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The name game

 
By John Rohde | Published: July 9, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

As we await the nickname of our beloved Oklahoma City Whatchamacallits, perhaps the answer for the best nickname lies in the past.

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Then again, maybe not.

Some former NBA nicknames:

•Anderson Duffy Packers

•Tri-Cities Blackhawks

•Baltimore Bullets

•Chicago Stags

•Chicago Zephyrs

•Cleveland Rebels

•Detroit Falcons

•Indianapolis Jets

•Indianapolis Olympians

•Pittsburgh Ironmen

•Providence Steamrollers

•Sheboygen Redskins

•St. Louis Bombers

•Toronto Huskies

•An oldie but a goodie: New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets

Nicknames in the ABA, with its red-white-and-blue ball, were more creative:

•Anaheim Amigos

•Dallas Chaparrals

•Kentucky Colonels

•Memphis Sounds

•Miami Floridians

•Minnesota Muskies

•New Jersey Americans

•Oakland Oaks

•Pittsburgh Pipers

•San Diego Conquistadors

•San Diego Sails

•St. Louis Spirits

•Virginia Squires

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