Player Profiles: The Legendary, The Past & The Present

853 days ago - by George Kiel III - 41 comments

Penny Hardaway

Overshadowed by Jordan and his sneaker line, Scottie Pippen never received the respect he deserved. His shoes were incredible! The Nike Air Pippen I and II were both classics. We would like to give Pip’ credit for the infamous Nike Air More Uptempo, but it wasn’t exactly a part of his shoe line; however, he still wore them consistently. The non-signature shoes he wore were some of the best (Nike Air More Uptempo, Nike Air Flight Lite High, etc).

Nike Air Flight ’89
1989

Nike Air Flight 89

Nike Air Flight Lite
1990-91

Nike Foamposite Lite

Nike Air Max Tempo
1994-95

Nike Foamposite Lite David West

Nike Air Max Tempo (Japan Gundam Char Edition)
1994-95

Nike Foamposite Lite Caron Butler

Nike Air Maestro
1995-96

Nike Foamposite Lite Amare Stoudemire

Nike Air Maestro “All Star Game”
1993-94

Nike Foamposite Lite Dark Royal

Nike Air More Uptempo
1994-95

Nike Foamposite Lite Amare Stoudemire

Nike Air Pippen I
1996-97

Nike Foamposite Lite Amare Stoudemire

Nike Air Pippen I
1997-98

Nike Foamposite Lite Dark Royal

Nike Air Pippen II
1998-99

Nike Foamposite Lite Amare Stoudemire

Nike Pippen III
1996-97

Nike Foamposite Lite Amare Stoudemire

Nike Air Pippen IV
1997-98

Nike Foamposite Lite Dark Royal

Nike Air Pippen V
1998-99

Nike Foamposite Lite Amare Stoudemire

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TANG INA NAMAN!!!
nice line up on PIP kicks and LEBRON vii is the only kicks i would cop on lebron brand and finally BIG JAMES WORTHY i dont know what to say cause i didnt grow up with that dude but his kicks are aiight.
Cam Kick Man
those Pippen Air Maestro’s are too cold. Re-release those ASAP!
wheresdalove312
james worthy?? should of put larry bird. or dr j or dominic wilkins
LeviV24
wheresthelove…smh* Big Game James is probably on the of the best fowards all time! Played with Jordan in NC!
Why are LeBron’s shoes all mixed up! Probably the bio are the only ones I would cop! But not for 175
LeviV24
Spell check error I meant LeBron vii*
greenmaker24
nice stuff
B. LoVe
those pippen iv’s look like and 1s or mayb shaq’s….either way they’re def the weakest from his sig line
Mr. Slate
The pippen ones are fire. The generations I miss those. And the worthy is not my style. But please retro the pippens and the lebrons.
JC
Kicks have gone a long way, I meant the technology. . . . I wonder what ever happened to Derrick Coleman British Knights diamond cells, remember those?
stormgren
Man, nice kicks. I wish that they would retro the Air Pippen II in black/white and not only the white/red as the OG colorway.
$u@ve
Pip s the man. Hands down
wheresdalove312
i like james worthy. hes like top 20 greatest small forwards of all time. but hes not on top of larry bird or dr j or dominic wilkins. well maybe dominic…but lets be real now.
Bossman
Nike Air Max Tempo’s are to clean.
AbstraKt
Forgot the Swift’s for Pip…
freshdaily
I had those air maestro’s when I was a kid! They really need to bring those back
Biff Tannen
These are so gay like my queer self. I love men, what can I say?? I love my men and I love fudge….packing it and getting it packed.
C.S
I CANT BELIEVE NO ONE MENTIONS LEBRON II SHOES! WTF THEY ARE THE BEST LEBRON SHOES I WISHED I COPPED. Lebron VII is nothing compared to its originality and style, NOTHING.
kara
the pippen 5′s are soo sikkk~ =p
atomicsushi
gotta love those lebron VI Yankees. and the air pippen ii aint bad at all.
MJSF
my faves:
worthy – n/a
pip – I, IV, Maestro, More Uptempo & Flight Lites
lebron – AZG, II, III, VI & VII
lebron will surpass pippen and worthy on this list.
solofight22
awww man …the Worthy’s, specifically the 590′s were killing in the 80′s…When LA came to play NY back in ’85/’86, Worthy had a signing at a small sneaker store on Fordham road and he was such a cool dude. Showtime was in effect and the 590′s along with AVIA’s had the courts on smash…thanks for the memories Nk!
Tomer Guez
> Spell check error I meant LeBron vii*
BTW, on this topic, there is a good spell check program Spell Check Anywhere (SpellCheckAnywhere.Com). It works in all programs.
$u@ve
Lebron has some catching up to do. Pippen s kicks were 95% fire. The new lebron s are the shiznit! They will be on my feet on the 24th.
Ano
Those new Lebron’s are tight. I will cop ASAP.
qnzman989
People might call me crazy but to me, lebrons best shoes were the IVs, they were the most original and eye-catching of his sneaker line. The rest are meh…until the VIIs come out!
The Spirit of Mars Blackmon Past
Pippen was with Avia for a couple of years before he signed with Nike, but I guess that’s not important.
REP96st
LBJ IV’s… ‘Nuff said.
b easy23
No zoom ambassadors???
www.airmax2.com
Wonderful information. And the photos are nice,too
choki
I think the air pippen III were launch in the shortened season of 98-99 coz he rocked them on when he was in houston!
jocs
i want a nike air maestro!!!!
ovni
i am wearing those pippen shoes right now (air more uptempo) damn i love these
Willay
How come Lebron never had a first shoe??? I never got that one, why do they start at 2′s anybody know????
Zeke78MX
Dates on Pippen line are ridiculous wrong, and color ways too:
“Nike Air Max Tempo 1994-95″
- Max Tempos were released for 1995-1996 season, not 94-95
“Nike Air Max Tempo (Japan Gundam Char Edition) 1994-95″
- Colorway displayed is a Retro+ colorway, Max Tempos were released in 1995, not 1994
“Nike Air Maestro 1995-96″
- Pip wore the maestros in 1993-1994, along with the Swifts
“Nike Air More Uptempo 1994-95″
- Scottie wore this in the 1996 playoffs!!!!!! Not in 1994-95
“Nike Air Pippen I 1997-98″
- Black/Black CW is a Retro+ CW… in 1997-1998 Pip wore Pippen 2′s
“Nike Pippen III 1996-97″
- Pip wore this when playing for the Rockets in 98-99 and the Trailblazers in 99-00 (before switching to the Pippen IV).
“Nike Air Pippen IV 1997-98″
- Pip got crossed by Kobe wearing this shoes in that infamous 2000 WCF 7th game… in 1997-98 he doing his stuff for the Bulls in Pippen 1…
“Nike Air Pippen V 1998-99″
- Last Pip signature shoe… released for 2000-2001 season…. After that Pip wore several PE’s of his previous signature shoes, mainly Pip 2′s and 3′s.
Peace!!
willie_mcfly22
yo those NB 590′s is clean, id cop those fo sho…i love pippens line, yea a lil over shadowed by Jordan but where would Jordan be witout Pippen, honestly, maybe 2 or 3 rings, but deff not 6…
Jerronimo
Gotta mad love for BIG GAME JAMES…but his kix get no love. Lebrons shoes never seem quite right for casual use except the soldier 2′s or maybe the 6′s
Coach K
I won a pair of “Worthy’s” when I was 10 years old in a free throw contest. Memories!!! Pippen wore some of the greastest bball sneaks to play in of all time. My garage has multiple pair of Uptempos in it! Too bad for him they weren’t called pippens. Btw I saw alot of people wearing the “Candy Red” Lebron VI’s wit their gear.
SOLE FOOD
Pippen wore AVIA before Nike. These lists are FULL of mistakes.
1972jazzbass
The thing with this list is dat its only posting the shoes that u can still find as QS and the general public releases. I hate the fact dat its the freakin shoe with a different colorways case point: LB and Kobe. I dont need to know wats the colorway that I missed or what not I want to knw what they sport wen they first started in the league what they’re still wearin. Thats y I agree with Zeke78mx the list is wack… oh and to add on the Zeke list, Pip wore the white/red/black XIV’s during the lockout season, i think all the JB players wore em and sum nike players, and then signed the shoes for sum charity
Timmy from Australia
HEy everyone, new to this site. I have an original pair of the red shoes that Pippen wore at the 1994 All-Star game, I wore them a fair bit but they are still in good condition – how much would they be worth?
Qdog
What shoes did Pippen wear when he dunked on Ewing in the 1994 Eastern Conference Semi finals? They were black on the top, with a red swoosh, and almost a cream color around the rim of the shoe. This was when he talked trash to him and then shoved Spike Lee. My man!!!

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