Clever names are one of the reasons to keep playing fantasy sports. With gambling being at the forefront of the sports world, it is impossible to put CeeDee’s Nuts on a bet slip. After playing fantasy sports for a while, naming teams has become a staple artwork in a portfolio. Each player has fun tie-ins, and this is meant to show what the framework is for a good name.
A few conversations about what the methodology is. A football team name that impressed me this season was The Speedboats of Miami after drafting five of the Dolphins’ highest-contributing players. Clever. Names based on locations, pop culture, and historical references, and they all play. Bol Don’t Lie, 2Fast 2Fantasy, making a fantasy basketball team name can come from anywhere.
Fantasy Basketball Team Names – A Lesson in Sports Comedy
Here are some examples of team names below. Obviously use at your own discretion, a lot of them are not as clever as I’d like to think. Using these to generate your own names is highly encouraged.
| Player Name | Name One | Name Two | Name Three |
| Luka Doncic (Dont check) | Don Cic Your Roster | Luka On Spot (Look on spot) | Slovenian Slow Cooking |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Shai Butter | Sir Gilgeous-Alexander’s Knights | NBA Spelling Bee |
| Jayson Tatum | Dear Jason | 25 Jump Street | Jaysons’ Killers |
| Anthony Edwards | Kermit’s Minny Muppets | Ant-Man: Small Forwards | Day One A1 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | No Failure in Fantasy | Gyro Steppers | Greece Lightning |
| Tyrese Haliburton | Sleeper City | New Johnny Appleseed’s | |
| Domantas Sabonis | King of Domontains | Lithuanian Dynasty | |
| Donovan Mitchell | Spida-Man’s Rogues Gallery | Mitchell and the 3 Cavaliers | Spida-Man’s Land |
| Joel Embiid | The First Jo-el | ||
| Nikola Jokic | Joker’s Wild | Here for the Horses | The Loafs Return |
| Trae Young | Shoot the Trae | Basketball for Dum-Dums | Young and Dumb |
| Mikal Bridges | Brooklyn Bridges | Super-Nova’s (if more than one Villanova Player) | Efficiency Kings |
| Anthony Davis | New AD’s | That’s All Folks! | Keepin’ it High-Brow |
| Bam Adebayo | Wham, Bam, Shang-a-lang | Oh, Bam! | Heat Culture |
| De’Aaron Fox | KANGZ | Foxy Field Goals | |
| Pascal Siakim | Spicy P’s OGs | ||
| Damian Lillard | Turn Buck Time | Shooters Shoot | |
| LaMelo Ball | You Don’t Know Ball | Melo Out | |
| Stephen Curry | Cookin Your Team | Spicy Curry (pascal and steph on same team) | Klays Water Holders |
| Julius Randle | Scream Machine (Monster’s Inc. reference) | Beyblades | |
| Devin Booker | Detroit’s #1 Fan | Ishbia’s Favorite Team | DBook’s Reading Club |
| Lauri Markkanen | Marksmen | Finland’s Finest | Finnishers |
| Jalen Brunson | Brundog Millionaires | Brunson Burners | |
| LeBron James | All the Kings Men | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | KAT Cafes | KAT LADIES | |
| Kevin Durant | 1.00 KDs | Slim Reapers Death Squad | American Snipers |
| DeMar DeRozan | Midrange Masters | ||
| Desmond Bane | Bane of Your Team | Backbreakers | Masks Off |
| Jimmy Butler | Heat Culture | Domino Effect | |
| Scottie Barnes | Beam Me Up Scottie | Barnes and Nobles |
Got a few funny fantasy basketball team names of your own? Share them in the comments below! In the meantime check out all the great analysis in our 2023 Fantasy Basketball Draft Kit!