{"id":268986,"date":"2013-02-22T23:00:11","date_gmt":"2013-02-23T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=268986"},"modified":"2018-05-14T00:53:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T04:53:44","slug":"it-takes-two-the-nbas-best-sneaker-duos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/it-takes-two-the-nbas-best-sneaker-duos\/","title":{"rendered":"It Takes Two: The NBA&#8217;s Best Sneaker Duos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rarely does the salary cap allow two signature athletes on one NBA roster. Sure, tons of teams have honed their share of talent over the years, but two guys with their own sneaker? At the same time? And good ones at that? It&#8217;s rather rare. With respect to the awesome occurrence of two stars shining in great signatures or awesome exclusives, we take a look back at some of the <strong>NBA?s best sneaker duos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Shaq &amp; Penny<\/h2>\n image via SI Vault\n<p><strong>Years Together:<\/strong> 3<br \/>\n<strong>Best Kicks as Teammates:<\/strong>?Shaq (Reebok Shaq Attaq II-IV, Reebok Shaqnosis) Penny (Air Jordan 9 PE, Nike Air Up 94, Nike Air Flight One, Nike Air Penny 1)<\/p>\n<p>Few duos had as much flash or potential as Shaq and Penny. The <em>Blue Chips<\/em> co-stars coasted past MJ and the Bulls all the way to the NBA Finals in only their second season together. Both players sported signatures in their final season together, with O&#8217;Neal rocking the vibrant Shaqnosis and Anfernee seeing the birth of the Air Penny series.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>MJ &amp; Pip<\/h2>\n image via Last Angry Fan\n<p><strong>Years Together:<\/strong> 8.5<br \/>\n<strong>Best Kicks as Teammates:<\/strong> Scottie (Nike Air Flight Lite, Air Jordan 10, Nike Air More Uptempo, Nike Air Max Uptempo, Air Jordan 12, Nike Air Pippen 1, Nike Air Pippen 2) MJ (Air Jordan 3-14)<\/p>\n<p>Does it get any better than this? Probably not. The NBA&#8217;s best duo to play the game is by most measures the equivalent on foot. Scottie Pippen was the poster boy and guinea pig for all of Nike&#8217;s best Flight and Uptempo models, eventually receiving a signature line of his own and?occasionally?sporting that of his teammate. MJ? Well, we all know what he wore.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Q-Rich &amp; D-Miles<\/h2>\n image via <a title=\"Tumblr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/tagged\/darius%20miles\" target=\"_blank\">Tumblr<\/a>\n<p><strong>Years Together:<\/strong> 2<br \/>\n<strong>Best Kicks as Teammates:<\/strong> Air Jordan 9, Air Jordan 11, Air Jordan XVI, Air Jordan XVII<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cool Greys,&#8221; &#8220;Concords,&#8221; &#8220;Space Jams&#8221;? You name it, they had it. Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson embarked on what looked like two of the most fun-filled seasons in basketball history, rocking rare Airs in LA and doing so in high-flying, head-knocking fashion. The duo sported a healthy share of retro and new signature products from Jordan Brand, getting laced with PEs and starring in commercials.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Russ &amp; KD<\/h2>\n image via <a title=\"Zimbio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zimbio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zimbio<\/a>\n<p><strong>Years Together:<\/strong> 5<br \/>\n<strong>Best Kicks as Teammates:<\/strong> Russ (Nike Zoom Hyperfuse PEs, Air Jordan 3, Air Jordan XX8) KD (Nike KD I-V)<\/p>\n<p>If Flight camp exclusives and KD signatures weren&#8217;t enough, the Westbrook-Durant duo took things to another level in 2012 when Russ signed with Jordan Brand. On a night-in, night-out basis, Thunder fans can catch?surprises?from the most storied and up-and-coming franchises in basketball footwear.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>LeBron &amp; D Wade<\/h2>\n image via <a title=\"Zimbio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zimbio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zimbio<\/a>\n<p><strong>Years Together:<\/strong>?3<br \/>\n<strong>Best Kicks as Teammates:?<\/strong>LeBron (Nike LeBron 8-X) Wade (Jordan Fly Wade 1-2, Li-Ning Way of Wade)<\/p>\n<p>Star power and signatures make James and Wade one of the most dominant sneaker duos. Since taking his talents to Miami, the LeBron line is hotter than ever. On the flip side, since switching to Li-Ning, Dwyane Wade&#8217;s shoes are as interesting and as obscure as ever before.<\/p>\n<h2>[polldaddy poll=6914667]<\/h2>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rarely does the salary cap allow two signature athletes on one NBA roster. 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