For those who don’t know exactly what the term “vet” means in the NBA. A vet is short for veteran, someone who has been playing in the NBA for more than 10 years and is still active. So in this article we look at which shoes they wear and what the players’ current style is.
Rajon Rondo
The 34-year-old point guard already has quite a career behind him with several teams he has played for, such as the Boston Celtics, the Chicago Bulls and now his current team, the Los Angeles Lakers. Rondo has worn many different Nike basketball shoes, but the new Nike Kyrbrid 2 seems to be one of his favorites. During the playoffs he wore these basketball shoes several times, and it helped, because the Los Angeles Lakers are now in the Western Conference Finals.
Joel Embiid
Maybe not a 10-year veteran, but Joel has also been playing in the NBA for 6 years now. As part of “The Process” in Philadelphia, he hasn’t managed to go far in the playoffs. Joel Embiid is under contract with Under Armour and therefore only wears Under Armour basketball shoes. His favorite pair is the Under Armour Spawn 2s, as he says: “The shoes let me move fast even though I play center”.
Rudy Gay
This 34-year-old Spurs player still manages to hold his own at the NBA level and still gets decent playing time in San Antonio. Unfortunately, the Spurs haven’t been able to perform in the playoffs for a few years now. In his career he has played in Nike and Adidas basketball shoes during certain periods, but his heart was always with Puma basketball shoes. This was mainly because Walt Frazier was one of Rudy’s idols; that’s also why he prefers to play in the Puma Clyde Hardwoord.
Dwight Howard
Dwight is also already 34 years old, but still plays at the highest level in the NBA. He too is in the Western Conference Finals with LeBron James and the Lakers. Dwight has always been a player of the same shoe brand and never switched to another; he did try out many different models, but always kept falling back on Nike’s Kobe line.
