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The home stretch has begun. Our #KOC25: The Most Important Sneaker Stars in NBA History countdown really heats up today as we unveil players 10-6. The stars are a plentiful, covering four decades of play and numerous released and unreleased favorites. Who cracked the top ten? Read on to find out and give us your feedback on the rankings on social media by using the hashtag #KOC25.
10. Ray Allen
photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images via ZimbioMaybe at some point, it will be up for discussion. Right now, though, it’s not a debate. There is no question about who has the best Air Jordan player exclusives. It’s Ray Allen by a landslide, and it has been for years.
Maybe Russell Westbrook will be given a ton of PEs over the course of his career, as he already has some amazing sneakers exclusive to him. Or maybe Jabari Parker will surpass Ray Allen one day seeing that he has been gifted a pretty nice pair as a rookie, but until Westbrook, Parker or anyone else for that matter gets to that level, Ray Allen is the king of Air Jordan PEs, hands down. At this stage of Allen’s career, there should be no confusion as to why he received special treatment and privileges. I mean, he is the longest-tenured Jordan Brand athlete in all of sports, and for that reason he is Jordan Brand’s most important athlete not named Michael Jordan.
-George Kiel III
