A lot of NBA players are known for iconic names, such as LeBron James or Michael Jordan. But some players are liars, like Magic Johnson, who is, as most people know, Earvin Johnson. But here are some players who don’t go by their real name that you might not have known before.

OG Anunoby:Ogugua Anunoby

This one makes sense, you can see where he got the G from, it’s not like CJ Stroud where he doesn’t have a J anywhere in his name

CJ McCollum:Christian McCollum

Once again the J is found in the name as his middle name is James

Steph Curry:Wardell Curry

Most people already know this but Steph is his middle name, his dad is also Wardell Curry

Kris Middleton:James Middleton

Sounds like a lawyer or a financial advisor, definitely a middle aged white dude

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander:Shaivonte Gilgeous-Alexander

I understand shaving off the Vonte part, his name is really long already

PJ Tucker:Anthony Tucker

I have no clue where the PJ came from because his middle name is Leon, he has no P or J in his name

Bam Adebayo:Edrice Adebayo

Another well known one, good call to go by Bam, I’m not sure if he would have scored 83 without such a cool nickname

Deandre Jordan:Hyland Jordan

Kind of sounds like a British noble, good call to go by his middle name

Al Horford:Alfred Horford

Al already sounds like an old dude but Alfred sounds ancient, kind of fitting with how old he is

Maxi Kleber:Maximillian Kleber

Sounds like another British noble, I guess there’s a lot of them

Jerami Grant:Houston Grant

This one is interesting, his middle name is Jerami, maybe if he goes to the Rockets we should start calling him by his real name

Trae Young:Rayford Young

Sounds like a lawyer or a criminal, your choice I guess

Buddy Hield:Chavano Hield

Buddy is such a fun name, I know for a fact he would not be as liked if he wasn’t called Buddy

Victor Oladipo:Kehinde Oladipo

The full name is crazy here, his full name is Kehinde Babatunde Victor Adrian Oladipo

Shake Milton:Malik Milton

Shake is a tuff nickname but Malik Milton is tuff too, honestly don’t know why he chose to have a nickname

Coby White:Alec White

His middle name isn’t Coby either, it’s Jacoby, but that’s where he got the Coby from

RJ Barrett:Rowan Barrett

He got the J from being named Rowan Alexander Barrett Jr

That is all I could find, if you have anymore then please comment them and I’ll add them to the list