Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder has been sporting Kevin Durant’s KD VI since the low-top shoe came out in 2013.
In an article with The Athletic’s Erik Horne, Schroder talked about his love for Durant’s signature shoe, and in particular the KD VI. A soccer player before turning to basketball, Schroder said the KD VI’s low-top design appealed to him because of its similarity to soccer kicks.
Schroder spent the first five seasons of his NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks, but then he came to OKC via trade in the summer of 2018. Last season, Schroder heard the harmless pushback from wearing the KD VI.
To not hear anything about his shoes, Schroder wore Kyrie Irving’s Kyrie Low 2 to begin this season.
“Even Russ was giving me (expletive) sometimes like ‘Why you wearing these?’” Schröder said of Russell Westbrook, his former Thunder teammate. “I used to wear them growing up, so I felt comfortable playing in them. I had PGs on some and tried to switch them, but last year I had KDs on a lot.”
But when the Thunder recently played the Los Angeles Lakers, Schroder wore the Don C x KD Nike 12, per Horne. He also sported them when OKC played the Golden State Warriors on Nov. 25.
Though Schroder plays in the land once ruled by Durant and Westbrook, he is one of the Thunder’s best players. He ranks fourth on the team in scoring and second in assists. The past era of greatness is over, and a new one has begun in Oklahoma City.
