NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen Reveals His Most Exclusive Jordan Sneakers

Ray Allen is one of the most decorated players in NBA history. The California native entered the league in 1996.

While he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Allen was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for the draft rights to Stephon Marbury. At the Milwaukee Bucks, Allen immediately hit the ground running. In his rookie season, he made it to the All-Rookie Second Team and as the years went on, Allen improved on his numbers.

Allen made his first All-Star game in 2000. He remained with the Bucks for another three years, after which he went to the Supersonics.

His arrival in Seattle was part of a trade, in which Gary Payton went to Milwaukee Bucks. But for Allen, his stint in Seattle was not long. In 2007, Allen demanded a trade to the Celtics, and the Supersonics obliged.

Ray Allen paired up with Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to form a super-team. In their maiden season, the trio won an NBA Championship, defeating the rival Los Angeles Lakers. During his time with the Celtics, Allen was an All-Star for three out of five years.

By 2012, Allen made a shock move to the Miami Heat and paired up with the ‘Big Three’ – LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh. His defining moment came in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals, when he made a game-tying shot and became an important part of the Heat team that won the 2013 NBA Finals, his second championship.

But Allen had seen his role diminished due to his advanced age and limited physicality. He retired in 2014.

Ray Allen picks his favorite shoe

Shoes are a big part of basketball culture. For Ray Allen, his shoes are extremely important.

Speaking to James Posey for his ‘Poseycast‘, Allen described his favorite, most exclusive shoes.

“My most exclusive shoe is probably the – I call them my ring ceremony elevens. I have a pair of gold-green and gold-red. And people hit me up all the time, and you know, ask for some time and they’ll pay a lot of money for these particular shoes. And I also have, I was fortunate.

“Because a couple of years ago, we had a meeting in in in Mexico and Cabo and the Jordan Brand offered a couple of the older players that had been around forever an exclusive line of shoes, 1 through 30 the color of your choice.”

Allen also mentioned his affinity for collecting Air Jordans.

“I have every Jordan. I have it in green and white. With a little some of them have low gold in them. But one through 30 and green and white to kind of symbolize winning my first championship in Boston. So you know, I posted them maybe once on Instagram, but to me, that’s part of a special collection for me. That that I cherish. My favorite Jordan of all time is the fire red force.”

Ray Allen is an ambassador for the NBA and Nike as well. He’ll be hoping to add to his illustrious shoe collection.