A Chronological Look at Point Guards With Signatures Shoes

Baron Davis

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When: 2009-12
Shoes: Li-Ning BD Doom, Li-Ning BD Defend

Baron Davis bounced around between Reebok and Nike early on in his career, but eventually became the face of Li-Ning. Playing point guard for the Clippers before Chris Paul made it cool and lacing up Li-Ning before Wade did, B Diddy would become a signature endorser for the Chinese brand. The Li-Ning BD Doom and BD Defend both rocked the “Beardman” logo and even came out in some impressive lifestyle colorways, namely a “Dodgers” do-up. Even more impressive is that the shoes released Stateside, with the Nice Kicks Shop in Austin, TX being one of the first US stores to stock the model.