Here are some cute Chinese nicknames of Athletes http://www.nba.com/features/chinese_playenicknames_070329.html
| Team | Player | Chinese Nickname | Translation of Chinese Nickname | Explanation |
| Chicago | Ben Wallace | ÃĨ¤§ÃĻÅÂŦÊ⟠(Da Ben Zhong) | Big Ben |
WallaceÃĸâŦâĸs size and ability to defend |
| Cleveland | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | ÃĨ¤§ Z ( Da Z ) | Big Z |
Da means ÃĸâŦÅbigÃĸâŦÂ and Z is the first letter of his first name |
| Cleveland | LeBron James | ÃĨ°ÂÃ§ÅĄâĄÃĨ¸ (Xiao Huang Di) | Little Emperor |
Direct translation of English nickname “King James” |
| Charlotte | Emeka Okafor | çÅÂĢçÅŊâš (Mao Wang) | King of the Cats |
Meaning leader of the Bobcats |
| Dallas | Dirk Nowitzki | ÃĨž¡ÃĨâēÂŊÃĻËËèÂŊÂĻ (De Guo Zhan Che) | German Racecar |
DirkÃĸâŦâĸs ability to roll on court like a racecar. And he is a player from Germany. |
| Denver | Carmelo Anthony | çâÅçâÅ (Tian Gua) | Sweet Melon |
The nickname ÃĸâŦÅMeloÃĸâŦÂ resembles ÃĸâŦÅMelonÃĸâŦÂ. ÃĸâŦÅSweet MelonÃĸâŦÂ refers to Carmelo ÃĸâŦËs sweet and cute appearance |
| Denver | Allen Iverson | çÂâÃĻÂĄË ( Da An ) | The Answer |
Direct translation of his English nickname |
| Detroit | Chauncy Billups | ÃĨâĻâ°ÃĻÂģâ (Guang Hua) | Smooth |
Direct translation of English nickname ÃĸâŦÅSmoothÃĸâŦÂ |
| Detroit | Richard Hamilton | ÊÂÂĸÃĨâĻÂˇÃ¤ÂēÂē (Mian Ju Ren) | Man in the Mask | Hamilton’s habit of wearing a mask on court |
| Detroit | Tayshaun Prince | ÃĨ°ÂçÅŊâšÃĨ ( Xiao Wang Zi ) | Little Prince |
Direct translation of his last name ÃĸâŦÅ Prince ÃĸâŦÂ |
| Houston | Dikembe Mutombo | ÊÂÅžÃĻ´²ÃĨ¤§ÃĨ¹¹ (Fei Zhou Da Shan) | AfricaÃĸâŦâĸs Big Mountain |
MutomboÃĸâŦâĸs ability to block shots. And he is a player from Africa |
| L.A. Clippers | Elton Brand | èËšÊâĸÂŋ (Chuan Zhang) | The Captain |
HeÃĸâŦâĸs seen as the leader of the Clippers |
| L.A. Clippers | Cuttino Mobley | èâŦÂçÅÂĢ (Lao Mao) | Old Cat |
Direct translation from English nickname ÃĸâŦÅ The CatÃĸâŦÂ |
| L.A. Lakers | Kobe Bryant | ÃĨ°ÂÊÂŖŞäž (Xiao Fei Xia) | Little Flying warrior |
BryantÃĸâŦâĸs ability to jump |
| Memphis | Damon Stoudemire | ÃĨ°ÂÊÂŖŞÊÂŧ (Xiao Fei Shu) | Little Flying Mouse |
For his speed and the ability to pass through opposing players |
| Miami | Shaquille O’Neal | äÂŋ ÃĨÂŽÂĸ (Xia Ke) | Warrior | “Xia Ke” means righteous and respectful warriors in ancient China |
| Miami | Gary Payton | ÃĻâ°âšÃĨÂĨâ (Shou Tao) | The Glove |
Dir PaytonÃĸâŦâĸs ability to defend, like a glove stuck on the opponent |
| Miami | Dwyane Wade | ÊâÂĒçâÂĩ䞠(Shan Dian Xia) | The Flash |
For his lighting fast style of playing |
| Miami | Jason Williams | çâĸÂŊÃĨ¡§ÃĨâĻâšÃĨÅ âē (Bai Qiao Ke Li) | White Chocolate |
Direct translation of his English nickname |
| Minnesota | Kevin Garnett | çâšÂŧçÅŊâš (Lang Wang) | King of the Wolves | Meaning leader of the Timberwolves |
| New Jersey | Vince Carter | ÊÂŖŞäÂēÂē (Fei Ren) | Flying Man | Carter’s ability to leap and make amazing dunks |
| New Jersey |
Jason Kidd |
ÃĨÂâÃĨŠ¨ÃĻÅÂē (Fa Dong Ji) |
The Engine |
Kidd is the ÃĸâŦÅengineÃĸâŦÂ behind the NetsÃĸâŦâĸ offense |
| New York | Steve Francis | çâ°ÂšÃĻÂÆ (Te Quan) | Special Rights | Direct translation of the word ÃĸâŦÅ FranchiseÃĸâŦ |
| Orlando | Grant Hill | ÃĨÂĨÂŊÃĨÂĨÂŊÃĨâĻËç⟠(Houhou Xian Shen) | Mr. Nice | Direct translation of English nickname |
| Philadelphia | Andre Iguodala | ÃĨ°ÂAI (Xiao AI) | Little AI | ÃĸâŦÅLittleÃĸâŦ is placed before the initial to differentiate between Allen Iverson and Andre Iguodala. ÃĸâŦÅLittleÃĸâŦ also refers to his short years in the league compared to Allen Iverson. |
| Phoenix |
Boris Diaw |
ÃĻÂŗâĸÃĨâēÂŊÊÂâÃĻůÃĨÂ¸Ë (Fa Guo Mo Shu Shi) |
French Magician |
DiawÃĸâŦâĸs ability to play basketball as if playing magic. And he is a player from France. |
| Phoenix |
Amare Stoudemire |
ÃĨ°ÂÊŸçÅŊâš (Xiao Ba Wang) |
Little Lord |
Amare is young and dominates in the paint |
| San Antonio | Tim Duncan | çŸÂŗäÂŊâē(Shi Fo ) | Stone Buddha | Duncan is very strong and calm just like the Buddha. |
| San Antonio | Emanuel Ginobili | ÊËÂŋÃĻ šÃĨÂģÂˇÃŠÂŖŞäÂēÂē (A Gan Ting Fei Ren) | Argentina’s Flying Man | Ginobili’s ability to jump. And he is a player from Argentina |
| San Antonio |
Robert Horry |
ÃĨâĻÂŗÊâÂŽÃĨâĻËç⟠(Guan Jian Xian Shen) |
The Key Man |
HorryÃĸâŦâĸs ability to make clutch shots |
| Seattle |
Ray Allen |
çÂģâĻÃĨÂŖÂĢ (Shen Shi) |
Gentleman |
AllenÃĸâŦâĸs gentlemanly manner on court |
| Toronto |
Chris Bosh |
ʞâĸçÅŊâš (Long Wang) |
King of the Dragons |
HeÃĸâŦâĸs seen as the leader of the Raptors |
| Utah | Derek Fisher | ÃĨ°ÂÃŠÂąÂŧ (Xiao Yu) | Little fish | Loose translation of his last name ÃĸâŦÅFisherÃĸâŦ |
| Washington | Gilbert Arenas | ÃĨ¤§ÃĨ°â ÃĨâ âē (Da Jiang Jun) | General | Arenas is peerless and commanding in the league. |
