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Your definitive NBA Christmas Day shoe list

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Ever looked at your favorite NBA player’s sneakers and thought, “Yo, it’d be great to have those on my feet right now.” Well, we’re here to help you out with that today.

Every NBA season has its slate of Christmas Day games and you know what that means — players are going to pull out their best and, literally, brightest kicks to pop out on the camera. Some you can purchase in stores or online, others are brand exclusive for players, and some are designed by custom designers like Kickstradomis.

Whatever the case may be, there’s fire all over the court and we’re here to tell you exactly what it is and if you can find it on Christmas. Maybe you can treat yourself to some fresh kicks after the holiday.

Let’s get it started.

Klay Thompson’s KT3

He hasn’t hit the court yet, but it looks like Klay Thompson gave us a sneak preview of a new colorway of the KT3 he’ll be sporting during Monday’s game with the Cavaliers.

This colorway isn’t on Anta’s site yet, but you can purchase other versions of Thompson’s latest sneaker here.

Karl-Anthony Towns’ 2016 Hyperdunk

Towns is going to be sporting more Kickstradomis customs! If you enjoyed his Halloween kicks, you’ll love these. His 2016 Hyperdunks have custom Grinch art on them.

You won’t get this same custom colorway without Kickstradomis’ touch, but you can still get a pretty good deal on some 2016 Hyperdunks here at Foot Locker. How you get them customized is in your hands.

Ben Simmons’ special edition Nike 2017 Hypderdunks

You can find more colorways of the Hyperdunk here.

Amir Johnson is in the Jordan Gatorade 6s

These particular Jordan 6’s are releasing on Dec. 30.

Kristaps Porzingis’ Adidas Crazy Explosive

You might not be able to get Porzingis’ specific player exclusive, but you can find more Crazy Explosives here.

Jarrett Jack ’s Kyrie 4s in the Confetti colorway

And Jacob Pullen!

The Kyrie 4 Confetti colorway was an exclusive release, so it’s hard to find outside of scouring eBay or other reseller websites. But you can find Pullen’s Air More Uptempo in the Chicago colorway here.

LeBron James’ new and pink shoes

It seems like a safe assumption that he’ll be wearing these. This particular colorway isn’t out yet, but keep an eye out for it here.

Draymond Green ’s Arthur 2017 Hyperdunks

These are amazing.

This, of course, is referencing LeBron’s infamous Arthur meme Instagram picture.

Kevin Durant ’s KD X

Though this particular colorway isn’t out yet, you can cop the KD X’s here.

Nick Young paying homage in the T Mac 3

You can cop these via StockX, but you’re not likely to find Nick Young’s colorway anytime soon. These are flames though.

Marcus Morris’ Jordan 11 Celtics PE

From the clovers to the snowmen on the upper, everything about this shoe is fire. You won’t find this PE anywhere, but to even find a common 11 is a bit difficult.

James Harden‘s Harden Vol. 1

This is a Christmas player exclusive colorway of the Harden Vol. 1. You can find other colorways here.

Clint Capela’s 2017 Hyperdunk low tops

We’ll keep adding to this list as more shoes come in.


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