Chapter 449: NBA Player's Feet
NBA players are very valuable, so naturally their sporting goods are generally not cheap. After all, in such a high-intensity sports competition, if you choose cheap items, it means that your body may be in danger. So what is the most expensive item on an NBA player?
A lot of people think it's shoes
Most people think that the most expensive item on an NBA player is shoes, but in fact it is not, although shoes are expensive, NBA players really don't care. After all, there are a lot of them. The insoles of BA players are not ordinary, they are all specially customized, in order to better let the players have a better focus. It contains a lot of scientific and technological elements, and its price is very expensive, with a cost of up to 2,000 dollars.
If you talk about the commonly used equipment such as shoes, the most expensive items are probably some items used by players when they are injured, such as some belts, BA players generally wear masks when they have a head injury. Don't think that NBA players' masks are cheap and just plastic. The materials of the BA players' masks are special, made of high-strength space plastic, and are specially customized according to the human face. The cost of one is as high as tens of thousands of dollars. It is conceivable that wearing such a mask in the game feels like carrying money.
Of course, you may also ask, don't those players also wear glasses? It's true that in the NBA there are some players who wear goggles. The cost of goggles is also not cheap. It's a perk for players with poor eyesight. The selection of materials is also special and expensive, and the cost of one is close to 10,000 US dollars.
The cheapest words are nothing more than socks and elbow pads, after all, these things are gadgets in the eyes of stars, and it's okay to throw them away, after all, for those players worth hundreds of millions of dollars, a few dozen dollars is not money.
Nowadays, the NBA market is getting bigger and bigger, but the monopoly phenomenon is also becoming more and more serious, and the star brands that sign with superstars are often Adi and Nike. In recent years, Chinese brands have gradually signed many potential players in the NBA market. The reputation of Li Ning and Anta is also getting louder and louder. But more than ten years ago, when the NBA sneaker market was still very "chaotic", the rapid rise of AJ made them realize the commercial value of the NBA, so many brands came to intervene, including some unexpected brands.
When it comes to Converse, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind must be board shoes and canvas shoes. Converse is definitely the most famous cricket shoe brand in the world. The popularity is also very loud. But did you think that it was one of the oldest shoe brands in the NBA, and in the '80s, Converse was dominant, and more than half of the league's stars endorsed Converse. In recent years, the most famous spokesperson is Wade, in the earliest days, Wade signed a contract with Converse, and Converse also designed several sneakers for Wade, the sneakers look pretty good, but the actual combat performance is really not as good as Adi, Nike or something. Because of its relatively low technology content, it gradually withdrew from the NBA.
New Balance has a very long history as a traditional running shoe brand in the United States, and there are many fans who like New Balance running shoes, but have you ever thought that it was once one of the hottest basketball shoe brands in the league. At that time, there were many stars in the league who wore New Balance stars, and the most famous spokesperson was "Cobra" Worthy. Since then, though, New Balance seems to have focused on running shoes, which are now hard to see on NBA courts. Very few players will play in New Balance shoes.
The last brand is Reebok. Reebok used to be one of the hottest brands in the league. He signed a lot of superstars, such as 76ers "Answer" Iverson, and even Yao Ming signed a contract with Reebok at that time. It can be seen how well-known Reebok was at that time. But with the development of the league, but also because of some other factors, Reebok's development is getting worse and worse, although it can still be seen occasionally in the current league, but there are really not many stars wearing Reebok. Even he himself was bought by Adi.
In addition to these brands, there are many brands that have entered the league, such as Puma, AND1, pony, etc., these brands have entered the league, and even achieved a lot of results. However, because of technology and competition, they withdrew from the NBA one by one, which is really a pity. Hopefully, more brands will enter the NBA in the future.
Obviously, not every NBA player likes to brag about how horrible their boot sizes are, but it's still surprising to see some seven-foot men with feet that are longer than the average person's forearms. This article will list the 9 most famous Bigfoot players, several of whom are already Hall of Fame players. (Note: U.S. shoes size 11 is equivalent to Chinese shoes size 45).
Everyone knows that O'Neill is definitely on this list. The giant, who has been in the NBA for 19 years and averages 23.7 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, has a pair of giant feet commensurate with his size. O'Neal wears a size 22, which is twice the average American man's size, a statistic that puts him at the top of the list.
Although Lennier withdrew from the league in 1984, that won't make people forget his huge feet. His sneaker size is the same size as O'Neal's, both size 22. With 20.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game in his 15-year career, the giant was not only a great player, but also led the trend for big men to wear oversized basketball shoes at the time.
Although Robin has only played in the NBA for eight years, he has already changed teams to four different teams. However, he is better known for his big feet in size 20 sneakers. Although Robin's feet are not as big as O'Neal and Lannier, it would be better for him to go and get health insurance for his opponents in order to protect them from being stepped on.
Robin's older brother, Brook Lopez, is the same height as him, at 2.13 meters. Unlike his brother, who wanders around, Brooke's career has been with the Nets. Guess how big Brooke's feet are? Like Robin, both are size 20, and the brothers are so similar in appearance and figure.
We all love Yao Ming, even though he hasn't been back on the pitch since he was injured in the 2009-2010 season. This oriental giant not only has this super height of 2.29 meters, but also has delicate skills, he is a great basketball player. Yao Ming is averaging 19 points and 9.2 rebounds per game in his career. His feet are not small either, and he wears size 18 sneakers.