Jayson Tatum was overjoyed to see that Pat Benson of Sports Illustrated named the Jordan Tatum 1, the basketball player’s signature sneaker, as the greatest footwear of 2023. Tatum shared Benson’s piece and the cover photo of the list it was associated with on his Instagram story. Tatum previously presented his first branded shoes at the NBA All-Star Game, where he won the Most Valuable Player award. The trainers are now retailing for $120.
The Sabrina 1, the signature shoe of Sabrina Ionescu and made by Nike, Jordan’s sibling business, came in second place in the rankings.
Other Nike shoes on the list include the Nike KD16 (ranked fourth), Nike Ja 1 (ranked fifth), Jordan Luka 2 (ranked tenth), Nike LeBron NXXT Gen (ranked eleventh), Nike LeBron 21 (ranked twelfth), Nike Freak 5 (ranked thirteenth), Nike Book 1 (19th), Air Jordan 38 (20th), and Jordan Zion 3 (ranked twenty-first). The fact that an Air Jordan sneaker made the top twenty-three demonstrates how influential Michael Jordan and his renowned shoes have stayed throughout the years, despite his retirement for twenty years.
The eleventh generation of Steph Curry’s renowned sneakers, now ranked third, is known as “Curry 11.” This is Curry’s first signature sneaker since he and Under Armour signed a new long-term partnership agreement. The agreement resulted in the formation of the subsidiary Curry Brand, as well as Curry’s appointment as president of Under Armour’s new sister company. The Adidas D.O.N. Issue 5, which ranks sixth, is the most popular pair of Adidas shoes. This year’s Major League Baseball Celebrity All-Star Game marked the debut of Donovan Mitchell’s latest signature sneaker model. The Adidas AE 1, Harden Vol. 7, and Trae 3 are placed seventh, ninth, and fourteenth, respectively. The Puma MB.03 (ranked ninth), Puma Scoot Zeros (ranked sixteenth), and Puma Stewie 2 (ranked eighteenth) rounded out the list. The New Balance Kawhi III (ranked twenty-two), the Skechers SKX Resagrip (ranked twenty-two), the Rigorer AR1 (ranked fifteenth), and the New Balance Two WXY v4 (ranked seventeenth) were all included on the list.