The 13 Best Basketball Shoes of All Time

Canvas high-tops from the 1920s meet molded shells, low-cut signature models and shoes you could pump up. These are the pairs that actually played.

1. 1
   Converse Chuck Taylor All Star

   The canvas shoe that dominated basketball from the 1920s to the 1970s.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Air Jordan 11

   Tinker Hatfield's 1995 patent leather shoe, worn through the Bulls' 72-10 season.
   846pts
3. 3
   Nike Air Force 1

   The 1982 high-top that brought Nike Air to the basketball court.
   621pts
4. 4
   Reebok Question

   Allen Iverson's 1996 rookie signature shoe with a honeycomb-pattern heel.
   538pts
5. 5
   Nike Air Max Penny 1

   Penny Hardaway's 1995 signature shoe with the 1-Cent logo.
   538pts
6. 6
   Nike Air Foamposite One

   The 1997 molded-shell shoe made famous by Penny Hardaway.
   538pts
7. 7
   Nike Air Flight Huarache

   The 1992 shoe of Michigan's Fab Five with a neoprene inner sleeve.
   538pts
8. 8
   Nike Air More Uptempo

   The 1996 shoe with giant AIR lettering worn by Scottie Pippen.
   440pts
9. 9
   Nike Hyperdunk

   The 2008 Flywire shoe launched at the Beijing Olympics.
   440pts
10. 10
    Nike Zoom Kobe 4

    The 2009 low-top that convinced players to wear low-cut basketball shoes.
    323pts
11. 11
    Puma Clyde

    Walt Frazier's 1973 suede shoe, one of the first signature basketball shoes.
    323pts
12. 12
    Nike Zoom Kobe 6

    Kobe Bryant's 2011 shoe with a snakeskin-textured upper.
    323pts
13. 13
    Adidas Superstar

    The 1969 shell-toe that most NBA players wore in the early 1970s.
    0pts

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