Worst NBA Player Real & Nick Names

There have been quite a few over the years

Rudy Gay, Pooh Richardson, Fat Lever, Chuck Person, World B. Free, Trash Man

Anyone know more?

Lebron James....I cant think of any other.

Joe Smith and Fred Jones. So generic they're hilarious.

I'd also like to nominate Tyson "Wheels" Wheeler for corniest nickname, as well as the horrible, horrible pun you can make about it being "wheely original".

Euro names bug me, some of those last names are just crazy. Other than that

Channing Frye - Channing sounds very feminine.
Ira Newble - For some reason I keep getting reminded of Bob and Betty Newbie from the Sims.
Joel Przybilla - Godzilla!

As in Europe it is not common for men to have girl's names I'd go with every Stacey, Tracy or Lindsey in the league as well as with Greg Ostertag which translated from German would mean Greg Easterday.

Another favourite would be Carlos Booze(r).
Favourite name of course: Darko Milicic Damn I love Donnie Darko.

hey world b free is a cool name...

i still find "the custodian" to be rather funny

How could I forget Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell?

Here in Portland they call Zach Randolph "Z-Bo" (The Z I understand.... but Bo?)and Theo Ratliff "The Rattler" (a rattlesnake sound bit plays whenever he scores a basket

Raef Lafrentz
Awvee Storey
Zendon Hamilton
Dermarr???????Johnson
Boniface N'Dong <--- fav of Espns Page 2

Some Euro's

Primoz Brezec
Zarko Carparkaba
Martynus adrieskevicius

Here are a few Nicknames found in an old Hoopshype article:

Shawn Bradley - Tall Country
Omar Cook - Chef (Chef-Cook?)
Sean Rooks - Wookie
Vernel Coles - Bimbo
Victor Alexander - Big Smoothie
Tyrone Nesby - Super NES


I also fount it quite funny when i noticed that Speedy Claxton's real name is Craig

craig is funny?

craig is funny?

Craig? What? Where? Who said Craig?

Theo Ratliff "The Rattler" (a rattlesnake sound bit plays whenever he scores a basket

Well it shouldn't be too painful to go through, since he scores like 5 points a night.

I find Gilbert Arenas's name pretty unique.

When I think of "Gilbert", I think of those rich white people who own those gigantic houses and wear a monacle with a funny mustache.

Mamadou N'diaye or however you spell it was a favourite of mine when he was with the Raptors.

craig is funny?

Craig? What? Where? Who said Craig?

I dont know if your joking or not.

I also fount it quite funny when i noticed that Speedy Claxton's real name is Craig

Latrell Sprewell....i mean wtf is that shit? Thats definitly a dumb name. (he's still one of my fav players of all time.)

Walt "Clyde" Frazier. Whats the point giving someone a nickname like clyde...and giving someone with the name clyde..the nickname of "glide". I've always thought about this.

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Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje

craig is funny?

Craig? What? Where? Who said Craig?

I dont know if your joking or not.

I also fount it quite funny when i noticed that Speedy Claxton's real name is Craig

Gah, I'm blind! Well.... between Craig and Speedy, I'm sure I'd probably pick Speedy as the more humorous one

Harold "Baby Jordan" Miner.

Didn't quite live up to the hype.

Lawrence Funderbunk

Kevin Pittsnogle

Moochie Norris

Michael Ruffin

Robert "Tractor" Traylor

Chauncey "Smooth" Billups

smush???

Here in Portland they call Zach Randolph "Z-Bo" (The Z I understand.... but Bo?)and Theo Ratliff "The Rattler" (a rattlesnake sound bit plays whenever he scores a basket

haha the rattling sound is cool after he blocks someone

Mamadou N'diaye or however you spell it was a favourite of mine when he was with the Raptors

Mamadou!

How about Mutumbo's name? His full name.

If u knew russian, u'll find Ira Newble's first name to be very funny. LaMarcus, LeBron are some weird names too. Can't u just name someone Marcus and Bron, wuts the point of la's and le's?

i would have to vote manute bol as having the worst real name ever for a basketball player.

How about the one, the only........... UWE BLAB!

Players that have names that don't represent their gangsta look is always hilarious. Like Rodney White.

Boniface N'Dong is also hilarity at it's best. Boner face. Bone a face and dong. Channing Frye is pretty ridiculous too... Channing? Sounds like a verb, not a name! LOLZ!