Statistics for NBA Players Who Changed Their Names

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Old Name	Year	Reason for Change	New Name	% Correct
Lew Alcindor	1971	Religious reasons	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	91%
Ron Artest	2011	To inspire and bring youth together all around the world	Metta World Peace	89%
Enes Kanter	2021	To celebrate US citizenship	Enes Freedom	62%
Maybyner Hilário	2003	Legally changed his name to his nickname	Nenê	37%
Chris Jackson	1993	Religious reasons	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf	26%
Brian Williams	1998	To honor his Cherokee and African heritage	Bison Dele	22%
Jeff Pendergraph	2013	Changed to biological father's surname	Jeff Ayres	12%
Sheldon McClellan	2017	Changed his name with the blessing of his mother	Sheldon Mac	11%
Olivier Saint-Jean	1997	Religious reasons	Tariq Abdul-Wahad	11%
Warren Armstrong	1971	To reflect his African roots	Warren Jabali	10%
Walt Hazzard	1972	Religious reasons	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman	8%
Don Smith	1974	Religious reasons	Zaid Abdul-Aziz	8%