Examining sneaker trends and statistics around the NBA.
by Eldon Khorshidi | @eldonadam
Earlier today, we announced the third installment of our Footwear Database. This year, we wanted to go a little deeper than usual, compiling a bunch of relevant/random information to create the sneaker breakdown found below. Enjoy. —Ed.
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NBA Shoe Sizes
League Average: 14.81
Biggest Foot: JaVale McGee, Brook Lopez, Robin Lopez — Size 20
Smallest Foot: Nate Robinson — Size 10.5
Teams
Biggest Feet
1) Thunder: 15.43
2) Heat: 15.38
3) Suns: 15.23
4) Nets: 15.20
5) Bucks: 15.13
Smallest Feet
1) Spurs: 13.97
2) Bulls: 14.18
3) Cavaliers/Lakers: 14.30
4) Grizzlies: 14.38
5) Knicks: 14.50
| Team | Average Shoe Size |
| Atlanta Hawks | 14.73 |
| Boston Celtics | 14.96 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 14.85 |
| Chicago Bulls | 14.18 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 14.3 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 14.78 |
| Denver Nuggets | 15.1 |
| Detroit Pistons | 14.61 |
| Golden State Warriors | 14.9 |
| Houston Rockets | 14.86 |
| Indiana Pacers | 14.87 |
| L.A. Clippers | 14.82 |
| L.A. Lakers | 14.3 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 14.38 |
| Miami Heat | 15.38 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 15.13 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 14.63 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 15.2 |
| New Orleans Hornets | 15.04 |
| New York Knicks | 14.5 |
| OKC Thunder | 15.43 |
| Orlando Magic | 15.1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 15 |
| Phoenix Suns | 15.23 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 15 |
| Sacramento Kings | 14.68 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 13.97 |
| Toronto Raptors | 14.9 |
| Utah Jazz | 14.7 |
| Washington Wizards | 14.96 |
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Popular Models (Number of Players, Share of NBA)
Nike Hyperdunk
• 90 players; 21%
Nike Hyperfuse
•46 players; 11%
Kobe
•39 players; 9%
LeBron
•22 players; 5%
Kevin Durant (KD)
•11 players; 2.5%
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Brand Breakdown:
| Brand | Share | | Number of Players | | Notable Names |
| Nike | 65% | 283 | Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, LeBron James |
| adidas | 15% | 63 | Dwight Howard, Josh Smith, Derrick Rose |
| Jordan | 6% | 26 | Blake Griffin, Joe Johnson, Russell Westbrook |
| Peak | 3.7% | 16 | Tony Parker, JaVale McGee, Gordon Hayward |
| Under Armour | 2.5% | 11 | Brandon Jennings, Kemba Walker, Enes Kanter |
| Reebok | 1.4% | 6 | Andre Miller, Isaiah Thomas |
| Li-Ning | 0.9% | 4 | Dwyane Wade, Jose Calderon, Evan Turner |
| Spalding | 0.7% | 3 | Mario Chalmers, Jimmer Fredette, Chris Singleton |
| Anta | 0.5% | 2 | Kevin Garnett, Luis Scola |
| 361 | 0.2% | 1 | Kevin Love |
| Above The Rim | 0.2% | 1 | Will Bynum |
| And 1 | 0.2% | 1 | Lance Stephenson |
| Ball’N | 0.2% | 1 | Metta World Peace |
| Fila | 0.2% | 1 | Jerry Stackhouse |
| K1x | 0.2% | 1 | James White |
| Le Coq Sportif | 0.2% | 1 | Joakim Noah |
| New Balance | 0.2% | 1 | Matt Bonner |
| Protégé | 0.2% | 1 | Roger Mason |
| Qiaodan | 0.2% | 1 | Chuck Hayes |
| Various | 2.3% | 10 |
36 Players Changed Their Sneaker Brand/Allegiance From Last Season:
| Name | Previous | New |
| Gustavo Ayon | adidas | Nike |
| JJ Barea | Converse | Nike |
| Elton Brand | Converse | Nike |
| Corey Brewer | adidas | Under Armour |
| Chase Budinger | Nike | Peak |
| Wilson Chandler | adidas | Nike |
| Samuel Dalembert | Nike | Peak |
| Toney Douglas | adidas | Nike |
| Reggie Evans | Nike | adidas |
| Raymond Felton | adidas | Under Armour |
| Danilo Gallinari | Reebok | adidas |
| Josh Harrellson | Nike | Under Armour |
| Udonis Haslem | Converse | Li-Ning |
| George Hill | Nike | Peak |
| Ersan Ilyasova | Nike | adidas |
| James Johnson | Nike | Under Armour |
| Dominique Jones | Peak | Nike |
| Kyle Korver | Converse | Nike |
| DeAndre Liggins | Nike | adidas |
| Kevin Love | Nike | 361 |
| Javale McGee | Nike | Peak |
| Andre Miller | adidas | Reebok |
| Marcus Morris | AND 1 | Nike |
| Markieff Morris | AND 1 | Nike |
| Tony Parker | Nike | Peak |
| Ricky Rubio | Nike | adidas |
| Larry Sanders | Converse | Nike |
| Josh Selby | Nike | adidas |
| Lance Stephenson | Under Armour | AND 1 |
| Jeff Teague | Nike | adidas |
| John Wall | Reebok | adidas |
| Dwayne Wade | Jordan | Li-Ning |
| CJ Watson | Nike | Peak |
| Martell Webster | Above The Rim | Nike |
| Derrick Williams | Under Armour | Nike |
| Louis Williams | Converse | Nike |
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Rookies / Guys Who Entered The NBA This Season
| Name | Brand | Model | Size |
| Quincy Acy | adidas | Crazy Light | 14 |
| Harrison Barnes | adidas | Various | 14 |
| Will Barton | Under Armour | Micro G Touch | 16 |
| Kent Bazemore | Under Armour | Various | 13 |
| Bradley Beal | Nike | KD V | 14 |
| Victor Claver | Nike | Hyperdunk | 15.5 |
| Nando de Colo | adidas | Ghost | 12 |
| Chris Copeland | Nike | Hyperaggressor | 14 |
| Jae Crowder | Nike | Hypergamer Low | 15 |
| Jared Cunningham | Nike | Hyperdunk | 13 |
| Anthony Davis | Nike | Hyperdunk | 17 |
| Andre Drummond | adidas | Crazy Light | 18 |
| Kim English | Jordan | Melo 8 | 14 |
| Festus Ezeli | Nike | Hyperdunk | 18 |
| Evan Fournier | Nike | Various | 12.5 |
| Joel Freeland | Nike | Hyperdunk | 16 |
| Diante Garrett | Nike | Hyperfuse | 14 |
| Draymond Green | Nike | Hyperdunk | 15 |
| Maurice Harkless | Nike | Kobe VII | 16 |
| John Henson | Nike | Hyperfuse | 15 |
| Reggie Jackson | Nike | KD V / LeBron Soldier VI | 11.5 |
| Bernard James | Nike | Hyperdunk | 16 |
| John Jenkins | Nike | Hypergamer Low | 15 |
| Darius Johnson-Odom | Nike | Hypergamer Low | 13.5 |
| Orlando Johnson | Nike | Kobe VIII | 16 |
| DeQuan Jones | Nike | LeBron Soldier VI | 14 |
| Kevin Jones | Nike | Hyperdunk | 15 |
| Perry Jones III | adidas | Crazy Light | 17 |
| Terrence Jones | Nike | Hyperdunk | 15 |
| Kris Joseph | Nike | Hypergamer | 15 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | Jordan | Super Fly Dunk | 16 |
| Viacheslav Kravtsov | Nike | Hyperfuse (2011) | 16.5 |
| Doron Lamb | Nike | Kobe VII | 15 |
| Jeremy Lamb | Nike | Hyperdunk | 14 |
| Meyers Leonard | Nike | Hyperdunk | 17 |
| Damian Lillard | adidas | 773/Top Ten | 12.5 |
| Kendall Marshall | Jordan | CP3 | 13.5 |
| Fab Melo | Nike | Hyperfuse | 18 |
| Khris Middleton | Nike | Hyperfuse | 18 |
| Darius Miller | Nike | Hyperdunk | 14 |
| Quincy Miller | Various | Various | 14 |
| Donatas Motiejunas | Nike | Hyperdunk | 17 |
| Arnett Moultrie | Nike | Hyperdunk | 15 |
| Andrew Nicholson | Peak | (Custom Shoe) | 18 |
| Kyle O’Quinn | adidas | Shadow Promo | 16 |
| Miles Plumlee | Nike | Hyperdunk | 16 |
| Pablo Prigioni | Nike | Kobe VIII | 12.5 |
| Austin Rivers | adidas | Crazy Light | 14 |
| Brian Roberts | Nike | Kobe VIII | 12.5 |
| Thomas Robinson | Nike | LeBron | 16 |
| Terrence Ross | Nike | KD V | 14 |
| Robert Sacre | Nike | Hypergamer Low | 16 |
| Mike Scott | Nike | Hypergamer Low | 16 |
| Tornike Shengelia | Nike | Hyperfuse | 17 |
| Alexey Shved | Nike | Kobe VIII | 12.5 |
| Kyle Singler | Nike | Hyperdunk | 14.5 |
| Greg Smith | Nike | Hyperfuse | 17 |
| Jared Sullinger | Jordan | Various | 18 |
| Jeff Taylor | Jordan | Super Fly Light | |
| Tyshawn Taylor | adidas | Crazy Light 2 | 12.5 |
| Marquis Teague | adidas | Crazy Light 2 | 12 |
| Mirza Teletovic | Nike | Hyperaggressor | 16 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Nike | Hyperdunk | 17 |
| Dion Waiters | Nike | Kobe VI | 13 |
| Maalik Wayns | Reebok | Iverson (Various) | 12 |
| Tony Wroten | Nike | LeBron Soldier VI | 13 |
| Luke Zeller | adidas | Various | 19 |
| Tyler Zeller | adidas | Crazy Shadow | 18 |
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Guys Who Played This Season, But Are Currently Not On An NBA Roster:
Josh Childress | Nike Hyperdunk | 15
Josh Harrellson | Under Armour TB Micro G Funk | 16
Cory Higgins | Nike Hyperfuse | 14
Darius Johnson-Odom | Nike Hypergamer Low | 13.5
Kris Joseph | Nike Hypergamer | 15
Travis Leslie | Nike Hypergamer | 13.5
Dominic McGuire | Jordan XI | 16
Troy Murphy | Nike Hyperdunk | 15
Jeremy Pargo | Nike Hyperenforcer | 13
Samardo Samuels | Nike Hyperdunk | 16
Maalik Wayns | Reebok Iverson (Various) | 12
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