Player Exclusive

After James Harden made the highly-publicized endorsement switch from Nike to adidas there wasn’t much else heard. Nick DePaula, now of Nice Kicks, had access to three Player Exclusive pairs of the adidas Crazylight Boost 2.5 and shared this picture. The 2.5 Primeknit upgrades from the regular Crazylight Boost 2 are clearly seen; but what [...]

Reebok dominated the basketball market for years. From the 1990s into the early 2000s, the Vector brand was the market leader in the hoops footwear space. Aiming for future relevance, Reebok signed Allen Iverson to a lifetime contract which featured a signature sneaker with the closest silhouette amount to Michael Jordan’s shoe series. Here we [...]

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Despite not winning the NBA Finals, Chris Paul is at the top of the best sneakers of 2015 list after being seen in this Emerald Air Jordan XI (11) Player Exclusive one day at the Nike Basketball Academy events out in Santa Monica. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a Jordan Brand signature athlete [...]

In a sportswear climate where the internet is the most important resource, those in search of information about sneakers will find it if searched properly. Instead of unauthorized images leaking to the web spoiling surprises, Jordan Brand has taken the approach of “laying their cards on the table” by detailing some of their upcoming releases. [...]

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Kobe Bryant wasn’t just born with a Nike (or adidas) sneaker endorsement. There was a period before his signature like with the Swoosh that the Black Mamba was trying footwear options out. This latest Huarache release brings back those memories. Add this ‘Lakers’ Air Flight Huarache to the list of (formerly) Player Exclusive sneakers never [...]

adidas unveils a new Player Exclusive colorway of the D Lillard 1. The ‘Gauntlet’ adidas D Lillard 1 colorway is made specifically for participants in the adidas Uprising AAU high school tournament. Starting this weekend in Dallas, the adidas Gauntlet features over 150 of the top AAU programs from around the country which will eventually [...]

For the 2015 All-American Games, adidas offered Player Exclusive versions of the D Rose 5 Boost and D Lillard 1 for the selected high school basketball players. Both 2015 All-American adidas PEs feature a purple upper and a prominently-placed McDonald’s logo on the tongue. Available NOW is the ‘2015 McDonald’s All-American’ colorways of the D [...]

Kemba Walker has been seen in nothing but Under Armour since the 2011 NBA Draft. Even before playing a single minute of league play (remember that was a lockout year where the season didn’t start until Christmas Day that year) Walker has been putting on for Team Armour faithfully. Now with a revised logo, we [...]