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    NBA Names & Numbers

    Whose nickname was 'Tractor Trailor'?NBA Basketball Nicknames 2002 (Cierra33)

      Robert Traylor. Traylor played for the New Orleans Hornets.

    Whose nickname was 'The Mailman'?NBA Basketball Nicknames 2002 (Cierra33)

      Karl Malone. Malone played for the Utah Jazz.

    Whose nickname was 'The Glove'?NBA Basketball Nicknames 2002 (Cierra33)

      Gary Payton. Payton was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2003 for Ray Allen.

    Whose nickname was 'T-Mac'? NBA Basketball Nicknames 2002 (Cierra33)

      Tracy McGrady. McGrady played for the Orlando Magic.

    Whose nickname was 'Mighty Mouse'?NBA Basketball Nicknames 2002 (Cierra33)

      Damon Stoudamire. Stoudamire played for the Portland Trailblazers.

    Whose nickname is 'Skip-to-My-Lou'?NBA Basketball Nicknames 2002 (Cierra33)

      Rafer Alston. Rafer Alston played for the Toronto Raptors.

    Whose nickname is 'Junkyard Dog'(JYD)?NBA Basketball Nicknames 2002 (Cierra33)

      Jerome Williams. Williams played for the Raptors.

    Whose jersey number was 5, and played for New Jersey Nets in 2002?NBA Jersey Numbers 2002 (vinsanityfan)

      Jason Kidd. Jason Frederick Kidd who played for New Jersey Nets amongst other teams, was in college playing for California when he was a first round pick in the 1994 draft.

    Who wore number 8 for the Philadelphia Sixers in 2001?NBA Player Jersey Numbers (Game91885)

      Aaron McKie.

    Who wore number 33 at the Toronto Raptors in 2001?NBA Player Jersey Numbers (Game91885)

      Antonio Davis .

    Who wore number 23 for the Nuggets in the 2002-2003 season?NBA Nicknames and Numbers 2003 (JRed22)

      Marcus Camby. Marcus came to the Nuggets, from the New York Knicks.

    Who was the only person to wear number 6 for the Philadelphia Sixers?NBA Player Jersey Numbers (Game91885)

      Julius Erving. The ONLY number 6 as this Jersey number is retired.

    Who was the hot shot who wore number 31 for the Indiana Pacers in 2001?NBA Player Jersey Numbers (Game91885)

      Reggie Miller . The free throw and 3 point expert has been 31 sharpshooter for Indiana since being drafted.

    Who was number 34 at the Milwaukee Bucks in 2001?NBA Player Jersey Numbers (Game91885)

      Ray Allen.

    Who was known as Big Nasty?NBA Nicknames (prologic)

      Corliss Williamson. Although Muresan, Ilgauskas, and Eaton (for you older fans) are indeed big and nasty, the nickname itself belongs to the former Arkansas Razorback, who was drafted in 1995 and won a chamionship playing for Detroit in 2003-2004.

    Who was known as 'Air Canada', and 'Vinsanity'?NBA Basketball Nicknames 2002 (Cierra33)

      Vince Carter. Carter played for the Toronto Raptors.

    Who on the Supersonics wears the number 77?NBA Players Numbers 2003 (Vin15Raptorz)

      Vladimir Radmanovic. Vladimir Radmanovic ranked 13th in 3pt field goals per 48 minutes (2.61).

    Who on the Raptors wears the number 33?NBA Players Numbers 2003 (Vin15Raptorz)

      Antonio Davis. Led Toronto in 2000-01 with 37 double-doubles, tying the Raptors' franchise record set by Damon Stoudamire in 1996.

    Who is known as "The Truth"?NBA Nicknames and Numbers 2003 (JRed22)

      Paul Pierce. Pierce was the Celtics swing man in 2003.

    Which was Clippers' forward Elton Brand's number in the season?NBA Player Numbers 2004-05 (YEAH_YEAH_YEAH)

      42. Elton has been an all-star.

    Which two numbers did New Orleans/Golden State guard Baron Davis switch between?NBA Player Numbers 2004-05 (YEAH_YEAH_YEAH)

      1 & 5. Baron is a multiple time all-star and has played for the New Orleans franchise his whole career before he was traded to Golden State.

    Which two numbers did Atlanta/Boston forward Antoine Walker shift between in the season?NBA Player Numbers 2004-05 (YEAH_YEAH_YEAH)

      8 & 88. Antoine Walker played for the Boston Celtics, then went to Atlanta, then back to Boston.

    Which player wore the number 2 for the Chicago Bulls team?NBA Jersey Numbers 2002 (vinsanityfan)

      Eddy Curry. Eddy Curry Jr. played for Chicago Bulls. He was born on December 5, 1982, and he is 6.11 feet and 285 lbs.

    Which player wore the number 15 for the Toronto Raptors?NBA Jersey Numbers 2002 (vinsanityfan)

      Vince Carter. His real name is Vincent Lamar Carter, is a shooting guard and played for Raptors sice 1998, when he was drafted from North Carolina. His nickname is "VINSANITY". His birthday is on January 26 and is T-Mac's second cousin.

    Which number was Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash?NBA Player Numbers 2004-05 (YEAH_YEAH_YEAH)

      13. Steve Nash is a multiple time all-star and started his career in Phoenix, went to Dallas, then back to Phoenix.

    Which number was Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom?NBA Player Numbers 2004-05 (YEAH_YEAH_YEAH)

      7. He had played for multiple teams including the L.A. Clippers, Miami Heat, and L.A. Lakers.

    Which number was Denver Nuggets guard Earl Boykins?NBA Player Numbers 2004-05 (YEAH_YEAH_YEAH)

      11. Earl was the shortest player in the NBA standing at 5 foot 5 in the season.

    Which number was Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki?NBA Player Numbers 2004-05 (YEAH_YEAH_YEAH)

      41. He was a multiple time all-star.

    Which number was Boston Celtics guard Paul Pierce in the 2004-05 season?NBA Player Numbers 2004-05 (YEAH_YEAH_YEAH)

      34. Paul Pierce was a multiple-time all star.

    Which number was 76ers/Kings forward Kenny Thomas?NBA Player Numbers 2004-05 (YEAH_YEAH_YEAH)

      9. Kenny was traded on the trade deadline of the 2005 season. He had played on multiple teams such as Sacramento, Houston, and Philadelphia.

    Which NBA basketball player's nickname was 'Big Dog'?NBA Basketball Nicknames 2002 (Cierra33)

      Glenn Robinson. Robinson played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2002/2003 season.

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