{"id":918015,"date":"2019-11-07T10:31:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T15:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=918015"},"modified":"2019-11-07T10:35:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T15:35:37","slug":"nick-young-sneaker-king-nike-adidas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/nick-young-sneaker-king-nike-adidas\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Young Jokes He’d Be Sneaker King if He Didn’t Sign with adidas"},"content":{"rendered":"

On December 12, 2012, many thought the world would end. The date 12\/12\/12 signified the end of the Mayan calendar with some believing armageddon was upon us.<\/p>\n

Three years later on December 12, 2015, however, something of similar magnitude happened. Nick “Swaggy P” Young signed with adidas<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Nick Young in the adidas Yeezy Boost 750<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following free agency that saw him wear everything from Grant Hill FILAs to Reebok Answers at the start of the season<\/a>, the deep-shooting dancer made it official with The Three Stripes by making his adi debut in the Yeezy Boost 750 – a shoe that released earlier that year at All-Star Weekend following Kanye’s debut fashion show with his new backer.<\/p>\n

Playing alongside Kobe in LA, stealing the spotlight in the pre-game outfit category and eventually winning a chip in Golden State, Young would be part of adidas activations, have his own PE release at retail and most famously be name-dropped in “FACTS” just days after signing on New Years Eve.<\/p>\n

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Nick Young in the adidas Yeezy 500<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Swaggy was on.<\/p>\n

But what if he never left Nike?<\/p>\n

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Nick Young in the Nike Air Foamposite One “Galaxy” (photo by Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Having fun on Twitter last night, Young replied jokingly to SLAM that he’d hold the title of Sneaker King if he didn’t go to adidas. <\/p>\n

The title, currently held by PJ Tucker, was definitely in Young’s hands during his pre-adi days after it was handed off to him by his mentor Gilbert Arenas.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s because I went \/\/\/ lol https:\/\/t.co\/DCuZUTbfFB<\/a><\/p>\n

— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) November 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n