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

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.

5. adidas Trae Young 1 “Ice Trae” – Trae Young

4. Nike Kobe 4 Protro P.E. – P.J. Tucker

3. 2008 Nike Hyperdunk (Kobe Bryant P.E.) – P.J. Tucker

2. Nike Kobe 6 Protro P.E. – Tobias Harris

1. 2007 Nike Kobe 3 “Rice High School” P.E. – P.J. Tucker

The Phoenix Suns have swept the Denver Nuggets to move onto the Western Conference Finals. Devin Booker seems to be sticking to his purple P.E. pair of Nike Kobe 4 Protros. Hey, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? P.J. Tucker came with the heat this past week. It’s always nice to have the sneaker king himself make a deep run in the postseason so we can continue to see the heat he rocks on the hardwood. The Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks series just got a lot more interesting than people anticipated after the Bucks tied things up at 2-2 over the weekend. Langston Galloway of the Phoenix Suns is steadily proving to sneaker fans why he deserves to be up in the conversations with who wears the most heat in the league. Between decade-old signature sneakers, obscure player exclusives from the mid-2000’s, and rarely seen Nike basketball gems – Galloway brings it all. Getting your spot in our Kicks Through the Lens countdown will only become harder the rest of the season as the remaining weeks will only feature five spots instead of ten. There’s just not enough teams left to warrant a list of 10 sneakers from the week. Scroll below to check out this week’s list.

10. Adidas D.O.N. Issue #3 – Donovan Mitchell

9. New Balance THE KAWHI P.E. – Kawhi Leonard

8. Nike Kyrie 1 iD – Bruce Brown

7. Nike Kobe 4 Protro P.E. – Devin Booker

6. 2016 Nike Kobe 3 “Fade to Black” – P.J. Tucker

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

4. Nike Kyrie 7 P.E. – Kyrie Irving

3. Nike LeBron 15 “SVSM” P.E. – P.J. Tucker

2. 2013 Nike KD 5 “What The” – P.J. Tucker

1. 2005 Team Dime x Jordan XX 3/4 (Mike Bibby P.E.) – Langston Galloway