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NBA nicknames are a hit or miss proposition, and the really genuinely super cool nicknames like The Dream, The Human Highlight Film, The Round Mound of Rebound don’t really exist anymore. The fact that DeMarre Carroll is called Junkyard Dog 2.0 as if he’s a continuation of Jerome Williams just makes no sense to me. We have to stop being so lazy about nicknames.
Having said that, the easiest way to assign a great nickname to anyone is simply putting the word Yung in front of it. I might have to work on an actual nickname generator but here’s a non-comprehensive list of nicknames for Raptors players, coaches and management that you can feel free to run with:
Kyle Lowry - Yung Franchise
DeMar DeRozan - Yung Mid-Range
DeMarre Carroll - Yung Asterisk
Cory Joseph - Yung Maple Syrup
Patrick Patterson - Yung Cineplex
Terrence Ross - Yung Beautiful Dark Fantasy
Delon Wright - Yung Kid Brother
Jakob Poeltl - Yung 95% Blake Griffin clone
Lucas Nogueira - Yung BlockPartyNextDoor
Bruno Caboclo - Yung Two Years Away
Masai Ujiri - Yung Blackberry, Yung Two Draft Picks For Andrea Bargnani
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