owl without a vowel."

[ellobo]

No one's gonna mention The Truth? Come on guys, that's one of the greatest nicknames ever.

Aarosmith is an amazing nickname, btw. I don't think anyone from the Celtics board has thought of that

To a St. John's fan, or really any New Yorker, Walter Berry is The Truth and he had the nickname over a decade before anyone ever heard of Paul Pierce.

[xdrta+]

Bill Mlkvy, who went to Temple University was known as "The Owl without a vowel."

Winner.

[loserX]

Iceman, Mailman, the Answer, Walt "The Wizard" Williams, Sam "Big Smooth" Perkins.

Had never heard of Bill Mlkvy but that's fantastic. My favourite in any sport (in this case baseball) was Doug "Eyechart" Gwosdz.

[juanc]

No mention of mr. half man half amazing?

Also the Dream, Magic, the Turth, the Answer, Silk Wilkes, the Matrix, the Dragon, Agent zero

[TwitterFingers]

Tony kukoc The Waiter

[ZOMG]

Best nickname pair:

John "Hot Rod" Williams
John "Hot Plate" Williams

Both these guys started their NBA careers in 1986. One of them was fat. You can try to guess which one.

[LOUiS-D]

Jerome "Junk Yard Dog" Williams, Daryl "Chocolate Thunder" Dawkins, Vinnie "The Microwave" Johnson, Shawn "The Reignman" Kemp, Gary "The Glove" Payton, "Big Game James" Worthy.

[ellobo]

Best nickname pair:

John "Hot Rod" Williams
John "Hot Plate" Williams

Both these guys started their NBA careers in 1986. One of them was fat. You can try to guess which one.

I mostly hate those derogatory in-joke nicknames and don't consider them real nicknames. But this one is different because there were two players with the same name and it became widely used to clarify which guy you were talking about. I believe the "Hot Plate" nickname for the LSU/Washington Bullets John Williams originated with NBA writer Peter Vecsey and it caught on from there.

[Ken Bannister]

The Time Lord

Point Oil Spill

[raptor jesus]

I liked the Big Aristotle.

[Curmudgeon]

I like the chinese nickname for Charles Barkley: the flying pig.

[Roscoe Sheed]

James Harden's nickname is Honey Bun so that's one of my favorites.

My favorite isn't technically a nickname, but I've heard Ian Eagle exclaim "SHAMALAMADINGDONG" after a Landry Shamet 3.

does Harden like that nickname?

[Roscoe Sheed]

World B Free

alternatively, I think it would be hilarious if the nickname World B Flat caught on for Irving

[Tacoma]

Vince Carter when he was with the Raptors, as "Air Canada"

[Jakay]

Team Supersonics

PG - The Glove, Mac-10 (Mr. Sonic),
SG - Jesus Shuttlesworth, Bones
SF - Sweet Lew
PF - the Reign Man - (the correct answer for best ever nickname)
C- Big Smooth

Which of course for team supersonics I would aslo add Durantula, Goatbrook and the Beard also but some people might object to that.

The Hawk, X-Man, Mac, G-Money

Kevin Calabro have it all

[ayyayyron]

James Harden's nickname is Honey Bun so that's one of my favorites.

My favorite isn't technically a nickname, but I've heard Ian Eagle exclaim "SHAMALAMADINGDONG" after a Landry Shamet 3.

does Harden like that nickname?

I don't think Harden cares tbh

[JimmyPlopper]

My favorite was always Stacy Augmon as Plastic Man

[SkyHookFTW]

Chocolate Thunder, classic name.