Tag: Kevin Durant Signature Line

KD 16 PE réminiscent of classic SB Dunk

Brandon King

This season Kevin Durant has taken to the hardwood in a plethora of exclusive looks of his KD 16 sneaker.  A recent iteration hearkens back to a classic Dunk, 2006’s “Mork and Mindy” Dunk High SB.  It sports a red and grey upper with a chrome lateral wing. A small metallic silver Swoosh has its home on the lateral ankle, while black shows up for the branding on the medial ankle and wing. Grey piping laps the upper separating the solid red and red and grey multi layer mesh at…

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This KD IV is returning after 13 years on the shelf

Brandon King

There is more than a credible argument to be made that the q“Nerf” KD IV is the most memorable colorway that has ever come out of the Kevin Durant signature line.  The collaborative sneaker was released in limited quantities back in 2011 and was and continues to be highly sought after.  For the myriad of sneaker enthusiasts who whiffed on acquiring these good news looms on the horizon in that the “Nerf” KD IV will make its long-awaited retail return this summer.  Like its 2011 progenitor, it will feature a Concord…

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Kevin Durant wears another KD 16 PE

Brandon King

While warming up before a recent game, Kevin Durant tool a new color of his KD 16 to the court. This Player Edition sports a white upper with an orange and pink piping separating the aforementioned white from the metallic chrome below. Black KD and Nike on the tongue, rear heel and sides, respectively. As these are a PE, there is no word of a planned retail release.

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“Wanda” Nike KD 16 now available

Brandon King

This colour of the KD 16 pays homage to the NBA superstar’s mother, Wanda Durant. The upper is comprised of a multilayer mesh that is outfitted in mint foam , with stadium green and and emerald rise also showing in the form of nubuck overlays. Jewelry-inspired patterns find thier home on the tongue as well as the inner, while reflective piping laps the upper. .A KD logo occupiers its typical location on the right tongue , however the left features a WD logo, a tribute to KD’s mother. Underneath the…

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“Easy Money” Nike KD 3: Official Images

Brandon King

The KD III has been called back into service, with the “All-Star” colorway having previously made its second retail run in February and now a colorway that hearkens back to Durant’s early days in OKC is set to debut. It sports a light silver leather upper underlaid with forefoot section equipped with Flywire and mesh panels on both the lateral and medial sides. Blue Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with the former filled with a series of repeating “100”, which is a nod to KD’s “Easy Money” moniker.…

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Check out these images of “NY v NY” Nike KD 16

Brandon King

This upcoming KD 16 is made for the New York vs New York , an annual summer tournament that brings together the crème de la crème from six summer leagues – Watson (Bronx), West 4th (Manhattan), Lincoln Park (Queens), Gersh (Brooklyn), Dyckman (Manhattan), and Tri-State (Manhattan). It sports a wine upper with gold piping that laps the upper. Metallic gold Swooshes flank the heel/achilles area, along with a gold button on the rear heel that reads “EASY”. The tongue reads “NY vs NY” as a reference to the tournament, replacing…

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An intial look at the “Aunt Pearl” Nike KD 16

Brandon King

Since the KD IV, every subsequent model in the KD line has featured one colorway commemorating Durant’s late Aunt Pearl who succumbed to that pernicious disesase, breast cancer in 2000. From the images a sneaker with a pink upper lapped with white piping and Swooshes of the same hue flanking the ankle. Pink KD logo can be seen on the tongue with a smattering of hot pink at the top lace loop and “EASY” marked button the rear heel provides some additional visual variety. Additional hot pink can be seen…

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“Triple Red” Nike KD 16 on the way

Brandon King

This upcoming, eye-catching colorway of the KD 16 sports a monochromatic aesthetic, with red showing up on it’s combination mesh and nubuck upper along with all of its brandings. The same hue also takes care of the midsole and outsole. More information on these, and other colours of the KD will be reported as it avails itself.

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Take a look at these latest images of the Nike KD 16

Brandon King

We previously reported on images of this colorway of the KD 16 that had emerged and now a new and closer set of pictures have come to light… The royal bue of the upper is separated from the magenta portion by a reflective piping/ A light blue wing wraps up on the lateral side. Magenta Nike and KD branding can be seenon the lateal ankle and tongue, respectively. Underneath resdies a white and light blue midsole and a gera wheel patterned translucent rubber outsole.

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Check out these looks of the Nike KD 16

Brandon King

The season didn’t end the way Kevin Durant and his new Phoenix Suns compatriots would have liked, as they got dog-walked 125-100 by the Denver Nuggets in Game 6, meaning we will likely not see the 16 on NBA courts anymore this season. As we await an actual release, we will have to settle for images of the sneakers as they trickle forth. Images of a tri-colored variation of KD’s yet-to-released signature sneaker. It sports a royal upper that’s overlaid with magenta, with reflective piping delineating between the two colors.…

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