We Put NBA Nicknames In A Tier List

ranking NBA nicknames! #nba
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[@2potato4u]

Saw someone on the Reddit call Luka "Wide Chocolate" 😂

[@MrAIProd]

BROOO PUT THAT IN S

[@rashaunsinclair3551]

😂

[@GabrielleTheGreat0718]

No one is calling JT the anomaly bro 😭

[@SandyMcJeeb]

That shit was manufactured in Wuhan

[@celestelens48]

😭😭😭 they should stop the jt glazing

[@Dr._is_sleepy]

But it’s a funny ass meme

[@henrymai8905]

I’ve deadass never heard that in my life 😭

[@JC-tu6hc]

Wasn't even aware he had a nickname. He is the least anomalous nba player ever. He's so good at regular ass basketball.

[@J_Tevo]

‘The Anomaly’ is a good nickname, associated to the wrong person. Luka is an anomaly because he plays slow, but still gets his shots off. Lebron is because he’s played into his 40s, Wemby is because of his abilities at his size. Tatum just doesn’t have that ‘thing’ that makes him seem out of place.

[@ANoobishPro]

Yeah, Tatum just feels like a wing. Like, if you search up a wing in the modern NBA, he'll be the one that exemplifies it the most.

[@mopthefloorrr]

yeah with Tatum it comes from corniness, and doesn't match Tatum at all, that's how you grade it

[@Meerkat2112]

Add Jokic to that list too.

[@MrAIProd]

Tatum does everything tho… He’s an elite defender. A great passer. An excellent scorer. A great rebounder. Makes winning plays. And he’s 6’8. What can’t he do? Have aura cuz dudes hate him? Put that in A

[@belfastbelchan4039]

​@MrAIProd Jack of all trades, Master of None

[@ribbit1806]

Shoutout the anamoly, that would be such a hard nickname if you were 9 years old

[@prestons1]

mo was throwing it back on me at the drake concert last night

[@jakeconway9956]

Bro... i think that was me bro.... You the same guy I thought was 15yo?

[@kuba1-m7i]

Could I get a sniff

[@2bluetru]

me too bro. he was just going crazy man.

[@communityevangelist4506]

huh

[@Reviachi]

6:50 is a wild thing to say literal minutes after putting the red mamba up to S tier 💀💀💀

[@bKOreann]

I googled “Jayson Tatum nickname” and found big deuce and green mamba, but not one reference that said his nickname was the anomaly. Also, as a diehard Celtics and duke fan, I have never heard someone refer to JT as the anomaly 😂

[@ribbit1806]

It's all over nba twitter. I'm pretty sure the nickname was coined by that CelticsUnite18 account and his glazing caused him to call Tatum "the anamoly." It's an official nickname on basketball reference too 😂

[@CelticYoshi1000]

Forgot about "Taco Jay"

[@BIGAMBERFAN]

@@ribbit1806 it’s on basketball reference??? oh lord someone take it off right now. “big deuce” isn’t even a bad one

[@Dottor_J]

Big Deuce is hilarious, I hope that one sticks to him

[@anthonylonlieano848]

@@Dottor_JThat’s what JB calls him as well. Haven’t heard anyone call him The Anomaly. Big Deuce works and makes sense for him considering how big he is on being a good dad to little deuce.

[@iriscreamcoffee4749]

The Anomaly is the most obviously astroturfed nickname.

[@alexsmith3598]

I'd rather the nicknames just be fitting. Like "The Deadbeat Dad" "The Domestic Situation" "The Rape of 09" Like make it make sense.

[@venomous418]

Boy this is corny smh 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@brianbautista6499]

Tatum should change his number to 19 , and let that be his nickname fr

[@alarydavidnin]

To me S tier nicknames: the truth, magic, ak47, the answer, the dream, his airness, half man half amazing.

[@spidamitchell8311]

Deuce mcbride

[@lancedones208]

Greek Freak, Chef Curry, King James, Slim Reaper is nice too

[@ajye8935]

Iceman

[@Foglies]

Dr. J

[@CyrogenicNation]

Air Canada is the better Vince nickname

[@FAlynn92]

"The hick from French Lick", when I hear that, the first thing I'm gonna think is Larry Bird, but when someone mentions Larry Bird, "The hick from French Lick" is not the first thing I think of. B or C tier sounds about right.

[@Dottor_J]

Yeah Larry Legend is the one

[@selimimrak9761]

White Chocolate is elite

[@ThyUncle-d3q]

Don putting his hands in his pockets whilst sitting is CRAZY to me

[@freyzzzz]

Isaac and Mo too, wym?

[@nate2134]

“ he’s giving hammer “ - Issac PAUSE HOLY CRAP

[@freddycruz5969]

Genuinely, not even hating, I've never heard anyone call Tatum the anomaly, like ever.

[@coreyw2124]

Red mamba is dumb because Scalabrine is the white mamba and is already a ginger lol. Also white mamba is only funny because Scalabrine is literally the opposite of Kobe the black mamba as an awkward looking white ginger that’s the 10th man on the bench lol. No more mambas. Just the two legends Kobe and Scal.

[@stargazer8g2]

yea, white mamba is a very cool ironic nickname, red mamba just ain't it

[@Rokspain]

Bonner will always be Red Rocket

[@UncleCheekClappa]

Lemon Pepper Lou will forever be underrated

[@johnfrench1457]

We need a part 2 of this cause there are so many other fire nicknames

[@spidamitchell8311]

Yes pls Like klaw and greak freak

[@ightboss2151]

It’s gets harder to be a Tatum defender with a nickname like the anomaly

[@TreeTrunks-de5wn]

if white mamba isnt S im unsubbing

[@KingHoborg]

RIP TreeTrunks' subscription I guess.

[@terrencedavis9706]

Cmon we not gon act like ppl call Dwayne wade Flash like we call him D Wade majority of the time

[@Phoenix-pm2qr]

Nobody called him flash

[@alphaw1457]

The anomaly makes sense. It is an anomaly how someone as good as Tatum can have so little aura

[@thirdiii94]

5:39 “he was giving hammer” is absolutely wild

[@YouAreMySunshine69420]

i thoight i was the only one who peeped that

[@JansMarinara]

"The unicorn" is the type of nickname that begs to be shared, mostly because other types of unicorns exist outside of basketball. The point of a unicorn is that they are rare but its not like it means unique. And the fact that if I say "the unicorn" in basketball context you know I'm talking about KP. Definitely A tier. Also the hick from french lick would be a fire book title.

[@zerevv]

honestly "the first unicorn" sounds great

[@sahm5071]

Mr big shot, big ben, the prince of the palace, sheeeeeeeed, and rip for throw back nicknames. One of the few teams whose whole starting 5 had a nickname

[@m_rco4993]

Red Mamba in S and the Flash in a , Mavs Front Office ash decision

[@JaculaDudek]

Thanks for the shoutout Don 🙏 Poland sends love to you and the guys 🤍❤️

[@stargazer8g2]

9:30 I remember a segment where you were drafting lightskin players😂

[@gibowski9206]

As a 90's kid, I've known Jason Williams as White Cholocolate more than I've known him as Jason Williams lol.

[@shawnL2004]

We gotta stop the mamba nicknames. We have white and black and that's it. These power ranger bootlegs like green and red just dilute the shit out of a goated nickname

[@chickenfinger5258]

I do hate the Anomaly nickname for JT as well. I wish the Big Deal would've caught on. Sounds better

[@zerevv]

I agree, I like big deal way more than green mamba, anomaly, duke of boston etc. I lowkey try to say big deal in any JT convo

[@BIGAMBERFAN]

big deal is cool cause it kinda makes you think of big ticket but it’s not biting the style. “the anomaly” is a travesty.

[@Dydaktyka_]

Shoutout from Poland to you! Don always with the GOAT takes

[@rashaunsinclair3551]

Bro putting “Great Wall” on F is crazy. That name tuff ash, cuz think about it. Imagine u the opps and you hear someone say that “the Great Wall is holding down the paint”or sum like that. Me personally that name a A-S tier

[@Interiorcrocodilealigator10838]

If Jason Tatum gets any of -chase down blocks in the finals -creates the dynasty -wins finals mvp -his team gets crippled like any big 3. Cavs vs warriors 16? Big 3 nets always 💀 warriors vs raptors. And he pulls through. -gets 5 guys to contest his shot He can rock the green mamba

[@stanleyrogouski]

Luka nicknames: The round mound of white rebound Vanilla Zion White too much chocolate

[@JaculaDudek]

"This FAT some-a-bitch" - Scott Steiner

[@Majlo21]

Polish community appreciates the shoutout Don

[@SamAbda-yu7sq]

We need to make Pepe "TD3" Sanchez a thing

[@wojciechzagawa6373]

I've never expected that. Shoutout to Donovan from Poland bro🇵🇱💪🏻

[@slayerxs_]

It's to be expected that a CELTICS superstar would come in last with a Lakers fan judging that.

[@blacki4268]

For Bonner, its just red mamba in the states, it's red rocket in Toronto. The reason why is that he took transit to games while playing in Toronto, nicknamed the red rocket

[@cheese3enjoyer]

Unicorn is more like an archetype tbh

[@prathikkarthikeyan6684]

Stone Buddha for Tim Duncan also goes hard

[@bcfest2009]

It’s my birthday and td3 dropped 🎉🎉🎉

[@LifeOrbes]

Crying, when they asked what white player can't be donned "White Chocolate" and I said Grayson Allen at the exact same time

[@ThePogoskaters]

"We stand with andrew santino" yes we do

[@jakikentaky]

AK47 will always be the coldest nickname

[@y0ungd0n2]

great wall was given in china, him and Bateer, wang was called three moving wall in China, so it's prob fine.

[@BAS9713]

I really like this pod but the constant awkward silence is hilarious

[@BiasedSpursFan]

"i love a good dogwhistle" is CRAZY

[@wavyturdgogg7990]

Isaac must be amazed the lakers got a center

[@jaimesanchez6390]

“The Anomaly” is giving YBG Don

[@HenryDaNinth]

The palm point was DEVIOUS

[@jacek2246]

marcin gortat mentioned POLSKA GORUMMM!!!1

[@Omega_3178]

Collaboration with synthetic sports

[@Zenlollipop]

'Unicorn' is just not unique enough to be a nickname anymore. If it's an entire category, it's not really a nickname anymore, right? Can you imagine 2-way rim-pressuring wings who can handle the ball suddenly being called "mambas" just because they follow a Kobe archetype? People wouldn't dare say "well Kobe was THE Mamba, but so-and-so is also A Mamba." The Black Mamba is just that unique a nickname; it resists being shared. I think that absolutely warrants 'Unicorn' being knocked down to B or lower. Like if Wemby is The Alien or whatever, how would you react if a time traveler from 5 years in the future tells you that ESPN starts calling 6 different guys 'aliens' because they're also tall and can shoot? Wouldn't you assume that Wemby never really popped off compared to the rest of the field if he's just one among 7 alien dudes in the league?

[@KingHoborg]

TBH, the sheer irony of White Mamba also works for me. He is possibly the complete opposite of Kobe, so it fits.

[@Motionare]

Issac has been real sus lately 😂😂

[@GregTurismo]

I agree. Abbreviations are not nicknames. Not like these anyway.

[@GregTurismo]

PG-13 is the one exception because that actually represents something other than his initials.

[@idk-_-]

@@GregTurismoAR-15 too then

[@GregTurismo]

@ yes sir! I forgot about that one but it goes hard and absolutely applies the same way

[@spidamitchell8311]

Only kg and Ar15 But not book or sga

[@GregTurismo]

@ why KG? Initials as nicknames are beyond lazy. My initials are GT. Just because GT is a car doesn’t mean I should be allowed to have that lol. You know?

[@victornunez6001]

The glazing mamba should be up there too

[@omoros]

8:38 - Isaiah Hartenstein has entered the chat.

[@GhostOfScarif]

I agree with Don most of the time these days

[@jakeham9973]

I’m a Celtics fan. I’ve never heard JT called the anomaly.

[@BBlakey33]

Tingus Pingus S tier if you ask me

[@txlslumpy1715]

11:13 By that logic magic johnson would be in Double S Tier

[@DanGolag]

JT is the opposite of an anomaly. he's the exact wing prototype the league has been chasing for a couple of decades at least. Jokic is an anomaly. Russ, a PG who was successful despite not having a jumpshot is an anomaly. Hell, Fred VanVleet is an anomaly. JT is extraordinary but he's not anomalous.

[@pepeefirat]

grayson allen, especially early grayson can 100% be white chocolate btw

[@brysonh6507]

damn those subtitles big as hell

[@organicorange37]

Isaac, I do talk about trix that often

[@Manboy5262]

I’m Tatum fan but who says the anomaly???

[@pepeefirat]

himself probably

[@Frank-nz1wr]

I swear scal tried giving him that nickname, im a celtics fan and that nickname stiiiiiiiiiiinks😭

[@zerevv]

tatum is a big deal

[@Phoenix-pm2qr]

Tatum is such a nerd lol

[@luskcovers2811]

Honestly don’t get how the Great Wall is seen as racist, he’s literally from China and it doesn’t imply anything bad about him 🤣

[@spidamitchell8311]

And he’s tall like a wall

[@Marcelofilho24]

Porzingis better nickname is Tingus Pingus and we all know that

[@montyrevel]

GOAT basketball channel

[@johnnaye]

“Tatum” “anomaly” 💔

[@organicorange37]

SHAWN MARION WOOOOOO

[@inheritress4791]

"the anomaly" nobody calling you ybg

[@ozanuslu9519]

mo have u got the link of that sweatshirt?

[@Isuckatvideogames210]

Put some respect on the red rockets name Donovan

[@maxiboi8638]

How bout Dwayne Dih Wayne

[@KKlaryon]

Polish Hammer is way more S than red mamba

[@definitelynotkevindurant5438]

Bro is yapping

[@JJBros-1216]

black mamba, slim reaper??

[@jeremynitta1449]

Just my thoughts, but anyone nicknamed ____ mamba is F tier. There is one mamba and it’s Kobe. You don’t see people called “his white airness” or “the white dream” or “the white answer” (which all sound extremely racist now that I type them out…) If someone has a badass nickname then let it be theirs. If you try to claim a variation of it as your own, it just automatically denotes your cred in my opinion

[@captainrex5470]

Jt says the corniest stuff and has the corniest vibe and has the corniest nickname

[@spidamitchell8311]

He has no nickname and this is forced like his usually corniness

[@parker2345]

5:39

[@Mrclip-br3vz]

Unicorn ia kevin durant

[@e.d.8507]

KD was the one who gave Porzingis the Unicorn nickname

[@Jamarr_chase_is_my_cousin]

Balls

[@Stainsanity]

Is JT called the Anomaly because he and the Celts are being backed up by the refs? Lok

[@Phoenix-pm2qr]

Tatum is the Russell Wilson of the NBA: everything he does or says is just corny, needy, and cringe.

[@GhettoPeach]

Grayson Allen slander will not be tolerated I watched that man hit a triple clutch jelly like mf MJ he is White Jesus

[@XTotter5505]

Hey don’t let Twitter see you saying dream is very high up, and then talk about slipping things in, damn

[@brandontarwater484]

I dont know whp the bottem guy is but he just a hater on kristaps lol

[@AidanS99]

Quit hating on The Anomaly! 💀

[@dont_care_didnt_ask1]

Ayo, don't make Bourne top comment

[@organicorange37]

DON RESPECT SHAWN MARION

[@takumifujiwara8356]

The Anomaly? Oh I guess we're going for clicks now huh 😂 sometimes these three guys just never fail to be the most annoying show whenever they can be 😂

[@moocherhostile]

POLSKA KURWAAAA GÓRĄ 🔥🔥🔥🔥MARCIN GORTAT IS THE GOATTTTT💪 💪 💯💯💯💯

[@danielwg514]

who cares jimmy was traded

[@eddevious]

“The Anomaly” ybg don😂

[@Bourne_16]

Top comment is not gay

[@Yaboy1230]

Yes

[@Cfc2021]

Farmer detected

[@koldterms]

Stop likefarming

[@GregTurismo]

Well that was unexpected

[@rorank]

We’ve come full circle and KZbin’s comment section is back to 2009