Top 5 best nicknames on sports today, only one pick per pleb, why?
Big Dumper — Cal Raleigh42.9%
King Henry — Derrick 0.0%
Chef Curry — Stephen Curry14.3%
Beef Stew — Isaiah Stewart28.6%
La Pulga — Lionel Messi0.0%
The Procedure — Joel Embiid14.3%
King James — Lebron 0.0%
Joker — Jokic0.0%
All Rise / The Judge — Aaron Judge0.0%
The Beard — James Harden0.0%
7 votes \ poll ended
Ant-Man (Anthony Edwards). Dude plays with zero fear, dunks on everyone, and talks endless trash with a smile. The nickname is fun, catchy, and matches his larger-than-life personality. Rising superstar energy.
Yeap that one we missed, i put the blame on the good old democracy
In my mind, the top tier of nicknames have to basically become the player’s name, like Magic or Dr. J, and they should capture something about their game.
That’s why I love Beef Stew so much as a nickname.
Joker also meets those criteria
Big dumper
Beef stew
The Procedure
Chef Curry
Joker
Until now that's it
Giannis - The Greek Freak.
Bro is 7 feet tall, runs like a guard, jumps out the gym and dominates like a unicorn.
Most fitting and coolest nickname in sports right now
Strong contender really I'll share the blame of forgetting with @Undisciplined
Does he still play basketball though?
Yes, it’s one of the greatest nicknames ever.
There are a lot of good options here
SN only allowed 1 answer but if you want rank your 5 will help me a lot
In no particular order:
But really, there are so many good ones
King of Clay - Rafael NadalKing of Clay - Rafael Nadal
The undisputed GOAT nickname in tennis. It perfectly sums up his absurd dominance on the surface (14 French Opens, insane win rate).
No one else owns a surface like this
Amazing one as well
Haha all these are good but nothing beats the Big Dumper.
Ronaldo Nazário - O Fenômeno
At his peak, his combination of power and skill was literally "The Phenomenon" that changed the striker role forever.
Concordo e botaria o Bruxo tmb, mas infelizmente não jogam mais
É óbvio que esqueci o melho Adriano Imperador
Bom demais o didico