Full list of nicknames to be worn on jerseys by Heat and Nets Friday
The NBA will allow players to wear nicknames on their jerseys for the first time on Friday night when the Miami Heat visit the Brooklyn Nets.
The marketing push has been out in full force leading up to the game, leading some of the names to be revealed via jerseys and t-shirts for sale. The Heat then released their full list on Tuesday, while the Nets did the same early Friday.
Here are all the nicknames players will wear, along with the predictions we made back on Sept. 23 when the promotion was first revealed.
| Brooklyn Nets | - | - |
|---|---|---|
| Player | Predicted Nickname | Actual Nickname Used |
| Joe Johnson | Joe Johnson* | JJ |
| Deron Williams | D-Will | D-Will |
| Paul Pierce | The Truth | Truth |
| Kevin Garnett | The Big Ticket | The Big Ticket |
| Brook Lopez | Thriller** | Brooklyn |
| Jason Terry | Jet | JET |
| Mirza Teletovic | Telescope | MT3 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | AK-47 | Кириленко |
| Reggie Evans | The Collector | Joker |
| Andray Blatche | Baltche* | Dray Live |
| Mason Plumlee | Sorry, no nickname jerseys in the D-League* | Plums |
| Alan Anderson | Double-A | Double |
| Shaun Livingston | Man, remember how good we thought he'd be?* | S Dot |
| Tornike Shengelia | Toko Loco | Tokomotiv |
| Tyshawn Taylor | Turnover | N/A |
| *Made up by me or the internet | - | - |
| **Self-given nickname | - | - |
| Miami Heat | - | - |
|---|---|---|
| Player | Predicted Nickname | Actual Nickname Used |
| LeBron James | King James | King James |
| Dwyane Wade | Flash | D. Wade |
| Chris Bosh | CB4 | C.B. |
| Ray Allen | Shuttlesworth* | J. Shuttlesworth |
| Udonis Haslem | U.D. | U.D. |
| Mario Chalmers | LeBron James** | Rio |
| Joel Anthony | The Warden | Doc |
| Shane Battier | Batman | Battle |
| James Jones | J-Hoops | J.J. |
| Chris Andersen | Birdman | Birdman |
| Rashard Lewis | Still Here** | Sweet Lew |
| Norris Cole | NoNo | Cole Train |
| Greg Oden | Tripod** | G.O. |
| Jarvis Varnado | Swat | N/A |
| Justin Hamilton | Who's That?** | N/A |
| Michael Beasley | Super Cool Beas*** | Easy |
| Roger Mason Jr. | N/A | MoneyMase |
| *From his role in He Got Game | - | - |
| **Made up by me | - | - |
| ***No, seriously | - | - |
For shame, Michael Beasley. You have SUPER COOL BEAS tattooed on you!