1. Alphabet brother
The answer to this would first be "Alphabet Brother," Giannis Antetokounmpo. With Chinese name pronounced out is also Antetokounmpo or Giannis, in short, it feels strange and not good, so now everyone is unified with him is to say "alphabet brother", if you say the full name, many people can not react.
2. Wei Shao
Westbrook's full name is Russell Westbrook. Especially "Westbrook", not very good to read, Mandarin is good, anyway, it is awkward to pronounce it, and later unified as "Wei Shao", which is more smooth.
3. Magician
Earvin Johnson, Elvin Johnson, that is, "Magician" Johnson, because of the gorgeous play, the style of the ball, very pleasing to the eye, was named the title of magician magic, because it is too smooth to read, plus everyone is accustomed to it, read it habitually, naturally can not remember The name of Earvin.
4. Postman
Carl Malone has a steely physique and is rarely plagued by injuries. In more than a dozen seasons with the Jazz, he was always as diligent and punctual as a postman. Another theory is that he and Stockton are unblocked, and he can always deliver the ball to the basket with the ease with which a postman delivers a letter.
5. Maddy
Most people will call him Maddy or T-Mac (a submachine gun code name from his father, nicknamed "Pumpkin Head" by his aunt as a child). But actually Maddy's real name is Tracy McGrady... The man who created the all-time miracle of 35.13 seconds.
6. White chocolate
Nowadays, the nickname of White Chocolate is thunderous in basketball circles, and because of this, people have gradually forgotten his real name Jason Williams. Shappard, the Kings' director of publicity, is said to have given him the nickname "White Chocolate" after seeing Jason Williams practicing because he combined white skills with black explosiveness.
Do you know the original names of which players?