Awesomely named NBA players

[Son of Skeletor]

As a relative newbie, I don't know if this thread has been done before.. but I love this stuff.

Simple premise- the NBA has always had an abundance of quirky player names.

Some of my personal favourites:

God Shammgod

Mookie Blaylock

Pooh Richardson

Sleepy Floyd

Tree Rollins

Hot Rod Williams

Fat Lever

Moochie Norris

Popeye Jones

 

[TheSituation23]

stromile swift
Bo outlaw
speedy claxton
slick watts

 

[The_Answer3]

Metta World Lol

Smush Parker

 

[peternorth]

yao ming
loy vaught
greg smith
corliss williamson

 

[smashh]

Quincy Douby!

 

[peternorth]

dwayne wade - how they get dar-wayne from dwayne is beyond me

 

[J Shuttlesworth]

Jamal Mashburn

dwayne wade - how they get dar-wayne from dwayne is beyond me

Not to be 'that guy' but it's actually Dwyane, maybe that's the reason for the 'dar-wayne'? Still doesn't make sense to me, but maybe.

 

[peternorth]

Jamal Mashburn

Not to be 'that guy' but it's actually Dwyane, maybe that's the reason for the 'dar-wayne'? Still doesn't make sense to me, but maybe.

you are now "that guy".

i would pronounce it as dw-yar-nay

 

[peternorth]

raef laFrentz

 

[The_Answer3]

D-wi-arn-e?

 

[J Shuttlesworth]

you are now "that guy".

 

[nufan]

Master P

 

[Son of Skeletor]

Jamal Mashburn

 

[workhorse]

DJ Strawberry

 

[Son of Skeletor]

DJ Strawberry

 

[RP1083]

Uwe Blab
World B. Free
Pops Mensah Bonsu
Fennis Dembo

 

[PykeDream]

I always find it funny listening to the commentary on 2k when a pass is made to Marreese Speights.

'Rainman passes to space..."

 

[triplejdude]

Kerry Kittles
Didier 'DJ' Ilunga Mbenga

 

[djrossie16]

Ramon Sessions

 

[freshazimiz]

Vinny Del Negro.. Because he's not black.

 

[nufan]

Master P

SOS I am disapoint. I posted this just for you.

 

[jod23]

Mahmoud Abdul Rauf
Shareef Abdur Rahim

Both handy players too in there day.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar - so famous you dont think about it, but that's an amusing name.
Manute Bol

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

Hedo Turkoglu

 

[Son of Skeletor]

SOS I am disapoint. I posted this just for you.

Anthony Mason sees you, and I do too .

Bonzi Wells was another one I liked.

 

[TheSituation23]

anfernee hardaway- ghettofied anthony