Sneaker Watch // adidas Basketball Recap - Week 5

As we approach the weekend, it's once again time to recap the last week of NBA footwear from adidas Basketball.

words // Brandon Richard

As we approach the weekend, it's once again time to recap the last week of NBA footwear from adidas Basketball.

On the floor, there may be no team as surprising as the Atlanta Hawks, currently seeded third in the East despite losing Joe Johnson and Marvin Williams during the offseason. One of the main reasons for the team's success is the play of Josh Smith, who is filling up the stat sheets with 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.3 blocks per game. This season, Josh Smith is doing his damage in Player Exclusive colorways of the adidas adizero Ghost 2.

Also playing some quality under the radar ball for Team adidas this season is Orlando Magic swingman Arron Afflalo, the only player currently lacing up the low-cut version of the adizero Crazy Light 2. In the first three games of the Magic's west coast trip against the Lakers, Warriors and Jazz, Afflalo led the team to a 2-1 record with averages of 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Good news for the youth of the brand. Yesterday, Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard was named the NBA's Rookie of the Month for October/November. That comes as no surprise, as Lillard led all rookies in scoring (18.4 ppg), assists (5.9 apg) and steals (1.38 spg) in 16 games. His scoring average tied for 16th in the NBA, and his 39 3-pointers ranked sixth among league leaders.

If things weren't already looking up for adidas Basketball this season, they're about to get better in the months ahead. Veteran Chauncey Billups started working his way back into the Los Angeles Clippers lineup last week, adding wisdom and depth to a team that plans on contending next spring. As we reported Monday, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio was spotted putting up shots in his home gym, as was Chicago Bulls floor General Derrick Rose. On top of that, you have Iman Shumpert and his flat top participating in drills for the Knicks. So the best of adidas Basketball is still to come.

Check out the latest round of on-court adidas Hoops sightings in today's NBA Sneaker Watch.

Ricky Rubio wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2 PE

Ricky Rubio - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2 PE

Dwight Howard wearing adidas adizero Howard Light; Robin Lopez wearing adidas Crazy Shadow

Dwight Howard - adidas adizero Howard Light

Robin Lopez - adidas Crazy Shadow

Austin Rivers & Antawn Jamison wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2

Austin Rivers & Antawn Jamison - adidas adizero Ghost 2

Arron Afflalo wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2 Low

Arron Afflalo - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2 Low

Jeff Teague wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light Low

Jeff Teague - adidas adizero Crazy Light Low

Devin Harris wearing adidas Crazy Shadow

Devin Harris - adidas Crazy Shadow

Josh Smith wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2

Josh Smith - adidas adizero Ghost 2 PE

Kenneth Faried wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2

Kenneth Faried - adidas adizero Ghost 2

Sebastian Telfair wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Sebastian Telfair - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Derek Fisher wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light Low

Derek Fisher - adidas adizero Crazy Light Low

Avery Bradley wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Avery Bradley - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Damian Lillard wearing adidas Rose 773 Light Scarlet

Damian Lillard - adidas Rose 773

Darren Collison wearing adidas Crazy Shadow

Darren Collison - adidas Crazy Shadow

Ersan Ilyasova wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2

Ersan Ilyasova - adidas adizero Ghost 2

Tim Duncan wearing adidas Flight Path Silver PE

Tim Duncan - adidas Flight Path PE

Harrison Barnes wearing adidas Rose 773 Blue

Harrison Barnes - adidas Rose 773

Mike Conley wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Mike Conley - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Jrue Holiday wearing adidas Crazy Shadow PE

Jrue Holiday - adidas Crazy Shadow PE

Danilo Gallinari wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Danilo Gallinari - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Serge Ibaka wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2

Serge Ibaka - adidas adizero Ghost 2

Andrei Kirilenko wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Andrei Kirilenko - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Derrick Rose wearing adidas Rose 3 Brenda

Derrick Rose - adidas Rose 3 "Brenda"

Jimmy Butler wearing adidas Top Ten 2000

Jimmy Butler - adidas Top Ten 2000

Taj Gibson wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2

Taj Gibson - adidas adizero Ghost 2

Omri Casspi wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2

Omri Casspi - adidas adizero Ghost 2

Rodney Stuckey wearing adidas Crazy Shadow; Jerryd Bayless wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2

Rodney Stuckey - adidas Crazy Shadow

Jerryd Bayless - adidas adizero Ghost 2

Brandon Knight wearing adidas Crazy Shadow

Brandon Knight - adidas Crazy Shadow

Andre Drummond wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Andre Drummond - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Nene wearing adidas adipower Howard

Nene - adidas adipower Howard

Antawn Jamison wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2

Antawn Jamison - adidas adizero Ghost 2

Chauncey Billups wearing adidas Crazy Shadow

Chauncey Billups - adidas Crazy Shadow

Matt Barnes wearing adidas Rose 773

Matt Barnes - adidas Rose 773

Nicolas Batum wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Nicolas Batum - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2