{"id":383533,"date":"2014-06-02T12:32:50","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T17:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=383533"},"modified":"2022-09-16T21:49:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T02:49:23","slug":"nick-youngs-case-for-2014-kicks-on-court-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/nick-youngs-case-for-2014-kicks-on-court-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Young’s Case for 2014 Kicks On Court Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Should we expect anything but greatness from\u00a0Nick Young <\/strong>when it comes to lacing up sneakers on court? The Lakers guard has a history of dominating the Kicks On Court<\/em><\/a> headlines every season, and everyone, from NBA fans to Young’s own teammates, knows it.<\/p>\n

“Nick obviously brings heat on the court,” says Lakers teammate Kendall Marshall. “He debuted the Kobe 9s, customized the Carolina Blue 11 lows – which was crazy and out there – but you expect that from Nick.”<\/p>\n

Sure, it’s normal for Young to wear 3-4 different pairs of shoes that we haven’t seen for ages each week, but there were a number of unexpected moments from Swaggy P this season. A wear of the Nike Kobe 9 Elite before anyone, including Kobe Bryant himself, is unexpectedness at its finest.<\/p>\n

“Honestly, I felt honored to debut the Kobe 9 before everyone else,” Young told us. “It was my first time playing in high-tops in a long while, so I had to get used to it. But, overall, it’s a really dope shoe. I can’t wait until it hits NIKEiD.”<\/p>\n

The NIKEiD website is seemingly where Young spent most of his time off the court. The former USC Trojan wore more than 15 NIKEiD Kobe 8s as opposed to five last season. Not only did he make his mark with creative designs from the customizable site, but he delved into a couple of custom-designed, Lakers-esque colorways of the coveted Air Jordan models. He simply took the Kicks On Court world by storm, more so than any other year he’s been featured in the race.<\/p>\n

“I hit them with a lot of stuff this year – Galaxy Foams, Supreme Foams and I scored 40 in the “Wheat” Generations,” said Nick Young, the 2012 Kicks On Court Champion. “Last year, they took my throne away from me and kind of forgot about Swaggy, so I had to get back right.”<\/p>\n

Swaggy P mentioned that other players, such as Tony Wroten and Monta Ellis, have impressed him on certain nights when it comes to their kicks on court, but overall, he’s just happy to see the increase in participation.<\/p>\n

“It’s just good to see everyone into the kicks on court these days,” says Young. “It’s cool to see everyone trying to upstage each other on court.”<\/p>\n

NIKEiD\/PE\/Custom<\/h1>\n

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Top\u00a0NIKEiD\/PE\/Custom Wears<\/i><\/strong>:
\n1. Air Jordan 11 Custom (Christmas Day)
\n2. Air Jordan 5 Custom
\n3. Nike Kobe 8 “2014 Black History Month” PE
\n3. 15+ NIKEiD Kobe 8s
\n4. 4 Nike Kobe 9 PEs<\/p>\n

Like every season, Nick Young excels in this category. He is an undeniable aficionado of NIKEiD, which he says is one of his favorite websites. He wore more than 15 Kobe 8 iDs, which triples the amount of NIKEiDs he wore last season with the Philadelphia 76ers, and he was the only player to lace up the 2014 version of the “Black History Month” Nike Kobe 8 on MLK Day. The benefits of being a team member of Kobe Bryant also paid off in this department, as he got the chance to debut two Kobe 9 Elite PEs and two Kobe 9 EM PEs. Young also took part in the custom craze by turning heads on Christmas Day with a white and purple Air Jordan 11 Low and wearing a Lakers-esque Air Jordan 5 custom later in the season.<\/p>\n Nick Young\u2019s Nike Kobe 8 \u2018Pit Viper\u2019 iD \u2013 Photo Credit: Beto Duran<\/a>\n Nick Young\u2019s Nike Kobe 8 \u2018Pit Viper\u2019 iD \u2013 Photo Credit: Beto Duran<\/a>\n

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Sneaker Debuts<\/h1>\n

Top\u00a0Sneaker Debut Wears<\/i><\/strong>:
\n1. Nike Kobe 9 Elite “Masterpiece”
\n2. Supreme x Nike Air Foamposite One
\n3. Prelude Kobe II, Prelude Kobe III, Prelude Kobe IV
\n4. Air Jordan 3 “5Lab3”<\/p>\n

As mentioned before, there are obvious perks when you play on the same team as the Black Mamba. Not only did Young get a chance to exclusively wear four Kobe PEs, but he also was selected by Kobe Bryant himself to officially debut the Nike Kobe 9 Elite against Miami on national television. Young also is credited with debuting three of the eight Prelude Kobes, and surprised everyone by actually wearing the Supreme x Nike Air Foamposite One on court just days after its release. His wear of the reflective\u00a0Air Jordan 3 “5Lab3” for the first time also garners him big points in the Sneaker Debut<\/em> department.<\/p>\n

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Element of Surprise<\/h1>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Top Element of Surprise Wears<\/strong><\/em>:
\n1. Nike Air Foamposite One “Galaxy”
\n2. Air Jordan 2 “Doernbecher” (NBA Green Week)
\n3. Air Jordan 3 “Fear” (Halloween Night)
\n4. Air Jordan 4 “Lightning” (Opening Night)<\/p>\n

Nick Young loves to create themes with the kicks he brings to the court. Last season, he wore Kobe Is against Kobe Bryant, and he laced up the\u00a0Nike Zoom LeBron 20-5-5 when King James and the Heat came to town. We saw more of the same this season, as he surprisingly took to the court in the “Doernbecher” Air Jordan 2 during NBA Green Week and laced up the “Fear” Air Jordan 3 on Halloween Night.<\/p>\n

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Closet Appeal<\/h1>\n

Top\u00a0Closet Appeal Wears<\/i><\/strong>:
\n1. Nike Air Zoom Generation “Wheat” (2004)
\n2.\u00a0Air Jordan 13 “Wheat” (2004)
\n3.\u00a0Air Jordan 13 Low White\/Metallic Silver\/Black-Varsity Maize (2005)
\n4. Air Jordan XX “East Regional” (2005)
\n5.\u00a0Air Jordan 14 “Redwood” (2005)
\n6. Air Jordan 3 “Pure Money” (2007)
\n7.\u00a0Air Jordan 3 “Cool Grey” (2007)<\/p>\n

The season wouldn’t be right if Swaggy P didn’t reach back into the closet and surprise us with forgotten gems. He scored 40 points in the Nike Air Zoom Generation “Wheat” and brought out the “Wheat” Air Jordan 13 later on in the season – two shoes that released 10 years ago. His wear of the “East Regional” Air Jordan XX was something we’ve never seen from anyone in the “Kicks On Court” race, and implementing yellow laces in the “Cool Grey” Air Jordan 3s was, well, swaggy.<\/p>\n

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Variety<\/h1>\n

Variety is Nick Young and Nick Young is variety. Although he rocked more Kobes than ever this season, he found time to lace up awesome footwear from the signature lines of LeBron James, Penny Hardaway, Michael Jordan and Gary Payton as well. There’s no denying the fact that Young actually puts thought into what he wears on a nightly basis.<\/p>\n

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State your case as to why Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young should win the 2014 Kicks On Court Champion award in the comment section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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