After two arduous years filled with surgeries and bust labeling, Joel Embiid finally debuted on October 26, 2016. JoJo rocked the adidas Light Em Up 2 for this game and the entire 2016-17 season. This shoe features the budget-friendly cushioning system called Bounce, which as the name suggests gives a […]
After only playing 31 games in his double-redshirt rookie season, Embiid finally got to showcase his abilities during the 2017-18 season, which was spent wearing the adidas Mad Bounce. As the name suggests, the budget-friendly basketball sneaker features Bounce technology similar to the aforementioned Light Em Up 2. After a […]
After a wildly successful first year, Damian Lillard was ready to step his game up to the next level. Lillard seemed to take to Derrick Rose’s team shoe as a rookie, but soon started to wear his signature models as Rose was shelved with knee injuries. For the 2013-14 season, […]
The sneakers Damian Lillard debuted in for his rookie season was the adidas Rose 773 shoes. At the time, Derrick Rose was one of the most popular basketball players in the world. The three stripes gave Rose a 9-figure contract, and tried to capitalize on his popularity with signature and […]
Damian Lillard’s early career saw collaborations with adidas on player exclusive colorways. One of the first player edition sneakers released to the public was Damian Lillard’s adidas Real Deal. The shoe was made to commemorate Dame’ rookie of the year award win. The unique color combination represents Lillard’s entire basketball […]
As the 2013-14 regular season was winding down, so too was Damian Lillard’s window to get a sneaker deal extension from adidas. The three stripes had exclusive rights to speak to Lillard before other brands like Nike could negotiate a deal. There wasn’t much of a doubt for an agreement, however, […]
Before adidas put the finishing touches on Damian’s first signature shoe, Lillard played in the adidas Crazy Light Boost 4 for the first half of the 2014-15 season. This is one of the few shoes worn by Dame that features the lauded Boost technology, which provides one of the softer […]
Before his signature line, Damian Lillard’s early career saw collaborations with adidas on player exclusives. One of these exclusive colorways was the adidas Crazy 1. This version paid homage to Portland’s reputation as the city of roses with a red, glossy upper. On closer inspection, the gloss features a rose […]
Before his signature line, Damian Lillard’s early career saw collaborations with adidas on player exclusives. One of these colorways includes the adidas Crazy 8, done up in the Portland Trail Blazers black, red and silver. While not as detail oriented as his other exclusives, this Crazy 8 features Lillard’s number […]
The 2015-16 season was drastically different for Damian Lillard, as the entire starting lineup was swapped out. This included long-time Blazers in Wes Matthews and Nic Batum, as well as franchise cornerstone LaMarcus Aldridge. The D Lillard line also saw a rebuild of sorts, with major upgrades to the upper […]