Day: June 22, 2022

An initial look at the 2022 “Fire Red” Air Jordan III

Brandon King

With all the other original colors of the Air Jordan III( “Black Cement”, “True Blue” and “white Cement”) already returned in their true from, with one glaring omission- the “Fire Red”. Ealier this year, Jordan Band had a moment of saliency when it was revealed that this colourway would finally return with all its original trimmings. After long last an initial set of images have come to light and we get to see this long-waited snaaker in living colo, including the beloved “NIKE AIR” branding, hangtag and the flight card…

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Pistons trading Jerami Grant to Trail Blazers for 2025 1st-rounder

Brandon King

After long being the subject and speculation of trade rumors, Jerami Grant appears to finally have been moved/ According to Adrain Wojnarowski, of ESPN, the Detroit Pistons are trading forward Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for a 2025 first-round draft pick, proteced 1-4, via the Milwaukee Bucks,. In addition to the 2025 first, the Blazers and Pistons will swap second-round picks in 2022- Portland’s 36 for Detroit’s 46. Portland will also send a 2025 second-round pick, as well as the most favorable second-pick in 2026 between…

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June 21, 2022 WNBA StatCap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Top Performers PTS TRB AST GmSc Courtney Vandersloot (CHI) 25 3 8 23.3 Jackie Young (LVA) 23 5 6 22.0 Skylar Diggins-Smith (PHO) 25 2 6 21.7 Nneka Ogwumike (LAS) 21 6 2 20.4 Kayla McBride (MIN) 18 1 3 19.1 POINTS 1. Skylar Diggins-Smith PHO 25 1. Courtney Vandersloot CHI 25 3. Jackie Young LVA 23 4. Ariel Atkins WAS 22 4. Kelsey Plum LVA 22 REBOUNDS 1. Jessica Shepard MIN 13 2. A’ja Wilson LVA 11 3. Candace Parker CHI 10 4. Chiney Ogwumike LAS 9 5. Myisha Hines-Allen WAS 8 ASSISTS 1. Natasha Cloud WAS 13 2. Moriah Jefferson MIN…

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“Limestone” Nike Air Trainer 1 : Official Images

Brandon King

The Nike Air Trainer 1 turns 35 this year and in commemoration of that milestone, this colorway and others, will see retail runs this year. This colorway sports a white leather foundational layer overlaid with shaggy suede at the toe, midfoot and wrapping the heel. Valerian blue is present on the strap , as well as the Swooshes that adorn the lateral and medial sides with brown branding atop a white midsole and white and gum rubber outsole. The ”Limestone” Nike Air Trainer 1 is anticiapted to debut soon at…

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“Valerian Blue” Nike Dunk Low coming June 28

Brandon King

The sneaker that has suddenly become very difficult to come by, the Nike Dunk Low is releasing in this valerian blue colorway. A white leather foundational layer is overlaid with valerian blue at the toe, eye rows and wrapping the heel. University red shows up for the tongue branding at the top of the white tongue, as well as the embroidered ”NIKE” on the rear heel. Valerian blue is also utilized at the inner and the Swooshes that adorn the lateral and media sides. Underneath resides a white midsole and…

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Cool Grey and Fire Red Air Jordan 9

Brandon King

As I intimated in our article on the “Olive Concord” , Jordan Brand is notorious for unnecessarily teasing with doorways tantilizingly close to sough after colourwayts that likely have not had a retail run in several years and are grossly overdue for one. Such is the the case with the Air Jordan 9 below. With its whitw leather upper overlaid with grey and fire red accenting , it is quite visually reminiscent of a shoe we here at sneakershotalk have been clamoring to return, 2002’s “French Blue” 9. The primary…

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