25 Awesome Sneakers From DependableJay's Collection

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Pictured above are 8 pair of Melo PEs from his days on the Nuggets. We're beginning to think that Jay may have more PE's in his vault than the actual players do.

The 13s pictured above (18 pairs) is only a part of Jay's 13 collection. Obviously his PE's aren't pictured, because that would require a much larger photo shoot. A problem we wish we had. The pair in the bottom row, on the far right are actually a women's size 14.5. #rare

In the sneaker community the Air Jordan 14s don't get shown much love. But who can hate on a shoe designed after a Ferrari? Even better, who can hate on the huge cardboard poster, which is just as OG as the kicks?

OG 1s don't get much cleaner. The Carolina color would go on to be featured on several more Jordan afterwards. Don't look at the price tag, it'll only make you more jealous

Jordan use to wear a 13.5 on one foot and a 13 on the other. A cool fact that could only be proven with a pair of his kicks. That's not much of a feat for Jay.These are as OG as Jordans get.

These are a sample pair of sample 9's from '95, only a few pair exist on the planet. They're sort of like a reverse shadow 10, and we wouldn't mind either of them being released.

28 years. That's how old the pair of Bruins are on the left. The other pair is 19 years old. Just some vintage Nike goodness.

CP3 got his own PE 8's, and they wound up in Jay's hands. The Hornets color ways look great on the silhouette of the 8's.

Olympic 7's are beautiful. But do you know what's even better? Jay has OG's, '04 retro's, and PE's. Ironically there are seven pairs in the picture too.

The 17s were perhaps the last release overly welcomed by consumers, and the university blue pair were one of the best colorways. Should I even mention that the 3 pair in the back were outlet pickups for just $100 each.

One of the nicest pair of 9s was released back in '02. The pearl blue 9s were a welcomed release, we just wish Jordan Brand would retro them again. Please.

These are the definition of Player Exclusives. So exclusive, that we're not even sure who they belonged to. How much more rare can it get? It's possible that they belonged to a Sonic player named Jackie Robinson. No, not that Jackie Robinson.

Okay, well maybe 5s with the Nike Air on the back are just a little better than the Jumpman. What makes these even better is that they're PEs, with only 100 pair made.

These 2s in the Nugget colorway were released back in '04. For many of us these are grails, but Jay has a few pair, 9 to be exact. We would be surprised if he had a few more pair in that infamous vault of his.

It's not all about PE's for Jay. Sometimes it's just about having several pair of OG's and retro's. We just can decide which is better.

These are one of the cleanest PE's ever. Courtesy of no one other than Eddie Jones.

The SVSM (St. Vincent St. Mary) dunks were made for Lebron James' family and friends after he signed his deal with Nike. The colors come from his Irish High School. Luck of the Irish, at the least.

Remember the BIN Air Jordan 7's from 2010? There were only 2078 pair made, and these are the 0001 pair. They're from MJ's personal collection, of course.

Michael Jordan didn't always have his signature sneakers, and back in '84 these were his shoes of choice.

What? You didn't think a pair of 5's could be cool if they didn't have Nike Air on the back? These are a few of the Bobby Simmons PE's, keep in mind he wasn't even a part of Team Jordan. We wouldn't mind if those 13's came out... or those 14's.

He had Foamposites before you thought they were cool, way back in 2001. The $170 price tag deserves a head nod too.

A lot of early Nike kicks are a bit bulky, especially when they're hi-tops, but not these. Peep the survey card too, a rare find these days. If only these were wearable...

TO was spotted playing-well practicing- in these not too long ago. So it's possible DependableJay has the only DS pair in the world, which we wouldn't put past him.

With the GP "The Glove" finally beings retroed, these are a great edition to the list. For those who don't remember, Payton played for the Lakers back in 2003

These are some super rare Kobe Huarache 2k4 from 2004. Peep the laser accents and the Maximus helmet on the tongues.