We're counting down the greatest basketball sneakers of all time on ESPN.com, #NBArank style. From Chuck Taylor's iconic All-Stars to Walt "Clyde" Frazier's famous Pumas to the Air Jordans to the sneakers we see on the court today.
Because, when it comes to hoops, as Mars Blackmon once said so eloquently: "It's gotta be the shoes."
Everyone who has ever played the game of basketball has laced up a pair of sneakers, but only a select few have reached the pinnacle of the sport and earned a signature sneaker to call their own.
So which basketball shoe is the best of all time?
#NBArank All-Time Kicks: Top 30
#NBArank All-Time Kicks: Grant Hill 1s and other honorable mentions
#NBArank All-Time Kicks 21-30: Kobes, Pippens and the Kamikaze IIs
#NBArank All-Time Kicks 16-20: Clydes, Penny IIs and MJ's 'sickest' shoe
#NBArank All-Time Kicks 11-15: Pumps, Uptempos and LeBron's first pair
#NBArank All-Time Kicks 1-5: Jordan XIs, Jordan 1s and Foamposites
All-time favorites
Washington: MJ changed the game when he first took flight in Air Jordan 1s
McMenamin: Iverson's debut shoe an unquestioned piece of hoops history
Adande: How the Jordan III captured the history of MJ in 1988
Washington: The Nike Foamposite may be the most unique shoe ever
5-on-5: Debating the greats
