Top 127 Clever & Funny Fantasy Basketball Team Names (Curated & Ranked) + Generator

Cathy Desmet
Updated December 19th, 2023
Basketball and hoop after team scores

Fantasy basketball first took off in popularity in the 1990s.

Major companies like ESPN, Yahoo!, and even the NBA itself hold tournaments;1 however, casual, self-organized tournaments between friends are just as fun!

Fantasy basketball is known to be more challenging than fantasy football due to its longer seasons and frequent roster adjustments.2 Some participants even adjust their lineups daily!3

The best name for your fantasy basketball team will depend on your individual roster and your personal preferences, but we have the list of ready-to-use ideas to choose from below.

We also have a name generator to help you find more ideas for your team or league.

If you’d like to create your own fantasy basketball team or league name, we share some tips to help you brainstorm below the generator.

Clever & Funny Fantasy Basketball Team Names

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    Baskets N Robbins4

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    Kobe Wan Kenobi5

    reference to Kobe Bryant and Star Wars

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    Stairway to Kevin6

    reference to Kevin Durant

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    Space Jam5

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    How to Train Your Dragic6

    reference to Goran Dragic

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    Space Balls5

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    The Averagers5

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    Curry On My Wayward Son5

    reference to Stephen Curry

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    Fifty Shades of Klay6

    reference to Klay Thompson

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    Grand Theft Rondo

    reference to Rajon Rondo

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    The Hoops Elite

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    Big Girls Don't Kawhi5

    reference to Kawhi Leonard

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    KATastrophe5

    reference to Karl-Anthony Towns

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    The Big LeBronski7

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    Looney's Tunes

    reference to Kevon Looney

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    Gettin' Wiggy Wit It6

    a play on “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” referencing Andrew Wiggins

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    Bam's Battalion

    reference to Bam Adebayo

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    Noah Stopping Us

    reference to Joakim Noah

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    Yao Know What I Ming?!5

    reference to Yao Ming

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    Hotline Zing6

    reference to Kristaps Porzingis

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    LeBrontourage5

    reference to LeBron James

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    Tacko Tuesday8

    reference to Tacko Fall

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    Kawhi Leonard's Middle Finger8

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    Jrue Religion9

    reference to Jrue Holiday

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    My Precious8

    reference to Lord of the Rings and Precious Achiuwa

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    Kawhaii Five-O5

    reference to Kawhi Leonard

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    Benchwarmer Warriors

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    Keep it PG5

    reference to Paul George

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    Irrefutable James

    reference to LeBron James

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    Give Me the Bol10

    reference to Bol Bol

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    Hoop, There It Is5

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    Everybody Loves Draymond6

    reference to Draymond Green

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    Bed Bath and Biyombo6

    reference to Bismack Biyombo

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    Basket Cases4

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    Ballers4

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    Herro's Heroes

    reference to Tyler Herro

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    Jalen's Genre

    reference to Jaylen Brown

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    Zion Impact

    reference to Zion Williamson

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    Maybe This Year5

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    Donovan Domination

    reference to Donovan Mitchell

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    Dame Shooty Dench9

    a play on the actress Dame Judi Dench

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    I Can't Believe It's Not Butler6

    reference to Jimmy Butler

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    King James Version

    reference to LeBron James

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    Giannis Generation

    reference to Giannis Antetokounmpo

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    Harden's House

    reference to James Harden

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    Durant Durant6

    reference to Kevin Durant

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    Fun Adebayo

    reference to Bam Adebayo

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    First String Society

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    Herro's Advantage

    reference to Tyler Herro

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    Rebound Rebels

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    Rondo's Court

    reference to Rajon Rondo

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    Air Buddies4

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    Mad Hops

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    Scoreboard Squad

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    Dunk Like Duncan

    reference to Duncan Robinson

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    Adams' Family6

    reference to Steven Adams

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    Vucevictory5

    reference to Nikola Vucevic

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    The Butler Brigade

    reference to Jimmy Butler

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    LeBron's Legacy

    reference to LeBron James

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    Jrue or False5

    reference to Jrue Holiday

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    99 Problems But a Swish Ain't One5

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    Lemon Pepper Lou8

    reference to Lou Williams’ favorite chicken wings

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    Dedmon Walking6

    reference to Dewayne Dedmon

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    All in Good Hangtime

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    The Gobert Report5

    reference to Rudy Gobert

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    Strategy Zone

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    Bol-ing for Hoop8

    a play on the band Bowling for Soup referencing Bol Bol

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    The Bald Mambas9

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    Zion the Top

    reference to Zion Williamson

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    The Big Dieng Theory6

    reference to Gorgui Dieng

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    Nothing But Netflix5

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    Don't Go Blakin' My Heart6

    reference to Blake Griffin

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    Secured the Bagley6

    reference to Marvin Bagley

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    Penalty Patrol

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    Wiggins Out

    reference to Andrew Wiggins

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    On Like Doncic Kong6

    reference to Luka Doncic

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    Beal Good Inc.6

    reference to Bradley Beal

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    Savage Dribblers

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    Clint Take the Heat

    reference to Clint Capela

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    Dinwiddie's Clan

    reference to Spencer Dinwiddie

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    Free Throw Fiasco

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    Hoopsies4

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    Denver Nugs9

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    Teague's League

    reference to Jeff Teague

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    Beal With It6

    reference to Bradley Beal

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    Smart's Squad

    reference to Marcus Smart

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    Three-Point Tribe

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    The Real MVP5

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    Metta Data Derelicts

    reference to Metta World Peace

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    Dedmon's Distinctive

    reference to Dewayne Dedmon

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    Rogue Rebounds

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    Hooked on a Bealing6

    reference to Bradley Beal

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    Dame of Thrones5

    reference to Damian Lillard

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    Transformative Fall

    reference to Tacko Fall

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    Amplified A Capela

    reference to Clint Capela

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    Here's to You, Mitchell Robinson6

    a play on the lyrics to Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” using Mitchell Robinson

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    Midair Matrix

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    The Price Is Dwight6

    reference to Dwight Howard

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    On a Rim

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    808s and Fastbreaks5

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    Rubio's Ring

    reference to Ricky Rubio

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    All About That Pass, No Dribble5

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    Dwight Wing Extremists6

    reference to Dwight Howard

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    Biyombo the Arc

    reference to Bismack Biyombo

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    The Jumper Buriers

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    The Big Baller Band5

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    Okeke, Do You Love Me?10

    reference to Chuma Okeke and Drake’s “In My Feelings”

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    The Davis Alliance

    reference to Anthony Davis

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    Meteors4

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    Curry's Comrades

    reference to Stephen Curry

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    All-Star Level

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    Great Barea Reef

    reference to J. J. Barea

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    A Teague of Their Own6

    a play on A League of Their Own referencing Jeff Teague

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    Dragic's Dragons

    reference to Goran Dragic

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    Flat Earth Society5

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    This Much Is Jrue

    reference to Jrue Holiday

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    Hoopers4

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    Block Out Brigade

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    Leaps & Rebounds

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    Aminu's Alley Oops

    reference to Al-Farouq Aminu

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    Believe in Dragic

    reference to Goran Dragic

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    Hoop Hoggers4

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    Al-Farouq Style

    reference to Al-Farouq Aminu

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    Land of Hoop & Glory

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    Best in Pass

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    The Towns Zone

    reference to Karl-Anthony Towns

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    Slam Dunk Division

Fantasy Basketball Team/League Name Generator

How to Create a Great Fantasy Basketball Team or League Name

While there aren’t usually strict rules for fantasy basketball names, they often serve two purposes: to make people laugh and highlight one of the best players.

Find the perfect fantasy basketball team or league name by keeping the following tips in mind:

  • Choose the top player from your roster. Whether the top player on your roster is a superstar like LeBron James or someone lesser-known, you can take their first and/or last name and create your team name out of it. (Our list includes many examples of this.) Substitute the player’s first or last name into a phrase, swapping out a word that sounds similar, or add words like “crew” and “tribe” to position that player as your team’s leader.
  • Incorporate lots of humor into your team name. Fantasy basketball team names are meant to be funny. Creating the wittiest or punniest team name can become a separate competition in and of itself! If the player’s name reminds you of a funny song, quote, or joke, find a way to include that in your team name.
  • Use alliteration. If you’re using a player’s name but stuck for ideas, look up words that start with the same letter as that player’s name and see if any of them suit your team. For example, a team named after Stephen Curry might use “Steph’s Savvy.”
  • Watch the game for inspiration. Nothing will get your excitement and creativity flowing like watching your favorite sport. By watching a basketball game or two while looking out for anything that may strike you as a possible great and unique team name, you may be surprised how many options you find. Think about the colors that represent your favorite teams or basketball terms and phrases that may be useful in creating your unique team name.
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