{"id":907150,"date":"2019-06-20T08:18:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T12:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=907150"},"modified":"2019-06-25T12:54:16","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T16:54:16","slug":"pj-tucker-is-begging-kd-for-a-retro-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/pj-tucker-is-begging-kd-for-a-retro-series\/","title":{"rendered":"PJ Tucker is Begging KD For a Retro Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

PJ Tucker<\/strong> and Kevin Durant go way back.<\/p>\n

While the two are tied to their recent playoff battles as of late, the proud Texas Longhorns met in Austin years back when big man on campus PJ Tucker – the Big 12 Player of the Year at UT in ’06 – hosted a high school aged Durant – the eventual ’07 Big 12 Player of the Year and National Player of the Year – when the DMV standout was down south for a recruiting trip.<\/p>\n

In the time since their meeting in Austin, Tucker has become an avid supporter of his fellow Longhorn on foot as a pro, lacing up the Nike KD line in new and OG form both early and often.<\/p>\n

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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD 2 “Scoring Title”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This was never more true than the 2018-19 season wore PJ wore tons of heat<\/a> to include plenty of KDs.<\/p>\n

Tucker was amongst the first players in the league to wear the Nike KD12 on court and even debuted a few of his own Nike KD11 iDs during the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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PJ Tucker in a Nike KD 11 iD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in the Nike Zoom KD 12 (photo by Rocky Widner via NBA Kicks)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We spoke to Tucker<\/a> and it’s clear his loyalty with KD goes deep despite any Rockets vs. Warriors rivalry on court.<\/p>\n

“When Nike sends me his shoes I’m always wearing them and I’ll always do that,” said Tucker on his Texas buddy.<\/p>\n

Sure, Tucker loves the new KDs, but what he’d really love is some new pairs of the old ones if you catch our drift.<\/p>\n

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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD IV “Weatherman” (photo by Bill Baptist\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“I’ve been begging KD to retro one of his shoes already,” says Tucker with a laugh. “I’ve been working on that.”<\/p>\n

For those keeping track at home, there has only been one proper KD retro: last year’s KD IV as part of the “Champions Think 16” Pack. <\/p>\n

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Kevin Durant’s Nike Zoom KD IV \u201cBattle Tested\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This one-off release is the only old love we’ve got from the KD series in re-release form. <\/p>\n

While Tucker loves the IV, he’d kick off the KD line right where it started.<\/p>\n

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PJ Tucker in the OG Nike KD 1 (photo via NBA Kicks)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“I’d start with the 1s,” suggest Tucker in a possible future role as PLM for the Nike KD series. “I wore a lot of the KD1s this year. I love the 1 and I think it’s one of the best.”<\/p>\n

Wear a lot of KD1s he did this year. From OG OKC takes to an All-American Game colorway, Tucker was all over the origin while scrapping in H-Town.<\/p>\n

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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD1 “All-American Game”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking with Durant on his The Boardroom<\/em> series, Tucker cited spending lots of cash on OG KDs prior to this season.<\/p>\n

As evidenced below, he wasn’t lying.<\/p>\n

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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD IV “Wanda Pratt”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD III “All-Star” (photo via BR Kicks)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD V (photo via BR Kicks)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD II “Creamiscle” (photo by Bill Baptist\/Getty Images via Sole Collector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD IV iD (photo by Bill Baptist\/Getty Images via Sole Collector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD IV Texas PE (photo via NBA Kicks)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD III “H-O-R-S-E” (photo by Bill Baptist\/NBAE via Getty Images via Complex Sneakers)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD 3 “EA Sports” (photo by via)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD IV (photo by Bill Baptist via Sole Collector)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD 2 “All-Star” (David Sherman\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD 2 Supreme “China” (photo by Mark Sobhani\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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P.J. Tucker in the Nike KD 4 “Nerf”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD 3 “Christmas”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in the Nike KD1 (photo by Garrett Ellwood\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PJ Tucker in a Nike KD IV iD (Photo by Mark Sobhani\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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