{"id":295885,"date":"2013-05-10T13:26:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T18:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=295885"},"modified":"2022-09-16T15:03:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T20:03:31","slug":"demar-derozans-case-2013-kicks-on-court-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/demar-derozans-case-2013-kicks-on-court-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"DeMar DeRozan’s Case for 2013 Kicks On Court Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

We knew something had changed with DeMar DeRozan<\/strong> when he laced up the Air Jordan 11 Low White\/Red in the Raptors’ first preseason game this year. You see, the former USC Trojan had exclusively rocked the Kobe signature line since he stepped foot into the league at the beginning of the 2009-2010 NBA season. Attention-worthy player exclusives and NikeiD versions of the Kobes IV-VII graced DeMar DeRozan’s feet throughout his first three seasons in the league. Yet, this season, DeMar predetermined to switch his on-court rotation up – at least for the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n

“I usually wear Kobes for the entire season, but I wanted to start off the season with something different in the process of me waiting on the Kobe 8s to come in,” said DeRozan. “I just tried to go with old retro Jordans that we haven’t seen on the court in a while.”<\/p>\n

And he did just that. In Toronto’s first 15 matchups of the season, DeRozan donned a different pair of Jordans every single game, including a few that haven’t appeared on court in 5+ years. The “Black Cat” 4s, the “Fire Red 5s (red sole) and the Countdown Pack Air Jordan 13 were just a few of the rarely-seen Jordans DeRozan displayed on court this season, which should’ve proved to everybody that this guy is not limited to Kobes.<\/p>\n

“I’ve always collected classic Jordans and Nikes and instead of wearing them out with casual clothes, I just decided to bring them to the court this season,” DeRozan stated.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, DeRozan reverted back to his reliable Kobes and played the last 18 games of the season in the Kobe 8 System. However, he didn’t lace up just any old Mambas. A total of five Kobe 8 iDs and two Kobe VII iDs were worn during this stretch.<\/p>\n

Check out how DeMar DeRozan fared in our five departments of\u00a0Kicks On Court<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Champion voting. Plus, get a full recap of everything DeRozan brought to the court this season, including Foams, LeBrons and Pennys.<\/p>\n Air Jordan 1 White\/Black-Red\n

Top Element of Surprise<\/em> Wears<\/strong>:
\n1. Air Jordan 1 White\/Varsity Red-Black
\n2. Nike Air Foamposite Pro “Gem Green”
\n3. Air Jordan 13 “Altitude”
\n4. Nike LeBron X “Christmas”<\/p>\n

The first 15 games of the season were considered surprises in regards to DeRozan’s kicks on court. We hadn’t seen him consistently wear Jordans since his summer league days in 2009. He gained a great amount of Element of Surprise<\/em> points when he rocked the Air Jordan 1 White\/Varsity Red-Black. MJ’s first signature shoe is probably the least worn Jordan on court today, assumably because of its lack of technology. Therefore, when DeRozan took to the court in these just a month after its re-release to the public, it was definitely a shocker.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n Nike Kobe 8 iD\n Nike LeBron X iD\n Nike Kobe 8 iD\n Nike LeBron X iD\n

NIKEiD\/PE Wears<\/b>:
\n1. 5 Nike Kobe 8 iDs
\n2. 2 Nike LeBron X iD
\n3. 2 Nike Zoom Kobe VII iD<\/p>\n

The NIKEiD\/PE<\/em> category is where DeMar DeRozan flourished and dominated most of the competition. He suited up in a total of nine different NIKEiD creations this season with five of them being Kobe 8 Systems. Shades of grey and red, with hints of black and white, composed the majority of his Mambas. As for his LeBron X iDs, DeRozan took the simple road by going with a predominately white pair plus red hints and a pair smothered in black also with red hints.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n Nike Air Foamposite Pro “Gem Green”\n

Sneaker Debut<\/em>\u00a0Wears<\/strong>:
\n1. Nike Air Foamposite Pro “Gem Green”
\n2. Air Jordan 1 White\/Black-Red<\/p>\n

DeRozan didn’t have a lot of sneaker debuts this season, but his top debut was very powerful. To coincide with the Canadian military-supportive Raptors’ camouflage uniforms, DeRozan debuted the “Gem Green” Nike Air Foamposite Pro. He commanded a nice amount of Sneaker Debut<\/em> points with this wear because this shoe actually released in the summer of 2012, and we expected to see it on court well before DeRozan’s wore them in late January; that’s nearly seven months after the shoe’s release.<\/p>\n

DeRozan’s key sneaker debut is very reminiscent of Spurs wingman Kawhi Leonard becoming the first player to wear the “Wolf Grey” Air Jordan 5 on court last April – exactly a year to the month it originally hit shelves.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n Air Jordan 4 “Black Cat”\n Air Jordan 5 “Fire Red”\n Air Jordan 10 White\/Varsity Red\n Air Jordan 13 “Altitude”\n

Top Closet Appeal\u00a0Wears<\/strong>:
\n1. Air Jordan 4 “Black Cat”
\n2. Air Jordan 5 “Fire Red”
\n3. Air Jordan 10 White\/Varsity Red
\n4. Air Jordan 5 “Toro Bravo” Pack<\/p>\n

As stated earlier, DeMar was on a roll in the Closet Appeal<\/em> department at the beginning of the season. Nate Robinson and Monta Ellis were the only other two nominees that brought out consistent, original Jordan heat game after game in the first month of the season. DeRozan’s Jordans were different, however. Before DeRozan wore the “Black Cat” 4s this season, we hadn’t seen that shoe on the NBA hardwood in 5+ years. He also laced up the “Fire Red” Air Jordan 5 and wore both shoes in the Air Jordan 5 “Toro Bravo” Pack. Everybody wears the red suede ones on court, but seeing the all-3M 5s was a breath of fresh air to say the least.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n Air Jordan 13 Black\/Red\n Nike Flight One Black\/White\n Nike LeBron X “Christmas”\n Nike Kobe 8 iD\n Air Jordan 4 Black\/Red\n

Variety By The Numbers<\/b>:
\n1. 15 Air Jordans
\n2. 8 Kobes (5 Kobe 8 iDs, 2 Kobe VIIs, Year of the Dragon Kobe 8)
\n3. 6 LeBrons
\n4. 2 Pennys<\/p>\n

We give credit where credit is due. DeMar attempted to switch his on-court rotation up more than any other season in his young professional career. He sported the Kobe 8 for the majority of the season – which we expected – but 15 different Jordans in the first 15 games, as well as a small assortment of Pennys and LeBrons (some iDs) sprinkled in between, made for a very impressive lineup for a person we’ve previously witnessed don one signature line.<\/p>\n

RELATED<\/strong>: Kicks On Court Weekly Recap: Toronto Raptors Team Takeover<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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