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The favorite to win the 2023 Rookie of the Year award, Magic forward Paolo Banchero inked a multi-year deal with Jordan Brand just before the season started after fielding offers from adidas and Puma. He joins young stars like Jayson Tatum, Luka Doncic, and Zion Williamson in representing the brand.
Here’s a look at the different shoes the young sensation has worn throughout his first year in the NBA.
With each new season comes a fresh rendition of LeBron James‘ signature sneakers. This year, King James has been impressively sporting the LeBron 20s in numerous colorways.
You can take a look at some of the ones he’s worn below. (They often come with written messages).
Warriors superstar Stephen Curry probably won Sneaker MVP of the Month by wearing his ‘Splash Party’ Under Armour shoe during his birthday week.
You can check that and other sneakers from the week in the NBA below:
Hawks star Trae Young debuted his second signature sneaker, the Trae Young 2, this season. This surely stands out as a personal high point in a somewhat underwhelming year in which he failed to make the All-Star Game and Atlanta is playing .500 basketball.
You can check out the array of sneakers Young has sported throughout this season in the images below.
Warriors guard Stephen Curry dropped 40 points on the Thunder this week in his ‘Double Bang’ Under Armour shoes – inspired by the original Curry 2 PEs that he wore when he hit a game-winner in OKC (with the famous Mike Breen call) back in 2016.
You can take a look at those sneakers and many others from the week in the NBA below.
Blazers guard Damian Lillard is having perhaps his best individual season in the NBA, although it’s not translating into much team success. Anyway, Dame continues to make statements on the court through his remarkable gameplay… as well as his impressive sneaker collection.
Below, you can take a look at some of the shoes he’s worn this season.
LeBron James made history last Tuesday by becoming the top scorer in NBA history and did so wearing a pink version of the Nike LeBron 20s. The sneaker featured three messages: “The Kid from Akron”, “Stay Present” and “The Man in the Arena.”
You can take a look at those and other NBA shoes from last week below.
After being terminated by Nike, All-Star guard Kyrie Irving has taken to sending messages through his footwear while covering up the Swoosh with black tape.
You can take a look at his sneakers (and his messages) this season below:
Lakers star LeBron James rocked his brand new ‘Liverpool FC’ sneakers at the Madison Square Garden last week. The shoes feature the logo of the famous English football club, where LeBron is a part owner. (FWIW: The team is not doing better than the Lakers this season).
You can take a look at those sneakers and others from the week in the NBA below:
