Full list of nicknames to be worn on jerseys by Heat and Nets Friday

12 years ago

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	-	-