Nike shoes are worn by just over 54% of the players in
this year's NBA Finals, as 13 of the 24 players on the
Pacers and Lakers playoff rosters wear the swoosh on court .
But the number of players using Nike sneakers in the Finals
is down from almost 80% last year, when 19 of 24 players
wore Nike in the Knicks-Spurs series. New this year are
Puma, which is tied for second place with adidas and
Converse with two players, and Dunk.net, which is worn by
Shaquille O'Neal. The average shoe size for the Pacers
roster is 15.8, while the average size for Lakers players is
15.3. The average retail cost of the sneakers worn by
Lakers players is $101.90, more than the Pacers' average
cost of $93.00. The following lists the 12-man playoff
rosters alphabetically for each team along with shoe brand,
model, size and MSRP for each player (THE DAILY).
LAKERS PLAYER BRAND MODEL SIZE PRICE
Kobe Bryant adidas Eq. Responsive/KB 8 III 13.5 $100.00
Derek Fisher Nike Air Team Holistic Max 13.5 $100.00
Rick Fox Nike Air Force Carbide 15.5 $110.00
Devean George Nike Air Force Carbide 14.0 $110.00
A.C. Green Fila Every Man Smooth 16.5 $59.95
Ron Harper Jordan Jumpman Team J 14.0 $100.00
Robert Horry Nike Air Team Holistic Max 15.0 $100.00
Travis Knight Nike Air Team Unite TB 15.0 $95.00
Shaquille O'Neal Dunk.net Chromz 22.0 $84.00
Glen Rice Nautica Satellite Mid^ 14.0 ---
John Salley Puma N/A 17.0 N/A
Brian Shaw Nike Air Flightposite 14.0 $160.00
PACERS PLAYER BRAND MODEL SIZE PRICE
Jonathan Bender adidas Equipment Responsive 16.0 $100.00
Travis Best Nike Air Flight Persistence 12.5 $100.00
Austin Croshere AND 1 Tai Chi Mid 16.0 $74.99
Dale Davis Nike Air Force Jumbrific^ 18.0 ---
Mark Jackson Reebok Velocity DMX I 14.0 $79.99
Derrick McKey Nike Air Flight Perception 17.0 $90.00
Reggie Miller Jordan Air Jordan XV 13.5 $150.00
Chris Mullin Nike Air Flight Perception 14.0 $85.00
Sam Perkins Puma Cell VI Mid 17.0 $75.00
Jalen Rose Converse All Star He:01 15.0 $100.00
Rik Smits Nike Air Adjust Force High^ 21.0 ---
Zan Tabak Converse Chuck Authentic Mid 16.0 $75.00
^ = No longer available at retail. All information was
obtained through team, league and shoe company sources.
