Tiga tahun yang lalu kami pernah memposting sebuah artikel berjudul Julukan (Nickname) Pemain NBA. Seiring berjalannya waktu, banyak pemain baru yang menginjakkan kakinya di pentas liga bola basket paling bergengsi di seluruh penjuru dunia ini. Maka dari itu kami memutuskan untuk memperbaharui daftar julukan pemain basket NBA yang telah dibuat tiga tahun silam.
Kali ini kami menyajikan lebih banyak pemain, Pengurutannya pun telah disesuaikan dengan Bahasa Indonesia. Berikut daftar sapaan alias julukan pemain NBA terbaru (2017).
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| AK47 |
Alfred Beard – "Butch"
Allen Iverson – "The Answer", "Bubba Chuck", "Steven John Ray the Third", "A.I.", "Practice?"
Alonzo Mourning – "Zo"
Amar'e Stoudemire – "STAT" (Standing Tall and Talented)
Anderson Varejão – "Wildman", "Wild Thing"
Andre Iguodala - "Iggy"
Andrea Bargnani – "Il Mago"
Andrei Kirilenko – "AK47"
Andrew Toney – "The Boston Strangler"
Andrew Wiggins – "Maple Jordan", "Ender", "Maple", "Wig-sanity"
Anfernee Hardaway – "Penny"
Anthony Anderson – "Double A"
Anthony Davis -" The Brow"
Anthony Jerome Webb – "Spud"
Anthony Tolliver – "Tolly Want a Cracker"
Antoine Carr – "Big Dawg"
Antoine Walker - "Employee Number Eight", "'Toine", "'Toine-Juan", "8-Ball"
Armen Gilliam – "The Hammer"
Artis Gilmore – "A Train"
Arvydas Sabonis – "Sabas"
Austin Rivers - "Baby Doc"
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| White Mamba |
Ben Gordon – "Madison Square Gordon"
Ben Wallace – "Big Ben"
Bill Bradley – "Dollar Bill", "The Secretary of State", "Mr. President"
Bill Mlkvy – "The Owl without a Vowel"
Bill Russell – "The Secretary of Defense"
Billy Cunningham – "Kangaroo Kid"
Billy Paultz – "The Whopper"
Bismack Biyombo - "Bizzy Bo", "The Acrobatic from the Democratic (Republic of the Congo)" "BB-8", "Biznation", "Big Bizness"
Blake Griffin - "Break A Hand Griffin" "Poster Child" "Blake the Earth Quake Griffin"
Bob Cousy – "The Houdini of the Hardwood", "Cooz"
Bob Dandridge – "Bobby D"
Bob Love – "Butterbean"
Boban Marjanović - "Bobinator", "The Destroyer", "The Big Fella"
Bobby Smith – "Bingo"
Boris Diaw – "Tea Time", "The French Chef"
Brandon Ingram - "Mr. One Look"
Brandon Roy – "The Natural"
Brent Barry – "Bones"
Brian Cardinal – "The Custodian"
Brian Scalabrine – "The White Mamba"
Bryant Reeves – "Big Country"
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| Melo |
Carmelo Anthony – "Melo", "Captain America", "The Patriot"
Cedric Maxwell – "Cornbread"
Charles Barkley – "Chuck", "The Round Mound of Rebound", "Sir Charles", "Prince Charles", "Leaning Tower of Pizza", "Pillsbury Dough Boy", "The Human Refrigerator", "The Flying Coke Machine", "The Crisco Kid", "Boy Gorge"
Charles Murphy – "Stretch"
Charlie Villanueva – "Charlie Buckets"
Chauncey Billups – "Mr. Big Shot"
Chet Walker – "Chet the Jet"
Chris Andersen – "Birdman"
Chris Bosh – "CB4", "The Boshtrich"
Chris Kaman - "Caveman"
Chris Paul – "CP3", "Cliff Paul"
Chris Webber – "C-Webb”
Chuck Person – "The Rifleman"
Clarence Francis – "Bevo"
Clyde Drexler – "Clyde the Glide"
Connie Hawkins - "The Hawk"
Corey Brewer - "The Greyhound"
Craig Claxton – "Speedy"
Craig Smith – "Rhino"
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| Flash |
D'Angelo Russell – "Voodoo", "D'Lo" , "DLoading," "Snitchy," "Snitchin' D' "Sub Zero"
Damian Lillard – "Dame", "Dame D.O.L.L.A.", "Big Game Dame", "Video Game Dame"
Damon Jones – "The World's Greatest Shooter"
Dan Gadzuric – "The Flying Dutchman", "12-Ball"
Dan Majerle – "Thunder Dan"
Daniel Gibson – "Boobie"
Danilo Gallinari – "Gallo" "The Rooster"
Darko Miličić – "The Human Victory Cigar", because his court appearances were at the end of routs. The first to have this nickname was Stojko Vranković.
Darnell Hillman – "Dr. Dunk"
Daron Blaylock – "Mookie"
Darrell Griffith – "Dr. Dunkenstein"
Darryl Dawkins – "Chocolate Thunder"
Dave Stallworth – "The Rave"
David Robinson – "The Admiral”
David Thompson – "The Skywalker"
David West - "Ring-Chaser" "East"
Dean Meminger – "The Dream"
DeAndre Jordan - "DeAndre the Giant", "DeAndre 3000", "Big Hero 6", "DJ"
DeMar DeRozan - "Deebo", "French Assassinator", "Heir Canada", "Straight Outta Compton", "DeMarvelous", "D-Roz", "Double D", "Air Diesel"
DeMarcus Cousins - "Boogie" "Big Cuz"
Dennis Rodman – "The Worm", "Most Honorable Friend of the Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-Un"
Dennis Scott – "3D"
Derek Fisher – "D-Fish"
Deron Williams – "D-Will"
Derrick Chievous – "Band-Aid"
Derrick Rose – "D-Rose", "Windy City Assassin", "Poohdini" "The Glassman" "Glass Rose"
Dick Barnett – "Fall Back Baby"
Dick McGuire – "Tricky Dick", "Richard"
Dick Van Arsdale – "The Original Sun"
Dikembe Mutumbo-espn
Dominique Wilkins – "The Human Highlight Film"
Draymond Green "Deez", "Day-Day", "The Dancing Bear", "Cheap-Shot Green", "Dirty Dray", "Kicky Longstocking", "The Sterilizer"
Dwight Howard – "Superman", "Foul on You", "D12", "DH12", "Dizzy Dwight"
Dwyane Wade – "Flash", "D-Wade", "Father Prime"
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| Magic |
Earl Manigault – "The Goat"
Earl Monroe – "Black Magic", "Earl the Pearl", "Black Jesus"
Earvin Johnson – "Magic", "Buck", "E.J."
Ed Macauley – "Easy", "Easy Ed"
Elfrid Payton – "The Elf" "Elrond" "Hairdo" "The 'Do"
Elliot Perry – "Socks"
Elvin Hayes – "The Big E", "E"
Enes Kanter – "Enes The Penis", "Enes Cancer"
Eric Bledsoe – "Mini LeBron", "The Bledshow"
Eric Floyd – "Sleepy"
Ersan İlyasova – "Turkish Thunder","Ghostface Ilya"
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| Mr. Rebound |
Forrest Cox – "Frosty"
Fred Brown – "Downtown Freddie"
Fred Hoiberg – "The Mayor"
Fred Neal – "Curly"
Furkan Aldemir – "Mr. Rebound"
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| Agent Zero |
Gary Payton – "GP", "The Glove"
George Gervin – "The Iceman", "Iceberg Slim", just "Ice"
George Glamack – "The Blind Bomber"
George Mikan - "The Big Number", "Mr. Basketball
Gerald Wallace – "Crash" "G-Force"
Giannis Antetokounmpo - "Greek Freak" "Magic Giannson"
Gilbert Arenas – "Agent Zero", "The Hibachi", "Black President", "Nacho", "Gil", "High-Noon", "The Gambler"
Glen Davis – "Big Baby", "Uno-Uno"
Glenn Rivers – "Doc"
Glenn Robinson – "Big Dog"
Goran Dragic – "Gold Dragon"
Gordon Hayward "G Time" "White Mamba"
Gorgui Dieng - "The Senegalese Sensation", "Gorgeous", "Green Monster"
Grant Hill – "G", "G-money"
Greg Anderson – "Cadillac"
Greg Kelser – "Special K"
Greg Monroe - "Moose" "Moose Monroe"
Gus Johnson – "Honeycomb"
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| Black Falcon |
Hakeem Olajuwon – "The Dream"
Harold Hairston – "Happy"
Harold Miner – "Baby Jordan"
Harrison Barnes – "The Black Falcon", "Barney Humble, "The Pencil"
Harry Gallatin – "The Horse"
Hassan Whiteside - "The Great Wall", "Agent Block", "Block Mamba", "Mount Whiteside", "Blocktopus", "Blockside"
Henry Sims – "Lickface"
Hidayet Türkoğlu – "Hedo", "Mr.4th quarter"
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| Shump |
Iman Shumpert – "Shump", "Shumpman", "21 Shump Street", "Четката"
Isaiah Canaan – "Canaanball"
Isaiah Thomas (born in 1989) – "IT", "Baby Zeke", "Isaiah Jr", "The Pizza Guy", "The Little Guy", "The King in the 4th"
Isiah Thomas (born in 1961) – "Zeke", "Cuts", "The Baby-Faced Assassin"
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| The Beard |
J. R. Smith - "JR Swish"
Jabari Parker - "The Duke" "The Duke of Milkwaukee" "12-Ball" "The Duke Skywalker"
JaKarr Sampson – "Point Karr"
Jalil Okafor – "Jah" "Big Jah" "Little Sully" "Oak"
Jamaal Wilkes – "Smooth as Silk"
Jamal Crawford – "J Crossover", "Crawssover Crawford" "L.A.'s Dance Instructor"
Jamal Murray - "JaMu"
Jameer Nelson – "Mighty Mouse", "Crib Midget"
James Edwards – "Buddha"
James Harden - "The Beard", "Step Daddy", "No D Harden"
James Silas – "Captain Late", "The Snake", "The Late Mr. Silas"
James Worthy – "Big Game James" "The Assassin"
Jarvis Varnado – "Sharknado"
Jason Kidd – "Mr. triple double", "J-Kidd"
Jason Terry – "JET"
Jason Williams – "White Chocolate"
Jeff Green - "Iron Man", "Uncle Jeff", "Green Machine", "8-Ball"
Jeremy Lin – "Linsanity", "Super-Lintendo", "Lin-credible", "Lin-tastic", "Lin Dynasty", "Lin-Tense"
Jermaine O'Neal – "J.O"
Jerome Richardson – "Pooh"
Jerome Williams – "Junkyard Dog"
Jerry Baskerville – "Hound"
Jerry West – "The Logo", "Mr. Clutch", "Zeke From Cabin Creek"
Jim Barnes – "Bad News"
Jim Loscutoff – "Jungle Jim",
Jim Pollard – "Kangaroo Kid"
Jimmy Butler – "Jimmy G. Buckets", "The Butler",
Joe Bryant – "Jellybean"
Joe Caldwell – "Pogo", "Jumping Joe"
Joe Ingles "Jingles"
Joe Johnson – "Iso Joe", "Joe Cool", "Smooth", "Joey Jo-Jo, Jr.", "Joey J", "Joe-Jesus"
Joel Embiid - "The Process" "Embeast" "Joey Jo-Jo"
Joel Przybilla – "Vanilla Gorilla"
John Graham Kerr - "Red"
John Havlicek – "Hondo", "Czech"
John Salley – "Spider"
John Sam Williams – "Hot Plate"
John Wall - "J Wow", "Jimmy Franchise", "J Wizzy", "Optimus Dime", "Wall-Star", "The House of Guards" (bersama dengan Bradley Beal), "Dish" ("Swish & Dish" bersama dengan Bradley Beal)
John Williams – "Hot Rod"
Jon Brockman – "The Brockness Monster"
Jon McGlocklin – "Jonny Mac"
Jon Scheyer – "The Jewish Jordan"
Josh Smith – "J-Smoove"
Julius Erving – "Dr. J", The Doctor
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| Black Mamba |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – "The Captain", "A"
Karl Malone – "The Mailman"
Karl-Anthony Towns - "Big KAT", "The KAT-Man", "Special-K", "Katmandu"
Kawhi Leonard – "The Claw", "Sugar K", "Who, What, Where and Kawhi", "The Kingslayer", "Kawhiet Storm", "The Alien"
Kemba Walker - "Cardiac", "Walker, Charlotte Ranger"
Ken Bannister – "The Animal"
Kendrick Perkins – "Central Perk", "Perk", "Swamp Thang", "Pendrick Kerkins"
Kenneth Faried – "The Manimal"
Kenny Smith – "The Jet"
Kevin Durant – "KD", "Durantula", "Kid Clutch", "The Baddest", "The Servant", "Ringchaser", "Slim Reaper","Traitor"
Kevin Garnett – "Go-Go Gadget Arms", "Big Ticket", "KG", "The Kid"
Kevin Love - "The Beach Boy", "Knuckle-Pushups", "The Disaster Master of Plaster", "K-Love", "Lil Kev", "Droppin' Dimes; Droppin' Dimes"
Kevin McHale – "Herman Munster", "The Black Hole"
Kevin Porter – "Little Drummer Boy"
Kevin Seraphin - "Man Bear Pig"
Klay Thompson- "splash brothers" (bersama dengan stephen curry) "splashius klay" "AKlay-47"
Kobe Bryant – "Black Mamba", "Mr. 81", "KB-24", "The 8th Wonder of the World", "Kobe Wan Kenobi" "Lord of the Rings", "The Dagger", "Vino"
Kristaps Porziņģis – "Long Porz", "PorzinGOD", "GOATzingis", KP, "Kris-P" "Zinger" "Zingis Khan" "3-6-Latvia" "The Statue of Liberty", "The Latvian Gangbanger" "The Unicorn"
Kurt Thomas – "Mid Life", "Dirty Kurt", "Big Sexy"
Kyle Korver -- "Hot Sauce"
Kyle Lowry - "Klow", "The Bulldog"
Kyrie Irving – "Uncle Drew", "Kyriediculous", "Kyrazzle-Dazzle", "Mr. 4th Quarter" "KI"
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| King James |
Lafayette Lever – "Fat"
Lamar Odom – "The Candy Man" L.O
Lance Stephenson – "Born Ready", "Lance the Great", "Sir Lancealot"
Larry Bird – "The Great White Hope" "The Hick from French Lick", "Larry Legend", "Uncle Larry"
Larry Johnson – "Grandmama", "LJ"
Larry Smith – "Mr. Mean"
Latrell Sprewell – "Spree"
Leandro Barbosa - "The Brazilian Blur"
LeBron James – "King James", "(The) L-Train", "LBJ" "The Chosen One", "The Akron Hammer", "Akron Hero", "CleBron", "LeBlock James", "Chasedown James"
Len Robinson – "Truck"
Lionel Hollins – "(The) L-Train"
Lloyd Bernard Free – "World", "World B. Free", "The Prince of Midair"
Luc Mbah a Moute – "The Prince", "Moute Kicks Boute"
Luis Scola - "Ice cream man"
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| MJ |
Malcolm Brogdon - "The President" "Pres"
Manu Ginobili – "The Magician"
Marc Gasol – "Big Spain""Bash Brother #1 w/Zach Randolph "
Marcin Gortat – "The Polish Hammer"
Marco Belinelli – "Beli"
Mario Hezonja - "Super Mario"
MarkJackson - "The Reverend", "The Rev", "The Preacher", "Momma-There-Goes-That-Microphone", "MarkyMark", "The Other MJ"
Mark Madsen - "Mad Dog"
Marreese Speights – "Mo' Buckets"
Marvin Barnes – "Bad News"
Matt Bonner - "Red Rocket", "Red Mamba"
Matthew Dellavedova - "Delly", "The Wonder from Down-Under", "Outback Jesus", "D and 3", "Delly Trey", "HellavuaHustle", "The Janitor"
Maurice Stokes - "Big Mo"
Max Zaslofsky – "Slats"
Meadow Gerge Lemon - "Meadowlark"
Mehmet Okur – "Memo", "The Moneyman"
Mel Davis – "Killer"
Melvin Turpin – "Golden Arches"
Metta World Peace - "Ron Artest" "Ron-Ron" "Crazy Ron" "The Panda's Friend"
Meyers Leonard – "The Legend"
Michael Beasley - "B-Easy" "Big Mike"
Michael Jordan – "Air Jordan", "His Airness", "MJ", "The G.O.A.T", The Black Cat
Michael Olowokandi – "Kandi Man"
Mike Riordan – "Rags"
Mindaugas Kuzminskas - "Kuz"
Mitch Richmond – "The Rock"
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| KryptoNate |
Nancy Lieberman – "Lady Magic"
Nate Archibald – "Tiny"
Nate Robinson – "KryptoNate", "The Killer Midget", "The Biggest Little Man"
Nathaniel Clifton - "Sweetwater"
Nick Van Exel – "Nasty Nick", "Nick Van Excellent", "Nick the Quick"
Nick Young – "Swaggy P"
Nik Stauskas – "Sauce Castillo"
Nikola Jokic - "Joke" "Joker"
Nikola Vucevic – "Vucci Mane"
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| The Big O |
Oscar Robertson – "The Big O"
Oscar Schmidt - "Mão Santa"
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| The Truth |
Patrick Ewing – "The Beast of the East"
Paul Arizin – "Pitchin' Paul"
Paul George – "PG13", "Young Trece", "PG", "King George"
Paul Pierce – "The Truth"
Pervis Ellison – "Never Nervous Pervis" , "Out of Service Pervis"
Pete Maravich – "Pistol Pete"
Petrović Dražen – "Basketball Mozart", "G.S.O.A.T. Greatest shooter of all time"
Predrag Stojakovic – "Peja"
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| BeastBrook |
Rafer Alston – "Skip To My Lou"
Rajon Rondo - "Johnny","The Clinic", "Swag", "Fedex""
Ralph Siewert – "Sky", and later "Timber"
Rasheed Wallace – "Sheed"
Ray Allen – "Ray Ray", "Sugar Ray", "Jesus Shuttlesworth"
Reece Tatum - "Goose"
Reggie Miller – "The Knick Killer", "Miller Time"
Richard Hamilton – "Rip"
Ricky Davis – "Ricky Buckets"
Ricky Pierce – "Big Paper Daddy"
Ricky Rubio - "Tricky Ricky", "Slick Rick", "Bricky Rubio"
Rik Smits – "The Flying Dutchman" or "The Dunkin' Dutchman"
Robert Gruenig – "Ace"
Robert Horry – "Big Shot Rob" or "Big Shot Bob"
Robert Parish – "The Chief"
Robert Traylor – "Tractor Traylor"
Rodney Hundley – "Hot Rod"
Ronald Jones – "Popeye"
Ruben Patterson – "The Kobe Stopper"
Rudy Gobert - "The Stifle Tower"
Russell Westbrook – "Beastbrook", "Catalyst", "Fashion Icon", "Mr.Triple-Double", "Westbeast", "Rim Wrecker", "Rim Abuser", "GOATbrook", "Bestbrook", "The Terminator", "Mini-Bron", "Westbeast", "Triple-Double Machine", "One-Man Wrecking Crew", "Brodie", "Loyal" , "Westbrick" "Living Adrenaline"
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| The Diesel |
Sam Cassell – "Sam I Am", "The Space-man"
Sam Jones - "Sad Sam"
Sam Perkins – "Big Smooth", "Sleepy"
Sam Perkins – "Sleepy Sam" "Big Smooth"
Scottie Pippen – "No Tippin' Pippen", "Pip", "Pipsi Cola"
Sedale Threatt – "The Thief"
Serge Ibaka – "I-block-a", "Serge Protector", "Air Congo"
Seth Curry - "Sous Chef Curry"
Shaquille O'Neal – "Shaq", "Shaq Daddy", "Shaq Fu", "Diesel", "The Big Aristotle", "Superman", "MDE" (Most Dominant Ever), "The Big Maravich", "The Big Fella", "The Big Shaqtus", "The Big Cordially", "Big Shamrock", "Shaqovic" "Shaq Attack"
Shawn Bradley – "The Enormous Mormon"
Shawn Kemp – "The Reignman","The Family Man"
Shawn Marion – "The Matrix"
Smush Parker – "Scrub"
Stacey Augmon – "Plastic Man"
Stephen Curry - "Splash Brothers" (Curry bersama dengan Klay Thompson), "Baby-Faced Assassin", "Chef Curry", "The Golden Boy", "Steph"
Stephon Marbury – "Starbury"
Steve Francis – "Stevie Franchise"
Steve Nash – "Captain Canada", "Hair Canada", "Nashty", "Mr. 50 40 90", "Floor General" "Stevie Wonder"
Stojko Vranković – "Human Victory Cigar"
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| The Big Fundamental |
Theodore Edwards – "Blue"
Thon Maker – "The Rim Reaper" "Reaper", "Rainmaker", "Money Maker", "23", "Thin Maker", "Faker"
Tim Duncan – "The Big Fundamental", "Slam Duncan", "TD", "Timmy D", "Old Man Riverwalk", "Old Man Duncan", "TD Bank, "Twin Towers" (bersama dengan David Robinson)
Tom Gugliotta – "Googs", "Cue-Ball"
Tom Hammonds – "The Terminator"
Tom Sanders – "Satch" or "Satch Sanders"
Tommy Heinsohn – "Ack Ack", "Tommy Gun", "Heinie", "Tommy Points"
Toni Kukoc – "Croatian Sensation", "The Waiter", "Euro-Magic"
Tony Allen - "Mister First Team All-Defense", "Grindfather", "Gucci"
Tony Parker – "TP" The dish man "TP9.com"
Tony Wroten – "Wrecking Ball Wroten"
Tracy McGrady – "T-Mac"
Travis Grant – "Machine Gun"
Trevor Ariza – "Cobra", "Ariza Green", "Switchblade", "Athreeza"
Tyrone Bogues – "Muggsy", "The shortest NBA player ever"
Tyus Jones - "Tyus Stones"
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| Air Canada |
Vernal Coles – "Bimbo"
Vince Carter – "Vinsanity", "Air Canada", "Half Man Half Amazing", "VC"
Vinnie Johnson – "The Microwave"
Vitaly Potapenko – "Ukraine Train"
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| The Big Dipper |
Walt Bellamy – "Bells"
Walt Frazier – "Clyde"
Wayne Rollins – "Tree"
Wesley Matthews – "Iron Man", "The Arrow"
William Holzman – "Red"
Wilt Chamberlain – "Wilt the Stilt", "The Big Dipper"
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| X-Man |
Xavier McDaniel – "The X-Man"
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| The China Man |
Yao Ming – "Ming Dynasty" "Chairman Yao", "Shaquie Chan","The China Man", "Great Wall of China", "Beast from the far east"
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| Big Z |
Zach LaVine - "LaVine the Machine"
Zach Randolph – "Z-Bo", "Mr. 20 and 10", "Junkyard Dog", "Bash Brother" (Bersama dengan Marc Gasol)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas – "Big Z"
Itulah beberapa julukan pemain NBA terbaru dan terlengkap. Semoga bermanfaat. (HZ)
