When you watch a Bulls match on League Pass or on television, you have to zoom in on the screen to discover the particularity of Jevon Carter. And you even have to zoom in on your feet. We then discover that the new leader of the Bulls is playing with two shoes of different colors. This does not date from his arrival in Chicago, and this is the case both in training and in matches.
“First, when I arrived in the NBA, I wore And-1s. I was the only player signed with And-1” says Jevon Carter, who is wearing Nikes today. “So I was trying to help And-1 get attention. Except that at the time, I wasn’t really playing, and I wondered how I could attract attention without playing.
How do you get people talking about your equipment supplier when you’re not playing?
This is where he came up with the idea of wearing two different shoes, to get people talking about him, and therefore about the brand.
“I told myself that I would try, from the bench, to be seen on television with two mismatched shoes” pursues the former leader of the Suns and Bucks. “At least we’ll ask ourselves: ‘Why is he wearing mismatched shoes?’, ‘What shoes is he wearing?’ Once my contract with And-1 was signed, I just kept doing it. »
In Chicago, this style is validated by his teammates, starting with DeMar DeRozan.
” I adore ! I am thoroughly ! I definitely approve of mismatched shoes. One day I saw him with two identical shoes, and I was disappointed. Like, ‘Where did the other color shoe go?’ » comments the All-Star rearguard, who has not, however, taken the plunge.
In the past, for one-off events, other players have worn mismatched shoes. We think of Tracy McGrady and Ron Artest at the 2004 All-Star Game, or JaVale McGee during the 2011 Slam Dunk Contest. Without forgetting that brands, and Nike in particular, have also released mismatched models like the LeBron 19 Low obviously called “Mismatch”.
| Jevon Carter | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | SAME | 39 | 15 | 30.3 | 33.3 | 81.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 58 | 16 | 41.6 | 42.5 | 85.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 60 | 12 | 42.2 | 37.1 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.1 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 66 | 14 | 38.7 | 38.8 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| 2021-22 * | BRK | 46 | 12 | 33.3 | 33.1 | 70.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 2021-22 * | MIL | 20 | 18 | 50.6 | 55.8 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.6 |
| 2022-23 | MIL | 81 | 22 | 42.3 | 42.1 | 81.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 8.0 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 8 | 15 | 52.2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| Total | 311 | 16 | 40.3 | 40.0 | 80.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.4 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
