* "3D" - Boris Diaw
* "40 Blocks and 40 Dunks" - Joakim Noah
* "A-Train" - Vin Baker and Artis Gilmore
* "The Admiral" – David Robinson
* "Action Jackson" - Stephen Jackson
* "Agent Zero" - Gilbert Arenas
* "A.I." – Allen Iverson
* "A.I. 2" – Andre Iguodala
* "Ammo" - Adam Morrison
* "Air Canada Carter (ACC)" - Vince Carter
* "Air Jordan" - Michael Jordan
* "Air Zaire" – Dikembe Mutombo
* "Air France"- Mickaël Piétrus
* "Air Gordon"- Ben Gordon
* "AK-47" – Andrei Kirilenko
* "Alabama Slamma-Bamma Slamma"- Jamario Moon
* "The Answer" – Allen Iverson
* "AP" - Anthony Parker
* "Apollo 33" - Jamario Moon
* "Bassy" - Sebastian Telfair
* "BD" - Baron Davis
* "B-Diddy" - Baron Davis
* "Baby Al" - Al Harrington
* "Baby Shaq" – Sofoklis Schortsanitis
* "Banged-Up Ballsac" - Bill Laimbeer
* "The Basketball Jesus" – Larry Bird
* "B-Dazzled" - Baron Davis
* "B-Roy" - Brandon Roy
* "The Beast" - Patrick Ewing, due to his appearance
* "Big-O" – Oscar Robertson
* "The Big O" – Oliver Miller
* "Big Al" – Al Jefferson
* "Big Baby" - Glen Davis
* "The Big Aristotle" – Shaquille O'Neal
* "Big Ben" – Ben Wallace
* "The Big Bust" - Sam Bowie
* "The Big Cat" - Jamaal Magloire
* "Big Country" – Bryant Reeves
* "The Big Diesel" – Shaquille O'Neal
* "The Big Dipper" – Wilt Chamberlain
* "Big Dog" – Glenn Robinson and Antoine Carr
* "The Big Fundamental" – Tim Duncan
* "Big Game James" – James Worthy
* "Big Nasty" - Corliss Williamson
* "Big Red" – Arvydas Sabonis
* "Big Shot Bob"
* "The Dunking Dutchman" – Rik Smits
* "Dynasty" – Yao Ming
* "E-City" - Eddy Curry
* "Earl the Pearl" – Earl Monroe
* "The East Coast Assassin" - Gilbert Arenas
* "EB" - Elton Brand
* "EJ" - Eddie Jones
* "El Contusione" – Manu Ginobili
* "Employee Number 8" - Antoine Walker
* "EO50" - Emeka Okafor
* "Sam-I-Am" - Sam Cassell
* "Fabio" - Wálter Herrmann
* "Fats" - Eddy Curry
* "Felts" - Raymond Felton
* "Ferengi" – Reggie Miller
* "Flash" - Dwyane Wade
* "Flash" - Darrell Armstrong
* "Flip" - Ronald Murray
* "Flopper" - Manu Ginobili Derek Fisher Doug Christie Rick Fox
* "Floppy" - Manu Ginobili
* "Free Money - Tyrus Thomas
* "The Future" -Carmelo Anthony
* "Get Buckets" - Ricky Davis
* "G-Force" - Gerald Wallace
* "G-Money" - Gerald Green
* "Garbage Man" - Michael Bradley
* "Garbo" - Jorge Garbajosa
* "Ghostface" - Joel Przybilla
* "Gil" - Gilbert Arenas
* "The Glove" – Gary Payton
* "G.P." - Gary Payton
* "Gollum" – Sam Cassell
* "Golden Graham" - Joey Graham
* "The Goods" - Lamar Odom
* "Grandmama" - Larry Johnson
* "The Great Wall of China" – Yao Ming
* "The Great Garbo" - Jorge Garbajosa
* "Grits N Gravy" - Ricky Davis
* "H2O" – Allan Houston
* "Hair Canada" – Steve Nash
* "The Haitian Sensation" - Samuel Dalembert
* "Half Man, Half Amazing" - Vince Carter
* "The Hammer" - Matt Carroll
* "Hedo" or "Hido" - Hidayet Türkoğlu
* "Hibachi" - Gilbert Arenas
* "His Airness" – Michael Jordan
* "His Heinous" – Bill Laimbeer
* "The Hick from French Lick" – Larry Bird
* "Hoffa" - Rafael Araújo
* "Hondo" - John Havlicek
* "Hot Plate" - John Sam Williams
* "Hot Rod" - Rodney Hundley and later John Williams
* "The Human Eraser" – Marvin Webster
* "The Human Highlight Reel" – Dominique Wilkins
* "Humps" – Kris Humphries
* "Hungry Hungry Hilton" - Hilton Armstrong
* "The Iceman" – George Gervin
* "Iggy" - Andre Iguodala
* "Indiana Jones" - Fred Jones
* "LBJ" - LeBron James
* "J-Kidd"- Jason Kidd
* "J-Chill" - Josh Childress
* "J-Dub" - Jason Williams
* "J-Smoove" - Josh Smith
* "Jazzy Cabbages" - Sarunas Jasikevicius
* "The Jester" - Gilbert Arenas
* "Jesus Shuttlesworth" - Ray Allen
* "The Jet" - Jason Terry and Kenny Smith
* "J-Ho" - Josh Howard
* "J-Max" - Jason Maxiell
* "J-Rich" - Jason Richardson
* "J. Will" - Jason Williams
* "J.J." - Joe Johnson
* "J5" - Josh Howard
* "Joe Cool" - Joe Johnson
* "J.T. Money"-Jason Terry
* "Jungle Jim" – Jim Loscutoff
* "Junk Yard Dog" – Jerome Williams
* "Kandi Man" - Michael Olowokandi
* "KG" – Kevin Garnett
* "Kid n' Play"-Kevin Martin
* "Kid Canada" - Steve Nash
* "Killer" – Reggie Miller
* "King James" - LeBron James
* "King of Clutch" - Reggie Miller
* "King of Dullness" - Tim Duncan
* "K-Mart" - Kevin Martin
* "The Kobe Stopper" - Ruben Patterson
* "Ko-Me" - Kobe Bryant
* "K-Smoove" - Kevin Durant
* "The Lethal Lithuanian" - Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
* "Little Ben" - Ben Gordon
* "The Little Engine" - T.J. Ford
* "Little General" - Avery Johnson
* "Little New York"- Carmelo Anthony
* "LJ" - Larry Johnson
* "Lo" - Lamar Odom
* "(The) L-Train" - Lionel Simmons
* "L-Train" - Lamarcus Aldridge
* "Larry Legend" – Larry Bird
* "Le Roi" (French for "The King") - Antoine Rigaudeau
* "The lord of the rings" - Kobe Bryant
* "Lu" - Luol Deng
* "Mad Dog" – Mark Madsen
* "Mad Max" - Jason Maxiell
* "Madison Square Gordon" – Ben Gordon
* "Maggette Machete" - Corey Maggette
* "Magic" – Earvin Johnson
* "Il Mago"- Andrea Bargnani
* "The Mailman" – Karl Malone
* "The Mamba" - Kobe Bryant
* "The Man Child" -Greg Oden
* "McNasty - Jeff McInnis
* "MightyMouse" - Damon Stoudamire
* "The Matrix" – Shawn Marion
* "The Mayor" – Fred Hoiberg
* "The Meal Ticket"- Pau Gasol
* "The Meeks" - Chamique Holdsclaw
* "Melo" - Carmelo Anthony
* "The Microwave" – Vinnie Johnson
* "Mighty Mouse" - Damon Stoudamire
* "Miller Time" - Reggie Miller
* "The Ming Dynasty" - Yao Ming
* "Miracle" - Milt Palacio
* "Mitch The Bitch" - Mitch Richmond
* "The Mitten" - Gary Payton
* "Mr. 4th Quarter" - Ben Gordon
* "Mr. Big Shot" - Chauncey Billups
* "Mr. Clutch" – Jerry West
* "Mr. Incredible" - Mike Dunleavy
* "Mr. MVP" - Steve Nash
* "Mr. Perfect" - Jeff Green
* "MJ" – Michael Jordan
* "The Money Man" - Mehmet Okur
* "Monster Mash" – Jamal Mashburn
* "Mongoose Quick Rick" - Ricky Davis
* "Moochie" - Martyn Norris
* "Mookie" - Daron Blaylock
* "Mo Pete" - Morris Peterson
* "MP2" - Mickaël Piétrus
* "Moore Bang For Your Buckets" - Mikki Moore
* "My Pet Maxiell" - Jason Maxiell
* "Nacho" - Gilbert Arenas
* "Nash Daddy" – Steve Nash
* "Nashty" - Steve Nash
* "The Natural" - Mike Dunleavy
* "Nick at Night" - Nick Van Exel
* "Nick the Quick" – Nick Van Exel
* "Nique" - Dominique Wilkins
* "Noch" - Andres Nocioni
* "The Ocho" – Jose Calderon
* "Oh My Bosh!!" – Chris Bosh
* "Pau Pau Powerwheels" – Pau Gasol
* "Potneet Martin - Darrick Martin
* "Penny" - Anfernee Hardaway
* "PG2010" - Pau Gasol
* "Pip" - Scottie Pippen
* "Pistol Pete" – Pete Maravich
* "Pitchin' Paul" – Paul Arizin
* "Pit Bull" – Mike James
* "Plastic Man" - Stacey Augmon
* "The Prince of Darkness" – Bill Laimbeer
* "Prince of Mid-Air" - World B. Free
* "The Prince of the Palace" - Tayshaun Prince
* "Q" - Quentin Richardson
* "Q-Rich" - Quentin Richardson
* "The Rain Man" – Ray Allen
* "Rampant Ron" - Ron Artest
* "Ray-Ray"- Ray Allen
* "The Red Rocket" - Matt Bonner
* "Redd Hot" - Michael Redd
* "Rambo" - Marco Belinelli
* "Redz" - Delonte West
* "Reef" - Shareef Abdur-Rahim
* "The Reignman" – Shawn Kemp
* "The Riddler" - Zydrunas Ilgauskas
* "Rip" - Richard Hamilton
* "Ron Ron" – Ron Artest
* "Rooney" - Šarūnas Marčiulionis
* "Roscoe" - Rasheed Wallace
* "The Round Mound of Rebound" – Charles Barkley
* "RJ" Richard Jefferson - His initials
* "Run of the Millsap - Paul Millsap
* "R-Wall" - Rasheed Wallace
* "Saba" or "Sabas" - Arvydas Sabonis
* "Sam I Am" - Sam Cassell
* "Saras" or "Sharas" - Šarūnas Jasikevičius
* "Satch" or "Satch Sanders" - Tom Sanders
* "Shaq" - Shaquille O'Neal
* "Shaquie Chan" – Yao Ming
* "Sheed" – Rasheed Wallace
* "The Show" - Harold Arceneaux
* "Silk" – Jamaal Wilkes
* "Sir Charles" – Charles Barkley
* "Skip to My Lou" – Rafer Alston
* " The Slovenian Butterfly"- Primoz Brezec
* "Smooth" - Larry Hughes
* "Snap Crackle & Pop" - Pape Sow
* "The Spanish Armada" - Jorge Garbajosa and Jose Calderon
* "Spanish Chocolate" – Sergio Rodriguez
* "Special K" - Kelenna Azubuike
* "Speedy" – Craig Claxton
* "Spider" – John Salley
* "Spud" - Spud Webb
* "The 'Stache" – Adam Morrison
* "Starbury" – Stephon Marbury
* "Starvin Marvin" - Marvin Williams
* "STAT" - Amare Stoudemire (Standing Tall and Talented)
* "The Stro Show" - Stromile Swift
* "Stevie Franchise" - Steve Francis
* "Studley" - Jared Dudley
* "Sugar" - Ray Allen
* "Tee Bee" - Terrell Brandon
* "Texas Tornado"- TJ Ford
* "The Answer"- Allen Iverson
* "The Baby Maker" - Shawn Kemp
* "The Hammer" - Kris Humphries
* "The Owl without a Vowel" – Bill Mlkvy
* "The Truth" - Paul Pierce
* "The Vanilla Gorilla" - Joel Przybilla
* "Thunder Dan" – Dan Majerle
* "The Man from Sudan" - Luol Deng
* "The mayor" - Chauncey Billups
* "Tim Bug" – Tim Hardaway
* "Timmay" - Tim Duncan
* "Tiny" – Nate Archibald
* "T-Mac" - Tracy McGrady
* "Too Easy" - Baron Davis
* "Tough Juice" - Caron Butler
* "TP" - Tony Parker
* "Tractor" – Robert Traylor
* "Troy Toy" - Troy Murphy
* "T-Tom" - Tim Thomas
* "Ukraine Train" - Vitaly Potapenko
* "Uncle Cliffy" - Cliff Robinson
* "Veal" - Brian Scalabrine
* "Vinsanity" – Vince Carter
* "Virgin Man" - A.C. Green
* "Wally World" - Wally Szczerbiak
* "White Chocolate" – Jason Williams
* "The White Guy on the Kinicks" - Travis Knight
* "The (Current) White Guy on the Knicks" - David Lee
* "White Mike" – Mike Miller
* "Wild Thing" - Anderson Varejão
* "Wild Wild West" - Delonte West
* "Wilt the Stilt" – Wilt Chamberlain
* "The Wounded Deer"- Primoz Brezec
* "World's Greatest" - Ha Seung-Jin
* "The Worm" – Dennis Rodman
* "The X-Man" – Xavier McDaniel
* "Young Thunder" – Dwight Howard
* "Z" – Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
* "Z-Bo" – Zach Randolph
* "Zeke" – Isiah Thomas
* "Zo" - Alonzo Mourning
