Even in a non-lockout year, taking a break after our annual Champs Issue to focus on shoes is a nice change of pace. This year, with the lockout news so depressing, it’s almost essential.
And sure enough, we’ve got all you basketball and sneakerheads covered (x 3!). This year’s edition, our 14th, has three covers: Rajon Rondo, Kemba Walker and Monta Ellis.
As always, we were looking for compelling players who also have unique footwear stories. Our man Rajon more than fits the bill.
On the court last season, Rondo averaged 10.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 11.2 assists and 2.3 steals (the latter two each good for second in the League), firmly establishing that in terms of Boston’s MVP, the “Big Three” now all take a backseat to the “Big One.” And that’s exactly what Rondo is: a big 1, blessed with long arms, serious athleticism and a fine-tuned court sense that allows him to complete plays at both ends of the floor that most PGs wouldn’t even try. As well as LeBron and Wade played at the end of last spring’s Eastern Conference Semis, Celtic fans rightly wonder if things might have gone differently if Rajon hadn’t suffered that gruesome injury in G3.Read More Here
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