Miami Heat veteran P.J. Tucker is not only an NBA champion but also one of the basketball world’s most prominent and beloved sneakerheads.
Tucker, who is currently shooting a career-best 45.8% on 3-pointers while also matching his personal-best mark for assists per game, has more shoes than any one person could ever know what to do with.
So thanks to his partnership with eBay, the NBA’s sneaker champion will auction off his personal pairs of extremely rare and hard to find grail sneakers.
Tucker caught up with For The Win to discuss how he came up with the idea, what shoe he feels is the most impressive in the collection, his assessment on the state of the sneaker world, what he learned from winning the NBA title, and so much more.
The sneaker sale launches 6 am. Eastern Standard Time on Dec. 20 at eBay.com/PJTucker and a portion of proceeds will benefit Soles 4 Souls.
This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.
