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New Orleans Pelicans
Players to Watch: Anthony Davis, Austin Rivers, Tyreke Evans, Russ Smith
Notable changes from last year: Much like Chris Bosh, expect to see Anthony Davis wearing a number of intriguing colorways of the Nike Hyperposite 2014. Austin Rivers raised a few eyebrows last year by rocking a couple of custom-designed adidas, Tyreke Evans is still given some of the nicest Nike player exclusives and should Russ Smith received just a little bit of playing time, the “Remix” Nike Zoom LeBron IV wearer could be one to watch for.
Phoenix Suns
Players to Watch: P.J. Tucker, Markieff Morris, Marcus Morris, Eric Bledsoe, Isaiah Thomas, Goran Dragic
Notable changes from last year: Last year, the Phoenix Suns were stacked with guys that passionately switch their kicks from game to game, such as P.J. Tucker – a 2014 Kicks On Court Champion finalist – the Morris twins and Eric Bledsoe, occasionally. All four players are back, and they’ve added former Sacramento Kings point guard Isaiah Thomas who laced up the best Reebok PEs of anyone last season (though that might not be the case for long, as we recently spotted him in a pair of adidas during a preseason game). From top to bottom, you can expect to see a nice mixture of retro footwear and new silhouettes on the feet of these Suns.