While fewer players are releasing signature shoes from Nike, the brand continues to dominate the rankings, with the Nike Kobe 5 Protro holding the #1 spot for the second straight year, worn by players like Zach LaVine and Jaylen Brown. While some players try different shoes throughout the season, most use a single one as their primary shoe (even if they change colorways), and that is what we use to compute our rankings. Our rankings are based on the exhaustive Baller Shoes DB database. Smaller brands and legacy brands have been angling to fill that void, leading to a more diverse sneaker landscape than the Nike and Adidas dominated market familiar from past years. This has left both players and sneakerheads scrambling to get their hands on these popular shoes. The late basketball great’s widow Vanessa Bryant chose not to renew the estate’s contract with Nike, halting the release of new Kobe sneakers. Top prospects like #1 pick Cade Cunningham and Rockets shooting guard Jalen Green started their season with big-name, big-money shoe contracts, but only a quarter of players drafted in 2021 inked an endorsement, and many players this season took to the court just wearing their favorite sneakers.Īmong those favorites are the Kobe 5 Protro and Kobe 6 Protro – retro versions of Kobe Bryant’s most well known shoes – though these, too, are harder to come by than they used to be. Rookies in particular found it a tough year to ink endorsement deals. While the sport returned to normal after two years of pandemic adjustments, the same can’t be said for the sneaker world.
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The NBA was back in full swing for its 76th season, playing a full 82 game schedule for the first time since 2018-19. Click here for the UPDATED 2023 list of the most popular shoes and brands.
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