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

tamaraw08 · Post #1 » by **tamaraw08** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 12:18 am

Nick names don't count.
The Ringer have

[url][https://www.theringer.com/2025/10/06/nba/best-nba-player-names-ranked-21st-century/url]

Vonteego Cummings, first
Then Mookie Blaylock
Demar De Rozan, then Olden Polynice
then Stromile Swift.
Kerry Kittles at 6th place.

They had names like Thon Maker, Bismack Biyombo, Sebastian Telfair, Royal Ivey, Bo Outlaw

Mr Puddles · Post #2 » by **Mr Puddles** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 12:19 am

In order from dick to bounce

Chubby Cox
Gradey Dick
God Shammgod
Diamond Stone
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje

6th man

All of the Achiuwas

Post #3 » by **zimpy27** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 1:08 am

Langston Galloway
Quincy Acy

brackdan70 · Post #4 » by **brackdan70** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 1:42 am

Furkan Korkmaz.
Simisola Shittu.

miamiheat319 · Post #5 » by **miamiheat319** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 2:13 am

Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Bol Bol
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga
JamesOn Curry
Von Wafer

MrGoat · Post #6 » by **MrGoat** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 2:22 am

Have to keep it in this century because the name GOAT, Dick Dickey, played in the 50s

Wooga Poplar
Quincy Pondexter
Charlie Brown Jr.
Adonis Arms
Luther Head

JRoy · Post #7 » by **JRoy** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 3:17 am

Dick Trickle (not nba but still high on the all time “what were his parents thinking” list)

Shittu

JellosJigglin · Post #8 » by **JellosJigglin** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 3:25 am

Von Wafer

Nick Kerr

SomeBunghole · Post #9 » by **SomeBunghole** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 3:44 am

Cornelius Cash.

It simultaneously sounds like a name of a 70s pimp and is an announcer's dream based on puns you could make.

Mr Puddles · Post #10 » by **Mr Puddles** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 7:16 am

MrGoat wrote:Have to keep it in this century because the name GOAT, Dick Dickey, played in the 50s

Wooga Poplar
Quincy Pondexter
Charlie Brown Jr.
Adonis Arms
Luther Head

Adonis Arms is an amazing name.

I forgot David Duke Jr. is being the most unfortunate name in NBA history.

UcanUwill · Post #11 » by **UcanUwill** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 7:23 am

Steeve Ho You Fat

MMyhre · Post #12 » by **MMyhre** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 11:40 am

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.

UcanUwill · Post #13 » by **UcanUwill** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 12:25 pm

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.

The Explorer · Post #14 » by **The Explorer** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 12:28 pm

Bismack Biyombo has to be #1.
Taco Fall also

BruttoNostra · Post #15 » by **BruttoNostra** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 12:35 pm

UcanUwill wrote:Steeve Ho You Fat

/thread

UcanUwill · Post #16 » by **UcanUwill** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 12:38 pm

BruttoNostra wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:Steeve Ho You Fat

/thread

Sadly never played in the NBA, so I was just derailing. I always said that Zinedine Zidane is best name across all the sports, who can beat that?

Infinite Llamas · Post #17 » by **Infinite Llamas** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 12:55 pm

“Mookie” was a nickname OP!!

Fo-Real · Post #18 » by **Fo-Real** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 2:33 pm

JellosJigglin wrote:Von Wafer

Nick Kerr

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Calvin Klein · Post #19 » by **Calvin Klein** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 2:46 pm

Latrell Sprewell is cool as ****.

mastermixer · Post #20 » by **mastermixer** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 2:53 pm

OJ Mayo!

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