Nick DePaula

I cover the footwear industry and NBA, WNBA & NIL marketing. SLAM / ESPN / Boardroom / Nice Kicks / Sole Collector Mag over the years. [email protected]

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@killerhandles Yup!

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Longhorn legend Kevin Durant is back on campus — wearing a “Texas” KD 19 PE as the Rockets play at the Moody Center.

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Yaxel Lendeborg continues to hoop in Retro Js — lacing up the Mowalola x Air Jordan 14 tonight.

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Longhorn legend Kevin Durant is back on campus — wearing a “Texas” KD 19 PE as the Rockets play at the Moody Center.

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Bucks rookie Nate Ament is debuting his “Brew Crew” Reebok Engine A 26 PE today — as the Milwaukee Brewers begin the World Series.

The 1-of-1 PE features his player logo on the tongue and a classic navy / yellow Brewers colorway.

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Designer Salehe Bembury is launching the next model under his brand SPUNGE —the Lumina — on October 29th.

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LeBron James makes his 76ers home debut in a mismatched pair of the Nike LeBron 24

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Tyler Herro has his own batch of Nike Sabrina 4 PEs this season — featuring his own TH player logo on the left tongue.

@raf_tyler 🤝 @sabrina_i20

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Might be the coolest father/son gesture I’ve seen on court.

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Nike is celebrating LeBron’s 76er home opener with a special edition “PHILA” Air Force 1 launch.

The AF1 pre-order will go live today before tip off at 5:30 PM EST on the SNKRS App.

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@nicekicks @T_HardJR @HardawaySr We gotta find Tim the AJ 36 Bakins asap

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Damian Lillard makes his Trail Blazer return in the Adidas Dame 6.

Welcome home.

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The Ja Morant era in Portland begins.

“Halloween” JA 4s for @JaMorant’s first Trail Blazer season debut.

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Nike unveils a new addition to Portland’s iconic downtown Stag sign, ahead of @JaMorant’s Trail Blazers debut today.

🎥: @djwicked

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Anthony Edwards dropped 45 & 10 to kick the season off in his Adidas AE 3s

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Angel Reese wore the “Barbie” Reebok Angel Reese 1s again for Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.

21 & 12 for @Reese10Angel tonight.

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@ComplexSneakers Dame 6

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Stephen Curry warms up in a Curry Brand x Way of Wade 12 “City Guard” for the season opener:

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Family business.

Tim Hardaway Jr. breaks out his father’s shoe — the Nike Air Bakin — for his Miami Heat debut in #10 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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@big_business_ I absolutely hate saying this. (Cause I'd argue for 15 minutes at 24 Hour Fitness about it if I saw someone do it live...)

But it was allowable live dribble steps until he collected and then shot.

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Anthony Davis makes his Wizards season debut in the LeBron NXXT by JuJu — the Nike sneaker co-designed by USC star JuJu Watkins.

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@kustoo @JonesOnTheNBA Nothing cooler than walking the streets of Italy with you in 2019 when 2 teenagers randomly point and yell out: “KOOOOO STO!!!!”

Much deserved