SOLE COLLECTOR: Sneakers

words_Nick DePaula

In a somewhat surprising move considering they also just lost Clippers guard Baron Davis, Reebok has decided to not re-sign Dallas Mavericks forward Gerald Green and simply let his contract expire. Green, drafted 18th in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics out of Houston’s Gulf Shores Academy, has surely had a somewhat rocky start to his career, having played just 12.3 minutes per game with the Minnesota Timberwolves last season before being gifted to the Houston Rockets, where he was cut after just one game. But, Green is also a Slam Dunk Contest winner, where he wore a special makeup of the Pump Unamimous, a skilled slashing swingman and an amazingly gifted athlete that stands 6′8″. His shooting is also very underrated, though his shot selection and defense could use some needed improvement.

Just three years into the league, Gerald Green’s future looks pretty uncertain at this point, and according to Reebok, their Sports Marketing division “decided to not resign him once his contract expired and he was not with a team” after he was cut by the Rockets and ended the season jobless. Do you think Gerald can learn the Mavs offense under new coach Rick Carlisle and pick up how to move without the ball? Or, is he just another insanely athletic High School player that never could quite develop into the promising forward of the future, and did Reebok make the right move in cutting their ties now? Nike seems to have at least a surface level of interest, as they have signed Green to a merchandise deal, where he’ll be given free Team Bank product to wear on-court in his first season in Dallas. On Media Day, Gerald Green was wearing a team colorway of the Air Force 25 Low, as he’ll be moving on from his days with Reebok.