{"id":488810,"date":"2016-03-16T18:56:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T22:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=488810"},"modified":"2016-03-16T18:57:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T22:57:15","slug":"top-5-nba-sneaker-free-agents-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/top-5-nba-sneaker-free-agents-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 5 NBA Sneaker Free Agents Of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a new batch of NBA free agents hit the market on July 1st to begin negotiating with new teams, later this fall, there will also be another coveted crop of players with expiring contracts &#8212; shoe deal contracts that is.<\/p>\n<p>In a new feature on <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/news\/kicks-fix--the-top-five-2016-sneaker-free-agents-215626707.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Vertical<\/a>, our own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/author\/nickdepaula\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nick DePaula<\/a> reports that several emerging All-Stars are set to become sneaker free agents this fall, including former adidas and Reebok signature athlete John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and DeMar DeRozan. The class is likely headlined by a newcomer in New York Knicks rookie sensation Kristaps Porzingis.<\/p>\n<p>The top five of the fall includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kristaps Porzingis<\/li>\n<li>John Wall<\/li>\n<li>DeMar DeRozan<\/li>\n<li>Bradley Beal<\/li>\n<li>Harrison Barnes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There isn&#8217;t a breakthrough signature star like we saw in 2014 (Kevin Durant) and 2015 (James Harden), but each player will still move the needle were they to move onto a new brand. For more on the background behind each player&#8217;s pending free agency and which brand they\u00a0might land, you can read the full piece highlighting <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/news\/kicks-fix--the-top-five-2016-sneaker-free-agents-215626707.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Top 5 NBA Sneaker Free Agents of 2016 on The Vertical<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-488812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2016\/03\/Porzingis-Wing-2.jpg\" alt=\"Porzingis Wing 2\" width=\"1002\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2016\/03\/Porzingis-Wing-2.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2016\/03\/Porzingis-Wing-2-750x695.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2016\/03\/Porzingis-Wing-2-950x881.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-488813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2016\/03\/2_29-Porzingis-1.jpg\" alt=\"2_29 Porzingis\" width=\"1030\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2016\/03\/2_29-Porzingis-1.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2016\/03\/2_29-Porzingis-1-750x603.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2016\/03\/2_29-Porzingis-1-950x764.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-488814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2016\/03\/John-Wall.jpg\" alt=\"John Wall\" width=\"1000\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2016\/03\/John-Wall.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2016\/03\/John-Wall-750x458.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2016\/03\/John-Wall-950x580.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a new batch of NBA free agents hit the market on July 1st to begin negotiating with new teams,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3328,"featured_media":488811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[444,1225914],"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>The Top 5 NBA Sneaker Free Agents Of 2016 | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy The Top 5 NBA Sneaker Free Agents Of 2016 shoes. 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