A

Rafer Alston = Ran for steal

Carmelo Anthony = Earthman colony

Gilbert Arenas = Real NBA tigers

Carlos Arroyo = Soar, royal roc
The roc is a mythical predatory bird of great size.

Ron Artest = No restart

Chucky Atkins = A sticky chunk

B

Renaldo Balkman = An OK red ball man
Renaldo's nickname is Taz

Leandro Barbosa = Do as NBA laborer

Andrea Bargnani = An NBA air danger

Matt Barnes = Test NBA arm
= NBA matters
Matt chose the NBA over professional football.

Brandon Bass = Son’s bar band
= An R and B boss

Maceo Baston = Comatose NBA

Shane Battier = NBA is theater
A superb anagram for Shane

Raja Bell = Jar label

Andray Blatche = Ably react hand

Keith Bogans = Be a shot king

Andrew Bogut = Won’t be guard
The Australian center is the 2005 #1 draft pick.

Matt Bonner = NBA men trot
Matt had an interesting season playing for Sicilia Messina in the Italian league before signing with the Raptors.

Calvin Booth = Hi, NBA. Cool TV!

Ryan Bowen = NBA wry one

Elton Brand = NBA net lord
A great anagram for the multi-talented NBA player who is also co-founder and president of Gibraltar Films.

Kobe Bryant = Try NBA, be OK
Again the letters NBA show up. Kobe's name is fairly tricky but Galen finds a good one.

C

Josh Childress = Shh! Dr. J is close
In a name that looks unlikely to generate a sensible anagram, Galen finds an interesting, basketball related one. Josh jumped ship from the NBA to the Euroleague for more money.

Speedy Claxton = Code next plays
                     
Nick Collison = Nil is on clock

Austin Croshere = He’s a court siren

D

 Samuel Dalembert = Leads team rumble

Antonio Daniels = On national side

Marquis Daniels = Alien rim squads
Marquis is known for his many tattoos including one of Chinese symbols that translates to "healthy woman roof", apparently not the intended meaning.

Paul Davis = Laud as VIP

Travis Diener = In driver seat

Carlos Delfino = I do con all refs
= Call for onside

Luol Deng = Long duel
The Sudanese born Luol sometimes plays for Great Britain's national team.

Boris Diaw = O, I saw Bird

Ronald Dupree = Under pro deal
Ronald's current pro deal is with the Utah Jazz.

Mike Dunleavy = May liven Duke
The first anagram is a nice find considering Mike played for Duke.

E

Monta Ellis = It’s all on me

Francisco Elson = Nice floor scans
= Lancer of Sonics
Dutchman Francisco played with the Sonics in 2008.

Melvin Ely = Lively men

Maurice Evans = Venus America
= Venue’s air-cam

F

  Derek Fisher = Ref shrieked
Derek was voted president of the NBA Player's Association.

T.J. Ford = Oft Dr. J
Most anagrammatists wouldn't spend a second studying a name with letters like this, but Galen finds a good anagram relating to basketball legend Dr. J.

Steve Francis = Crave fitness

G

 Francisco Garcia = Corsica cigar fan

Rudy Gay = A dry guy

Daniel Gibson = NBA son, I glide

Ben Gordon = Bongo nerd

H

Richard Hamilton = Halt hard rim icon
Richard has the unique distinction of being the only player in NBA history to lead his team in scoring during a game without making a field goal but instead going 14 for 14 from the free throw line. He also broke his nose three times in the 2003/2004 season.

Othella Harrington = All right on a throne
= OT hero ran all night

Devin Harris = Ran his drive

Luther Head = Hurled heat

Robert Hite = Other tribe
= Brother tie

Eddie House = Oh, I see dude

Josh Howard = A Dr. J whoosh
An interesting find for Josh

I

 Andre Iguodala = I lead on a guard
"Iggy" is a shooting guard for the 76ers.

J

Lebron James
Rebel on jams
Real men’s job
Be real MJ son

Amir Johnson = Honor in jams

Damon Jones = So end on jam

K

Tarence Kinsey = In a key’s center
An interesting basketball related anagram for Tarence

Brevin Knight = The R’n B Viking

L

  David Lee = Evil dead
Oooooh! Scary anagram

Shaun Livingston = Hailing Suns on TV

M

 Stephon Marbury = Hurry NBA tempos

Shawn Marion = Who’s Rain man?

Sean May = Say Amen
                = Yes, a man

Antonio McDyess = Demons act noisy
= Tycoon’s sideman
Galen finds two bizarre ones for Antonio

Pops Mensah-Bonsu = Hones no-bump pass

Darko Milicic = I do a rim click

Brad Miller = Rim red ball

Mike Miller = Mime killer

Yao Ming = May go in

N

 Steve Nash = Shave Nets
In a 2006 issue of Time Magazine, Steve was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Dirk Nowitzki = Irk not kid wiz
Dirk is the first European born player to be named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year.

O

Kevin Ollie = Like no evil
= I like novel

Shaquille O’Neal = All equal his one

P

Oleksiy Pecherov = O, Help! I seek cover

Johan Petro = Jar net hoop

Paul Pierce = Race pileup
Paul's nickname, "The Truth" was coined by Shaquille O'Neal who was impressed with Paul's game.

Leon Powe = We lope on

Tayshaun Prince = I hunt any Pacers

R

Theo Ratliff = Off the trail
                  = Lift, O father
Theo's full name is Theophilus

Nate Robinson = O, no rest in NBA
Nate, who is only 5' 9" (1.75m) has an amazing vertical leap and has won the NBA Allstar Slam Dunk Contest twice.

S

Brian Scalabrine = An NBA caliber sir
An excellent anagram fro Brian

Bobby Simmons = My snob bimbos

Darius Songaila = USA radio signal
A curious and interesting anagram for the Lithuanian

Jerry Stackhouse = Curse a jerky shot

Peja Stojakovic = Jive as a top jock

Salim Stoudamire    = Soul aimed at rims

Robert Swift = Bit worst ref

Stromile Swift = Stir time’s flow

T

Sebastian Telfair = I feel it as NBA star
= Fair seas, NBA title

Kenny Thomas = Yo! Thanks, men

Ronny Turiaf = Try fun on air
= Ran for unity

U

Beno Udrih = Hour in bed

W

Gerald Wallace = Claw large lead

Luke Walton = Nut woke all

James White = The wise jam
James' nickname is Flight 75 due to his leaping ability and his slam dunks.

Damien Wilkins = Man is like wind

Deron Williams = I endow all rims

Jason Williams = Sail in slow jam

Jawad Williams = Wails a wild jam

Antoine Wright = Hero wanting it

Dorell Wright = Lighter world



Marv Albert = A TV rambler
A funny one for well known play-by-play announcer Marv.