Sneaker Watch // adidas Basketball Recap - Week 3

With things starting to take shape around the NBA, we're due for another look at what the stripe guys around the league are wearing on their feet.

words // Brandon Richard

With things starting to take shape around the NBA, we're due for another look at what the stripe guys around the league are wearing on their feet.

It was another week of ups and downs for Dwight Howard and the Los Angeles Lakers, who rolled off three straight wins before running into the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. Despite dropping one to their old rivals, Dwight turned heads by debuting the purple-based colorway of his adipower Howard 3. The shoe is blocked like the available "Bright Blue" pair with camo trim along the eyestay and collar. Will adi drop this Laker-themed colorway in the future?

Though he's not putting away the Rose 773 anytime soon, rookie Damian Lillard switched things up a bit when he rocked the "Light Scarlet" Top Ten 2000 against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. Now, while we can't confirm anything, Dame ditching a D-Rose signature against the Bulls may not have been a coincidence. Lillard had 16 points, 3 assists and 3 steals in Portland's weekend win.

No fluke in San Antonio - Tim Duncan is still good and doesn't look like he'll be slowing down much anytime soon. The 15-year veteran averaged 18 and 11 in a 2-1 stretch for the Spurs wearing his Flight Path Player Exclusives.

Other pairs of note included Josh Smith's bright red Ghost 2 PE, Harrison Barnes rolling with an all-blue 773, Arron Afflalo's White/Blue Crazy Light 2 Low and Jrue Holiday's original Crazy Light PE.

Have a look at all of these striped-out kicks and more in today's adidas Basketball Sneaker Watch.

Dwight Howard wearing adidas adipower Howard 3 Purple

Dwight Howard - adidas adipower Howard 3

Damian Lillard wearing adidas Top Ten 2000 Light Scarlet

Damian Lillard - adidas Top Ten 2000

Rodney Stuckey wearing adidas Crazy Shadow

Rodney Stuckey - adidas Crazy Shadow

Josh Smith wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2 PE

Josh Smith - adidas adizero Ghost 2 PE

Perry Jones wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2 Black Orange

Perry Jones III - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Tim Duncan wearing adidas Flight Path Black PE

Tim Duncan - adidas Flight Path PE

Derrick Favors wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2

Derrick Favors - adidas adizero Ghost 2

Kenneth Faried wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2

Kenneth Faried - adidas adizero Ghost 2

Serge Ibaka wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2 Home PE

Serge Ibaka - adidas adizero Ghost 2 PE

Harrison Barnes wearing adidas Rose 773 Blue

Harrison Barnes - adidas Rose 773

Leandro Barbosa wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light Low

Leandro Barbosa - adidas adizero Crazy Light Low

Arron Afflalo wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2 Low

Arron Afflalo - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2 Low

Jimmy Butler wearing adidas Rose 773 Light Scarlet

Jimmy Butler - adidas Rose 773

Andre Drummond wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Andre Drummond - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Danilo Gallinari & Andrei Kirilenko wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Danilo Gallinari & Andrei Kirilenko - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Austin Rivers wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2

Austin Rivers - adidas adizero Ghost 2

Brook Lopez wearing adidas adizero Ghost Black White

Brook Lopez - adidas adizero Ghost 2

Mike Conley wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Mike Conley - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Darren Collison wearing adidas Crazy Shadow Blue White

Darren Collison - adidas Crazy Shadow

Taj Gibson wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Taj Gibson - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Robin Lopez wearing adidas Crazy Shadow White Teal

Robin Lopez - adidas Crazy Shadow

Jrue Holiday wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light PE

Jrue Holiday - adidas adizero Crazy Light PE

Sebastian Telfair wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Sebastian Telfair - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Nicolas Batum wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2 Black Red

Nicolas Batum wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2