Kicks Through the Lens (Week 9 of Playoffs)

by Brendon Schunck | Jul 21, 2021 | Featured, NBA, Sneakers

There’s a reason why our countdown has only been 5 pairs for a few weeks now. It’s just slim pickings when you only have two teams left playing and 2-3 players wearing heat on the court. Nonetheless, our Kicks Through the Lens for this week had some bangers in it. P.J. Tucker brought out a new player exclusive colorway in the Kobe 6 Protros. One Milwaukee Bucks player turned back the clock and sported some Kobe 10 Elite Highs. Tucker also rocked one of the rarest Jordan samples you’ll ever see. Scroll below to check out this week’s Top 5.

5. Nike Kobe 6 Protro P.E. – Khris Middleton

4. 2015 Nike Kobe 10 Elite High “What The” – Jeff Teague

3. Nike Kobe 6 Protro P.E. – Bobby Portis

2. Jordan XVI “Veterans Day” Sample – P.J. Tucker

1. Nike Kobe 6 Protro P.E. – P.J. Tucker

Jul 21, 2021 No Comments

Kicks Through the Lens (Week 8 of Playoffs)

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by Brendon Schunck | Jul 13, 2021 | Featured, NBA, Sneakers

With only a week or so left of the 2020-21 NBA season our Kicks Through the Lens articles are about to wrap up until the fall. Devin Booker wanted to remind all of us this past week that he too can pull out some heat like Tucker and Galloway. It is now clear that the Kobe 4’s are most likely Booker’s favorite Bryant signature sneaker as he broke out a never-before-seen UNDFTD collab of them this past week. Tucker sported some major Oregon P.E. heat as well as a Kobe 4 of his own. Due to there only being two teams left, our Kicks Through the Lens articles for the rest of season will feature on-foot images from both practice and games. Scroll below to see who snagged our five spots this week in our countdown.

5. Nike Kobe 5 Protro P.E. – Jrue Holiday

4. UNDFTD x Nike Kobe 4 Protro – P.J. Tucker

3. Nike Kobe 6 Protro P.E. – Devin Booker

2. Jordan XIII “Oregon P.E.” – P.J. Tucker

1. UNDFTD x Nike Kobe 4 Protro “Olive” – Devin Booker

Jul 13, 2021 No Comments

Kicks Through the Lens (Week 7 of Playoffs)

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by Brendon Schunck | Jul 7, 2021 | Featured, NBA, Sneakers

The stage is set, not only for the two best teams in the NBA, but for the two most prominent sneaker aficionados in the league. The Suns and Bucks will battle it out for the Larry O’Brien trophy, while another “series” in and of itself will be taking place between P.J. Tucker and Langston Galloway. At no time has there been a sneaker showdown of this extent in an NBA Finals between two players who have never had their own signature sneaker. This past week we saw P.J. Tucker debut the new Zoom Freak 3’s before Giannis even did. Langston Galloway dug into his archive of some venerable KD and LeBron models; rocking kicks older than ten years . Lastly, Tucker brought back a classic Nike basketball silhouette in a fan-favorite color scheme made just for certain players. Scroll below to see which pair grabbed the top spot in this week’s Kicks Through the Lens.

5. 2018 Nike PG 2.5 “Playstation Multi-Color” – Paul George

4. Nike Zoom Freak 3 “Orange Freak” – P.J. Tucker

3. 2009 Nike Zoom Soldier III “Fairfax P.E.” (Home) – Langston Galloway

2. Nike Hyperdunk 2010 “Grinch” P.E. – P.J. Tucker

1. 2011 Nike KD 3 “Horse” Sample – Langston Galloway

Jul 7, 2021 No Comments

Kicks Through the Lens (Week 6 of Playoffs)

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by Brendon Schunck | Jun 29, 2021 | Featured, NBA, Sneakers

Boy, it’s a good thing P.J. Tucker and Langston Galloway are still in the playoffs or else this countdown would honestly be pretty dry. Galloway continues to rock older and obscure player exclusives that are nearly impossible to get your hands on. Tucker sported possibly the best Kobe 6 Protro P.E. we have seen to date. Let’s cross our fingers and hope these two players end up meeting in The Finals so we can continue to see what they pull from the archives. Stick with Sneaker Reporter and our Kicks Through the Lens countdowns for the remainder of the NBA season.

5. Nike Kobe 9 Elite Low iD – Abdel Nader

4. 2012 Nike LeBron 9 Low “112” Sample – P.J. Tucker

3. Jordan XIII “Mike Bibby P.E.” (Team Dime) – Langston Galloway

2. 2009 Nike Kobe 4 P.E. – Langston Galloway

1. Nike Kobe 6 Protro P.E. – P.J. Tucker

Jun 29, 2021 No Comments

Kicks Through the Lens (Week 5 of Playoffs)

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by Brendon Schunck | Jun 22, 2021 | Featured, NBA, Sneakers

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers will have to keep “trusting the process” for a little while longer. The young upstart Hawks eliminated Philadelphia in 7 games to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. On the other side of the East, Kevin Durant’s heroics fell just short (literally by a toe’s length), in OT of game 7 against the Bucks. Milwaukee will face Atlanta in the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals. In the Western Conference Finals it will be Devin Booker vs. Paul George in the meantime until CP3 and Kawhi Leonoard are able to return. With the 76ers being eliminated we may have seen the last Kobe Protros from Tobias Harris. Trae Young debuted a standout colorway in his new signature shoe, inspired by his nickname “Ice Trae.” Remember, for the remaining of the NBA Playoffs our Kicks Through the Lens list will only consist of 5 shoes due to the amount of teams and players left playing. Scroll below to see who snagged the top spot.