2020-02-03 - 10 basketball shoes on NBA court
2020-02-10
Last week, it was very hot on the NBA court!
We did our research and payed attention to the sneakers selected by NBA players. The most popular pair of shoes was the Nike Kobe IV. 117 players wore them on the basketball court. In second place was Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Nike Zoom Freak 1 (worn 101 times). In third place was Kevin Durant’s sneakers, Nike Zoom KD 12, which were worn 62 times.
The top 10 most popular sneakers:
|
Nike Kobe IV |
117 |
|
Nike Zoom Freak 1 |
101 |
|
Nike Zoom KD 12 |
62 |
|
Nike Kobe V |
46 |
|
Nike Kyrie 6 |
37 |
|
Air Jordan XXXIV |
36 |
|
Nike Zoom Rize |
34 |
|
Nike PG 3 |
32 |
|
Nike Kyrie 5 |
29 |
|
Nike Kyrie Low 2 |
28 |
You can find the full list here
We also checked which sneakers spent the longest time on the court, and it was no surprise that the top three positions are the same as the most popular sneakers. There was a change in fourth position however, with the Air Jordan XXXIV overtaking the Nike Kobe V. The top 10 list also contained sneakers such as Damian Lillard‘s, Dame 6 (690 minutes on the court).
The top 10 sneakers, which spent the longest time on the NBA court:
|
Nike Kobe IV |
2368 min |
|
Nike Zoom Freak 1 |
2286 |
|
Nike Zoom KD 12 |
1650 |
|
Air Jordan XXXIV |
1074 |
|
Nike Kobe V |
1048 |
|
Nike Zoom Rize |
794 |
|
Nike Kyrie 6 |
766 |
|
adidas Dame 6 |
690 |
|
Nike Kyrie 5 |
629 |
|
Nike PG 3 |
620 |
You can find the full list here
We then checked which sneakers helped players score the most points. Nike Zoom Freak 1 is in the first place, and the players who wore them scored 1092 points in total. In second place is Nike Kobe IV, with the players wearing them collecting 6 points less compared to Nike Zoom Freak 1 (1086 points). In third place is Nike Zoom KD 12 (756 points).
The top 10 sneakers, which scored the most points:
|
Nike Zoom Freak 1 |
1092 |
|
Nike Kobe IV |
1086 |
|
Nike Zoom KD 12 |
756 |
|
Air Jordan XXXIV |
580 |
|
Nike Kobe V |
428 |
|
adidas Dame 6 |
413 |
|
Nike Kyrie 6 |
396 |
|
Nike Zoom Rize |
288 |
|
adidas Harden Vol. 4 |
268 |
|
Nike Kyrie 5 |
259 |
You can find the full list here
In other words, Nike has no competition in popularity. This brand dominates in every single measurement. Almost 70% of sneakers on the NBA court had the Swoosh sign. In second place was adidas, and 11% of all NBA players selected sneakers from this brand. The remaining 19% has been divided between 13 different brands.
The full list of brands worn on the NBA court:
|
Nike |
68,7 % |
|
adidas |
10,6 % |
|
Jordan |
6,8 % |
|
Under Armour |
4,5 % |
|
Puma |
3,4 % |
|
Anta |
1,1 % |
|
New Balance |
1,0 % |
|
And 1 |
0,9 % |
|
Li-Ning |
0,6 % |
|
Peak |
0,6 % |
|
Q4 |
0,4 % |
|
361 |
0,4 % |
|
Reebok |
0,4 % |
|
Converse |
0,4 % |
|
K8IROS |
0,3 % |
