The Group Phase of the Eurobasket 2015 is history. We’ve seen a lot of exciting basketball and numerous close games. It also has been a good display of which basketball shoes are popular amongst players. This is the follow-up on our Sneakerwatch Part I.
Hueseyin Koeksal (Nike KD 7) of Turkey drives to the basket against Guillem Vives (Nike Kyrie 1) of Spain during the FIBA EuroBasket 2015
With the new LeBron 12, it s low-cut version and the KD 8, Nike holds signature lines with the two arguably best players in the NBA at this time. Plus they come in some really rad colorways.
Patrik Auda of the Czech Republic in his shiny LeBron 12 (Photo by Joosep Martinson/Getty Images)
Mareks Mejeris of Latvia (LeBron 12 low) defending Maxym Korniyenko of Ukraine (Photo by Joosep Martinson/Getty Images)
Hueseyin Koeksal (Nike KD 7) of Turkey with the contested lay-up against Guillem Vives of Spain (Photo by Boris Streubel/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Janis Timma of Latvia choose the KD 7. It seems to be working for him. (Photo by Joosep Martinson/Getty Images)
Adidas counters with some unusual flashy colorways with its current Crazy Light Boost 2015 Model. Though the Adidas AdiZero Crazy Light 3 still seems to enjoy some popularity among the players. And obviously there’s also the Adidas D Rose 5 Boost, the signature shoes of Chicago Bulls Point Guard Derrick Rose.
Sam Van Rossom of Belgium wears the Adidas 2015 Crazy Light Boost (Photo by Joosep Martinson/Getty Images)
The Adidas Crazy Fast worn be France’s Nando De Colo who challenges Russia’s Semen Antonov with his Adidas AdiZero Crazy Light 3 (Photo credit should read SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP/Getty Images)
Janis Blums (Adidas AdiZero Crazy Light 3) of Latvia is getting exited! (Photo by Joosep Martinson/Getty Images)
Marco Cusin of Italy dunks that one home in his Adidas D Rose 5 Boost (Photo by Boris Streubel/Bongarts/Getty Images)
The most popular sneakers still might be the Nike Kyrie 1, which hit the market in December 2014 and is worn by countless players. Then again, we spotted a lot of Kobe 10’s as well.
Russia’s Nikita Kurbanov (Nike Kyrie 1) dribbles past France’s Charles Kahudi (Nike Kyrie 1) (PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images)
Lithuania’s Renaldas Seibutis (Nike Kyrie 1) vies for the ball with Estonia’s Gregor Arbet (Nike Kyrie 1) (ILMARS ZNOTINS/AFP/Getty Images)
France’s Leo Westermann wearing his Kobe 10’s (SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP/Getty Images)
Israel’s Gal Mekel (Nike Kobe 10) celebrates after his team won (SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP/Getty Images)
A shoe that has enjoyed a major popularity among big men around the world for years is the Nike Hyperdunk. We’ve seen it in all kind of different versions, including the 2012 (where did you still get those, Bargnani?!), 2014 and the current 2015 model.
Andrea Bagnani of Italy is his 2012 Version of the Nike Hyperdunk (Photo by Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Marcin Gortat goes with the 2014 Model of the Nike Hyperdunks (SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP/Getty Images)
Lukas Lekavicius of Lithuania defending in his 2015 Nike Hyperdunks (Photo by Joosep Martinson/Getty Images)
Spain’s Big Men and NBA Superstar Pau Gasol wearing the 2015 version of the Nike Hyperdunks (Photo by Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Of course, a lot of other brands are represented as well, including Under Armour, Jordan, Peak and we are especially proud that Karsten Tadda of the German Team is wearing the low-cut K1X Paradoxum.
Sinan Guler of Turkey in his infrared Jordan 29’s (Photo by Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Karsten Tadda wearing the K1X Paradoxum (Photo by Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Hlynur Baeringsson (Nike Zoom Hyperquikness 2015) against Fernando San Emeterio (Under Armour Clutch Fit Drive 2015) (Photo by Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)