I was looking at player rankings for my fantasy draft, and noticed several Jalens in a row. So I dug into the data! According to Real GM, all these “Jalens” are currently signed–some probably won’t make regular season rosters though.
Jalen Bridges - Phoenix Suns Jalen Brunson - New York Knicks Jalen Duren - Detroit Pistons Jalen Green - Houston Rockets Jalen Hood-Schifino - Los Angeles Lakers Jalen Johnson - Atlanta Hawks Jalen McDaniels - San Antonio Spurs Jalen Pickett - Denver Nuggets Jalen Slawson - Orlando Magic Jalen Smith - Chicago Bulls Jalen Suggs - Orlando Magic Jalen Williams - Oklahoma City Thunder Jalen Wilson - Brooklyn Nets Jaylen Brown - Boston Celtics Jaylen Clark - Minnesota Timberwolves Jaylen Martin - Brooklyn Nets Jaylen Wells - Memphis Grizzlies Jaylin Williams - Oklahoma City Thunder Jaylon Tyson - Cleveland Cavaliers
That represents 3.13% of all 607 players currently under contract. Three teams have 2 “Jalens”: OKC, Orlando, and Brooklyn.
Sadly, there are zero Juwans in the league.
Who tf names their son “Jaylon”?
Maybe they were the 4th child and already had a Jaylen, Jalen and Jaylin in the family
when are we gonna see more Dwyanes in the league
Not specifically related to that name, but was doing some research on a related topic and came across this askhistorians post
which uses A Matter of Taste: How Names, Fashions, and Culture Change By Stanley Lieberson as a source which, while a little old, touches on why African Americans often use ‘invented’ names.
Mo, my son is also named Jaylon.
r/tragedeigh
Jaylen is just black Kaitlyn where everyone spells it differently
Not the only J name like that. Jamaal, Jerryd, Jayson, Jrue, Johnathan, Julyan, Jumaine.
Jayson Jrue Lo
I’m only aware of one person named Jrue? What is that supposed to sound like?
I always thought it’s jayroo but apparently it’s just drew?
I assume Drew
How tough? J and D don’t make the same sound.
People that don’t know how to spell Jalen but like the way the name sounds