With the All-Star break going all the way until Wednesday of last week, it was slim pickings for this week 18’s top sneakers worn on court. Nonetheless, we still managed to come up with 15 pairs this week as opposed to just 10 in week 17. Jordan Brand athletes like Jayson Tatum, Zion Williamson, and Rui Hachimura continue to wear new colorways of Player Exclusives in the Jordan XXX4’s. James Harden broke out one of his best iterations of the Vol. 4 yet. Kobe Protros are still at the top of most-worn signature shoes throughout the league. It seems as if every colorway in Russell Westbrook’s new Why Not Zer0.3’s is more eye-catching than the previous. The Rockets’ “small ball” line-up looks to be working so far with Westbrook and Harden leading the charge.

Lebron James came up clutch against the Celtics on Sunday night, hitting a fadeaway game-winner in the final 30 seconds. As of recently, James has been opting to wear his XVII Lows in a few new color schemes. The Lebron XVII Lows appear to be his best “low version” of his signature shoe in a handful of years. It also didn’t hurt having the initial launch colorway be one inspired by Space Jam and the Tune Squad. Lastly, it looks like the floodgates of Kawhi Loenard’s New Balance shoe have been opened so be expecting a plethora of colorways to be worn by him for the remainder of the season. With so much parity in this week’s Top 15 Kicks, which sneaker do you think took the top spot? Will Lebron James debut any more new colorways of the XVII high, or has he moved on to the lows for good?

15. Jordan XXX4 P.E. – Jayson Tatum – Boston Celtics

14. Jordan Why Not Zer0.3 “Crazy Pants” – Russell Westbrook – Houston Rockets

13. New Balance “The Kawhi” P.E. – Kawhi Leonard – Los Angeles Clippers

12. Nike Kyrie 6 “Trophies” – Nerlens Noel – Oklahoma City Thunder

11. Jordan XXX4 P.E. – Rui Hachimura – Washington Wizards

10. Nike Kobe 4 Protro P.E. – Tobias Harris – Philadelphia 76ers

9. Nike Zoom Freak 1 “Arizona P.E.” – Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks

8. Nike Kobe 4 Protro “White Camo” P.E. – D.J. Wilson – Milwaukee Bucks

7. Nike Lebron X “Blue Diamond” – Malik Beasley – Minnesota Timberwolves

6. Nike Zoom Freak 1 “Employee of the Month” (Alternate) – Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks

5. Adidas Harden Vol. 4 – James Harden – Houston Rockets

4. Nike Lebron XVII Low “black/red” – Lebron James – Los Angeles Lakers

3. Jordan XXX4 P.E. – Zion Williamson – New Orleans Pelicans

2. Nike KD IV (sample) – P.J. Tucker – Houston Rockets

1. Jordan Why Not Zer0.3 P.E. – Russell Westbrook – Houston Rockets

Last weekend the world’s best basketball players gathered in Chicago to celebrate 2020’s NBA All-Stars. Between the Rising Stars Game, Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest, Dunk Contest, and All-Star Game – the sneakers were out in full force on the hardwood. Brands and athletes use this weekend as a platform to showcase either new colorways of signature models or sometimes new signature models altogether. Nowadays, it’s hard to truly “debut” a new shoe or colorway without a leaked image being seen on social media first. Lebron James and Kawhi Leonard were successful in doing this however. James sported a new “Space Jam” themed colorway on his XVII silhouette, inspired by one of the main characters. Kawhi debuted his first official signature shoe with New Balance.

We at Sneaker Reporter compiled a list of the Top 15 Sneakers worn during the 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend. In addition to new colorways and models being on the list, wearing customs is another way to make the Top 15. Additionally, if there is a big moment attached to when you were wearing a particular shoe, then that is another way an NBA player can find themself on the list. What were your favorite shoes from All-Star Weekend? Do you think our top pick deserved to be #1?

15. Nike Adapt BB 2.0 “Chicago” (Gamer Exclusive) – Ja Morant

14. Jordan XXX4 SE – Jayson Tatum

13. Jordan X “Wings” – Kemba Walker

12. Jordan CP3.XII – Chris Paul

11. Nike Zoom Freak 1 “Employee of the Month” – Giannis Antetokounmpo

10. Puma Clyde Hardwood “Miami” Custom – Derrick Jones Jr. (done by @solesbysir)

9. Jordan XXX4 Low “White Cement” – Luka Doncic

8. Jordan Why Not Zer0.3 “LA Born” (Home/Away) – Russell Westbrook

7. Adidas YZY QNTM “BSKTBL” – Zach LaVine

6. Nike Kobe A.D. Custom – Bam Adebayo (done by @solesbysir)

5. New Balance “The Kawhi” – Kawhi Leonard

4. Jordan XXX4 “Infrared” – Luka Doncic

3. Nike Lebron XVII “Monstars” – Lebron James

2. Nike Kobe 5 Protro “LA” – Anthony Davis

1. Nike Lebron XVII “Mr. Swackhammer” – Lebron James

Yes, even with the All-Star break being this past weekend we still have our weekly list of the top sneakers worn on court throughout the NBA. However, for week 17 our list will be comprised of 10 sneakers, as opposed to the usual 15. With All-Star Weekend taking up Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night, it didn’t give us as much of sneaker material to make a list of 15 kicks. But don’t worry, later in the week we will have a Top 15 Kicks just from All-Star Weekend as a whole. In the meantime, scroll through below to check out the Top 10* Sneakers worn on court for week 17 in the NBA.

10. Nike Kobe 4 Protro P.E. – Justin Jackson – Dallas Mavericks

9. Packer Shoes x Reebok Question Mid “Practice” – Montrezl Harrell – Los Angeles Clippers

8. Q4 Sports The Specialist “Harriet Tubman” Custom – Langston Galloway – Detroit Pistons – (done by @andr3wtl)

7. New Balance OMN1S P.E. – Kawhi Leonard – Los Angeles Clippers

6. Jordan XXX4 P.E. – Zion Williamson – New Orleans Pelicans

5. Nike Kobe 5 “Prelude” – Lonzo Ball – New Orleans Pelicans

4. Nike PG 4 “Gatorade All-Star” – Paul George – Los Angeles Clippers

3. Nike Huarache ’08 Promo “Yeezy Glow in the Dark Tour” – P.J. Tucker – Houston Rockets

2. Nike Lebron XV P.E. – Lebron James – Los Angeles Lakers

1. Nike Lebron XVII Low “Tune Squad” – Lebron James – Los Angeles Lakers

NBA All-Star Weekend is just a few days away. The best players the world has to offer will be competing in skills challenges, 3-point contest, the dunk contest, and of course the actual game to cap things off. For decades now, players and brands have been using the platform of All-Star Weekend to showcase new colorways of their prized signature athletes’ shoes. Back in the 80’s and early 90’s players would just wear a colorway of a sneaker that they’ve already been wearing throughout the season to that point. Brands started realizing that they should take advantage of the attention All-Star weekend brings and thus create and release special colorways just for All-Star Weekend. Michael Jordan was the obvious first one to take this initiative and start wearing mockups of his signature shoes for the All-Star game that he otherwise would not be allowed to wear with his Bulls uniform during the season.

We are doing a two-part “Top 15 NBA All-Star Weekend Sneakers” with Part 1 being from 1980-1999 and Part 2 starting at 2000 and ending at 2019. To many, the mid-to-late 90’s is seen as the golden era of sneakers and by looking at our list you will definitely be able to see why. Original Jordan models make up 5/15 spots on this Part 1 list, but it’s hard to argue that any of those five shouldn’t be there. There are four avenues in which a shoe can be considered to make the “Top 15 All-Star Weekend Sneakers” – the shoe has to be worn by an NBA player in either the dunk contest, 3-point contest, skills challenge, or the actual All-Star game. All four of these events coincide with NBA All-Star weekend as a whole. This four-event criteria will come more into place in Part 2 because in modern day NBA players will change sneakers numerous times over the course of just a few events. Besides just what the shoe is, we also looked at if there was a specific moment attached to when that player was wearing that shoe (i.e. Dee Brown, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird). This could have a big impact on how high or low we placed a sneaker on the list. Look below to check out the best All-Star Weekend shoes the years of 1980-1999 had to offer.

15. FILA 96 Grant Hill 2 “All-Star” (1996) – Grant Hill

14. Reebok Kamikaze II “All-Star” (1996) – Shawn Kemp

13. Nike Air Zoom Flight ’98 The Glove (1998) – Gary Payton

12. Nike Foamposite Pro “Pearl” (1998) – Tim Duncan

11. Nike Air Maestro II “Trifecta” (1994) – Scottie Pippen

10. Reebok Shaqnosis (1996) – Shaquille O’Neal

9. Adidas KB8 (Crazy 8) (1998) – Kobe Bryant

8. Converse Weapon (1988) – Larry Bird

7. Reebok Pump Omni Lite (1991) – Dee Brown

6. Jordan VII “Bordeaux” (1992) – Michael Jordan

5. Nike Air Max Penny 1 “Game Royal” (1996) – Penny Hardaway

4. Jordan I “Chicago” (1986) – Michael Jordan

3. Jordan VIII “Aqua” (1993) – Michael Jordan

2. Jordan XI “Columbia” (1996) – Michael Jordan

1. Jordan III “Black Cement” & “White Cement” (1988) – Michael Jordan (All-Star Game + Dunk Contest)