The Lakers' Spanish Broadcast Has the Greatest Nickname for Nick Young

It's the dawn of the "Rico Swaggy" era
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Nick Young is a man who already has a famous nickname, but "Swaggy P" is an enigma. For one thing, what does the "P" stand for? For another, who gave Nick Young this name? Well, in interviews Young has only said that "Swaggy" fits his game and the "P" is a mystery that he won't reveal.

As for where the name came from, he claims God gave it to him.

So, yeah, Nick Young definitely nicknamed himself "Swaggy P" and we've all gone along with it, because he's a funny guy who on occasion will show moments of basketball brilliance. But what if there was a better way? What if there was an organic nickname that, as per ideal nickname regulations, was given to Young by someone else? What a wonderful world that would be.

Well, surprise. That's the world we live in:

Here are some things we learned today:

  1. The Lakers' Spanish broadcast seems super fun.
  2. "Rico Swaggy" is a wayyyyyy better nickname than "Swaggy P."
  3. We were reminded that Nick Young said God nicknamed him in a dream and that's a hilariously long way to go to try to convince people you didn't nickname yourself.