Outside of the NBA, Alston was also a streetball legend. His ball-handling exploits on outdoor courts earned him the nickname Skip To My Lou. While his professional playstyle was more in line with traditional basketball, the nickname stuck during his NBA days.
A lot of contemporary NBA nicknames are boring, just a player’s initials and/or number (JT for Jayson Tatum, CP3 for Chris Paul, and so on). Giannis has a great one, though. He’s from Greece, he’s a physical specimen, and thus, Greek Freak.
Usually, it’s not that cool to give yourself your own nickname. It worked for Kobe, though, as he adopted