{"id":376328,"date":"2014-04-25T13:58:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T18:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=376328"},"modified":"2019-01-01T18:54:45","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T23:54:45","slug":"fundamental-footwear-our-8-favorite-shoes-worn-by-tim-duncan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/fundamental-footwear-our-8-favorite-shoes-worn-by-tim-duncan\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundamental Footwear: Our 8 Favorite Shoes Worn by Tim Duncan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, <strong>Tim Duncan<\/strong> turns 38 years old. Arguably the greatest power forward of all-time and often overlooked due to his fundamental playing style and low-profile demeanor, TD is a living legend. Just as his game doesn&#8217;t always get its due, his sneaker resume is also stronger than many remember. In honor of TD&#8217;s b-day, we count down the ten best kicks he&#8217;s laced up over the course of his career.<\/p>\n<h2>Air Jordan 14<\/h2>\n<p>Duncan wore Jordans? It didn&#8217;t happen often, but it <a title=\"Getty Images\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/tim-duncan-of-the-san-antonio-spurs-makes-a-slam-dunk-as-he-news-photo\/371866\" target=\"_blank\">did happen<\/a>. Coming into the league the season after Mike retired, a handful of players wore the <strong>Air Jordan 14<\/strong> at some point or another. We always thought Sir Charles lacing that up was most surprising, but leave it to TD to lace up this classic.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Air Vis Zoom Uptempo<\/h2>\n photo by Nathaniel S. Butler\/NBAE via Getty Images via SI Vault\n<p>A new generation of big men lead by Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Shareef Abdur-Rahim saw a sleeker, more athletic bunch that demanded a new type of sneaker. The <strong>Nike Air Vis Zoom Uptempo<\/strong> blurred the lines between Force and Flight, outfitting TD during his sophomore season.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Air Duncan II<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_233355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-233355\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-233355\" alt=\"Nike Air Duncan 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2012\/09\/duncan2_3.jpeg\" width=\"620\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2012\/09\/duncan2_3.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2012\/09\/duncan2_3-325x336.jpeg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-233355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image via <a title=\"The Hoops Doctors\" href=\"http:\/\/thehoopdoctors.com\/online2\/2011\/07\/kicks-of-years-past-2002-nike-air-max-duncan-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\">the hoop doctors<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Starting his career with the Swoosh, Tim Duncan received not one but two signature silos. The <strong>Nike Air Duncan II<\/strong> was angular and to the point, pairing elements of Posite construction with zipper closure. Calm colorways matched his mood and Spurs shades<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>adidas Crazyquick PE<\/h2>\n<p>While John Wall, Damian Lillard, Jrue Holiday and A$AP Rocky served as the faces of the <strong>adidas Crazyquick<\/strong> campaign, TD was one of the first players to get a PE. While TD was early on both White\/Black and Black\/White makeups, it was the PE pair he rocked with the Spurs &#8220;Camo&#8221; jerseys that impressed the most.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Air Foamposite Pro<\/h2>\n Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler\/NBAE via Getty Images via SI Vault\n<p>Penny will forever be paired with Posite, but Timmy was an early adapter on the synthetic trend. Duncan donned the <strong>Nike Air Foamposite Pro<\/strong> famously in a commercial but also on the hardwood in the 1998 All-Star Game as a rookie.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Air Flightposite 1<\/h2>\n photo by Nathaniel S. Butler\/NBAE via Getty Images via SI Vault\n<p>Sleeker than its Foam forefathers, the <strong>Nike Air Flightposite 1<\/strong> cut weight for a lighter, snugger fit. Tim took to team colors of the Nike Air Flightposite 1, while fellow Western Conference big man Kevin Garnett juiced the gold pair in TV ads.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Total Air Foamposite Max<\/h2>\n photo via Nike Blog\/<a title=\"Extra Butter\" href=\"http:\/\/extrabutterny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Extra Butter<\/a>\n<p>Maybe the most known pair in Tim Duncan&#8217;s sneaker history is the <strong>Nike Total Air Foamposite Max<\/strong>. Big, bulky and futuristic, Duncan wore this monster of a shoe on court. Perhaps more notable is that he served as the face of the model in print ads.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Air Duncan<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160381\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160381\" alt=\"Nike Air Max Duncan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/05\/duncan-1.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/05\/duncan-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/05\/duncan-1-325x181.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image via <a title=\"Mis Zapas\" href=\"http:\/\/miszapas.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mis Zapas<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Contract situations will likely prevent this shoe from ever seeing a proper retro, but the <strong>Nike Air Duncan<\/strong> is as unique as it gets. Featuring a cage similar to the Nike Air Kukini, mid-top cut and visible Air in the heel and forefoot, the Air Duncan is an oddity but awesome in its own way.<\/p>\n<p>Lead image photo by Glenn James\/SI via SI Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Tim Duncan turns 38 years old. Arguably the greatest power forward of all-time and often overlooked due to his fundamental playing style and low-profile demeanor, TD is a living legend. Just as his game doesn&#8217;t always get its due, his sneaker resume is also stronger than many remember. In honor of TD&#8217;s b-day, we count down the ten best kicks he&#8217;s laced up over the course of his career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2415,"featured_media":376432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[618],"tags":[1368],"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>Fundamental Footwear: Our 8 Favorite Shoes Worn by Tim Duncan | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy Fundamental Footwear: Our 8 Favorite Shoes Worn by Tim Duncan shoes. 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