The Street Evol's Top Ten NBA Shoes of ALL TIME!

THE TOP TEN NBA SHOES 
OF ALL TIME!







In no particular order....





Nike Air Pippen. You wouldn’t think YOUR shoe would be in demand if you played next to The Greatest basketball player of all time. But these sure were! Pippen was one of the best small forwards to ever play the game. His role on the Bulls many championship seasons will never go unnoticed.  It changed the game with what is called the “Pippen effect” or the “sidekick effect” … You know, the Reason Lebron left Cleveland?! (i.e Shaq/Kobe,  Kobe/Gasol, Olajuwon/Drexler,  Malone/ Stockton ..etc You get the Idea!)Maybe that’s why these shoes were so popular…

 “On the real though” look at them… these shoes sold themselves!

The Adidas Conductor. A.K.A The “Patrick Ewing’s” These drove New York City CRAZY! Ewing never won a championship but one thing he did was place himself in the record books as one of the best big men in the game.  These shoes did the same in the shoe game!

The Nike Air Max Sensation. These debuted in 1995 they were Chris Webber’s signature shoe.  And boy did he BALL in these! Chris Weber made his impact on the game with his smooth passing and ability to run the floor with the best of them.

The Nike Air Penny II.  *SIGH* These just take me back! Penny Hardaway made an impact early in his career with his running mate Shaq. With their fast pace game and good defense they were very hard to stop but came very shy of a championship. But Seriously, how can you not love the 1Cent logo and the commercials of Chris Rock  as Lil Penny?? CLASSIC!

Michael "AIR" Jordan's’Nuff Said!  From Jordan’s First shoe to his last  EVERYONE rocked them and still rock them even today. From Old and young, male and female, on and off the court, Air Jordan's were and still are Nike's top shoe line. He was the Greatest and his shoe game was serious due to many moments etched in  our minds like these..

The Converse Aero Jam. “It’s gotta be the shoes!” Larry Johnson really took his game to the boards, with his alter ego “Grand MaMa”.  Converse gave him his own Signature shoe and with the success of Grand Mama that was a VERY good idea. Below is the Debut Video of “Grand MaMA”….

Nike Air Force 1 "Rasheed Wallace".Worn by the likes of Moses Malone as the low tops in the older NBA days. Rasheed Wallace brought them back rocked them from Day one. He even made them more popular by creating the High top version.  Rasheed  also gave us tons of attitude with every game! Being known as a “walking technical Foul” with his relentless rebounding he became an elite player gaining a title during his career. Rasheed joined Jordan as the only other person to have a silhouette on their shoes.

Nike Air Max CB 2. Charles Barkley………………where do we begin? This undersized forward made a huge mark throughout his career with his physical playing style and that will always give the 6’8 guys hope. Chuck’s Nike “I am not a role model” Campaign pissed parents off. The more it pissed parents off the more the shoe sold!

Fila Grant Hill 2. These put FILA on the basketball shoe map. Grant Hill was one of the smoothest wingmen in the game hands down.  His Duke education showed on the court. Even though he was supposed to be “The next Jordan” He still had a Prosperous Career, with many endorsements as the poster boy for newer companies like FILA and Sprite.

And here’s a little something  just to take y’all back a lil bit.. lol

The Reebok Pump. These were very popular in the late 80’s early 90s. They rivaled Nike very well and the success led to models for football, tennis, and track. They were Dominique Wilkins Signature shoe. Since he was dubbed the human Highlight reel, he was the poster boy for them along with some other coaches you might recognize..

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Reebok Kamikaze II Shawn Kemp's signature shoe. He took the court in 95 wearing these and had arguably his best season, averaging a double double.

The Nike Air Shake Ndestrukt. The Signature shoe of Dennis Rodman. These had a very Unique design, but then again so did Dennis Rodman...lol








If you are lucky you might be able to catch a pair of these shoes at Sole Classics! They are located in Columbus's Short North Arts District, on High St. Just a few blocks north of Downtown. You can also visit their website at www.Soleclassics.com

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