Many guys on this list earned their nicknames for great play on the court, and by no coincidence most of the best players in the history of the league appear on this list. See the list of the 50 best nicknames in NBA history.
50. Brian Cardinal “The Custodian”
49. Shawn Marion “The Matrix”
48. Glen Davis “Big Baby”
47. Marcin Gortat “The Polish Hammer”
46. Corliss Williamson “Big Nasty”
45. Robert “Tractor” Traylor
44. Gerald Wallace “Crash”
43. Rafer Alston “Skip to my Lou”
42. Chris Kaman “The Caveman”
41. Dennis Rodman “The Worm”
40. Steve Francis “Franchise”
39. Jerry West “The Logo”
38. Chris Andersen “Birdman”
37. Bryant Reeves “Big Country”
36. Lance Stephenson “Born Ready”
35. Vinnie Johnson “The Microwave”
34. Robert Horry “Big Shot Bob”
33. “Pistol” Pete Maravich
32. Zach Randolph “Z-Bo”
31. LeBron James “King”
30. Robert Parish “The Chief”
29. Ray Allen “Jesus Shuttlesworth”
28. Wilt Chamberlain “The Big Dipper”
27. Bob Cousy “The Houdini of the Hardwood”
26. Nate “Tiny” Archibald
25. John Havlicek “Hondo”
24. Gary Payton “The Glove”
23. Darryl Dawkins “Chocolate Thunder”
22. Earl “The Pearl” Monroe
21. Tim Duncan “The Big Fundamental”
20. Paul Pierce “The Truth”
19. Jason Williams “White Chocolate”
18. Larry Johnson “Grandmama”
17. Shaquille O’Neal “Diesel” and 20 others
16. Charles Barkley “Round Mound of Rebound”
15. Vince Carter “Air Canada”
14. Clyde Drexler “The Glide”
13. George Gervin “The Iceman”
12. David Robinson “The Admiral”
11. Kevin Garnett “The Big Ticket”
10. Larry Bird “Larry Legend”
9. Dominique Wilkins “The Human Highlight Reel”
8. Hakeem Olajuwon “The Dream”
7. Karl Malone “The Mailman”
6. Allen Iverson “The Answer”
5. Kobe Bryant “The Black Mamba”
5b. Brian Scalabrine “The White Mamba”
4. Shawn Kemp “The Reignman”
3. Michael Jordan “Air Jordan”
2. Julius Erving “The Doctor” and “Dr. J”
1. Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Credits from: dimemag
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