3. Which team, as a whole, has worn the best kicks on court so far this season?
Pollakoff: I’ll go with the Raptors — Terrence Ross, DeMar DeRozan and Amir Johnson are always mixing it up nicely. The Nuggets might have been my first choice, but with Nate Robinson out with an injury, that’s a lot of kicks firepower that was ultimately lost.
Schwadron: To me, it comes down to five teams: the Raptors, the Nuggets, the Heat, the Kings and the Suns. The Raps have the advantage of Drake’s OVO hook-up, and Miami starts off almost unfair with LeBron on board. But I’m going with Phoenix simply because of the crazy variety they bring to the court every single night. The Morris Twins break out Jordans and Foamposites nearly every night, with some LeBrons sprinkled in. Meanwhile, Eric Bledsoe was heavy into the new Zoom Soldier before getting hurt, and Goran Dragic reps adidas and Gerald Green always comes correct with something fresh from the Reebok camp—from the Shaq Attaq to the Question (OG or Q96). Not to mention PJ Tucker, one of last season’s breakout sneaker stars, who has continued to pull out crazy NIKEiD looks and retros alike through 2014.
Holdahl: I hate helping the rich get richer, but I’d have to say the Miami Heat. The combination of LeBron wearing not only different colorways of the 11s but also old versions of his old signatures, Dwyane Wade wearing whatever the most recent odd colorway Li-Ning has put together and Ray Allen breaking out choice retro Jordan colorways on the regular, I’m forced to go with the crew down in South Beach. I’d put the Denver Nuggets at No. 2, if for no other reason than I’m a sucker for baby blue and yellow colorways. Shout out to Newberg High School.
Kiel: If you want to follow a team that switches the kicks on court up on a nightly basis, look no further than the Denver Nuggets. Quincy Miller has been the surprise of the year so far, Jordan Hamilton has debuted more retros than anyone and the NIKEiD PE program has created some stunning exclusives for Ty Lawson. I still think the Sacramento Kings could surpass them seeing that they have more guns – Rudy Gay, Isaiah Thomas, Derrick Williams, DeMarcus Cousins, Jason Thompson – but the Nuggets are truly a must-watch team even after the season-ending injury of Nate Robinson, a top 5 contender for the Kicks On Court Champion award each season.
Cason: As a team, you have to pick between the Raptors, Nuggets and the Kings. I’m going to go with the Nuggets for now, but that changes once this is asked when the season is over and Nate Robinson being done for the year. I think Sacramento finishes as the top team when it’s all said and done.
DePaula: I’d probably have to say the Nuggets or Kings. Between Nate, Wilson, Jordan Hamilton, Quincy and the rest of the guys, they always do a nice job of switching things up. Otherwise, the Suns are a fun team to follow too, with guys like PJ Tucker and the Morris Twins bringing good stuff out. Gerald Green has been able to wear all kinds of classic Reebok stuff too. I know a lot of people like following the Raptors, but outside of Amir Johnson in the OVO XIIs, those guys usually just stick to basic classic Jordans and that doesn’t really do it for me anymore.
