{"id":226437,"date":"2012-07-28T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-07-28T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=226437"},"modified":"2018-05-13T09:04:45","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T13:04:45","slug":"kicks-court-roster-rewind-2008-usa-basketball-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/kicks-court-roster-rewind-2008-usa-basketball-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Kicks On Court: A Roster Rewind of the 2008 USA Basketball Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four years ago, the NBA?s best players came together to reclaim the gold. Known affectionately as the Redeem Team, the <strong>2008 USA Basketball Team<\/strong> delivered on their promise and did so in hot kicks. Remember who wore what in this Olympic installment of <a title=\"Roster Rewind\" href=\"\/tag\/roster-rewind\/\"><em>Roster Rewind<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Jordan Melo M5<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Worn By:<\/strong> Carmelo Anthony<\/p>\n<p>Four years following bronze, Carmelo Anthony?s game was prime for international competition. While Olympic makeups also existed for the M4 and the aptly named Olympia, it was the <strong>Jordan Melo M5<\/strong> that raised the US over Spain.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Hyperdunk Supreme &#8220;United We Rise&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Worn By:<\/strong> Carlos Boozer, Deron Williams, Michael Redd, Tayshaun Prince &amp; Chris Bosh<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Nike Hyperdunk<\/strong> franchise saw its start in Beijing. Big men like Carlos Boozer and guards such as Deron Williams embraced the Lunar\/Flywire combo, sporting the <strong>?United We Rise?<\/strong> makeup in Olympic play.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Hyperdunk Supreme &#8220;Friendlies Pack&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Worn By:<\/strong> Kobe Bryant<\/p>\n<p>The Black Mamba was the black sheep in the bunch, sporting a personalized pack version of the <strong>Nike Hyperdunk Supreme<\/strong>. Though he wore fancy footwear, he did the dirty work on the team, playing lockdown defense and leading with intensity.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>adidas TS Commander PE<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Worn By:<\/strong> Dwight Howard<\/p>\n<p>Conspiracy theorists couldn?t keep Dwight Howard off the Olympic roster and opposing teams couldn?t keep him off the boards. As the starting center, Superman protected the paint in a USA colorway of the <strong>adidas TS Commander<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike LeBron Zoom Solider II &#8220;United We Rise&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Worn By:<\/strong> LeBron James<\/p>\n<p>King James ruled the open court in a <strong>?United We Rise?<\/strong> makeup of the <strong>Nike LeBron Zoom Soldier II<\/strong>. The signature spinoff carried LeBron as he led the team in minutes and put up strong numbers across the board.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Zoom Brave II<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Worn By:<\/strong> Jason Kidd<\/p>\n<p>Jason Kidd proved the perfect point guard for an all-star cast, setting up the scorers and paving the way for youngsters in the same role. Kidd controlled the tempo in the <strong>Nike Zoom Brave II<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Air Jordan XX3 PE<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Worn By:<\/strong> Chris Paul<\/p>\n<p>Chris Paul piloted the Redeem Team?s strong second unit, leading the lineup in assists. While he started the tournament in a PE of his CP3 signature, he was later laced in an Olympic exclusive of the <strong>Air Jordan XX3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Converse Wade Team Signature &#8220;United We Rise&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Worn By:<\/strong> Dwyane Wade<\/p>\n<p>Dwyane Wade led the 2008 team in scoring as the sixth man. His performance first, ego last mindset was exemplified on the <strong>Converse Wade Team Signature ?United We Rise?<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: <a title=\"Zimbio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zimbio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zimbio<\/a>, Product Wiki, <a title=\"Sole Redemption\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soleredemption.com\/nike-hyperdunk-kobe-mamba-friendlies-pack\/nike-hyperdunk-friendlies-pack-kobe-mamba\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sole Redemption<\/a>, <a title=\"Sneaker Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/sneakertalk.yuku.com\/topic\/103005\" target=\"_blank\">Sneaker Talk<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kenlu.net\/forum\/showthread.php?t=32477\" title=\"Kenlu\" target=\"_blank\">Kenlu<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usabasketball.com\/\" title=\"USA Basketball\" target=\"_blank\">USAB<\/a>, <a title=\"Nike Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/niketalk.com\/t\/676\/upcoming-releases-2007-holiday-2008-spring\" target=\"_blank\">Nike Talk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s your favorite moment from the 08 Olympics?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2415,"featured_media":226624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1225735],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kicks On Court: A Roster Rewind of the 2008 USA Basketball Team | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy Kicks On Court: A Roster Rewind of the 2008 USA Basketball Team shoes. 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