Playing in the NBA, even if you only have a basic salary, the league is now about 2.5 million, even if you deduct various taxes, the income is still very impressive. In our eyes, almost all of them are rich, and during the playing period, except for a very few beings, most of them are not short of money. They are also more righteous, especially after winning, they will give their shoes to the fans. However, careful friends have found that many stars will take out the insoles when they send sneakers, which is why, today we have the answer.
As a fan to get the star's shoes, it must be very happy, not to mention the collection value, just that commercial value, than the signed shoes are worth. But why not send the insoles, the reason is more complicated than we think.
First of all, many sneaker sponsors, that is only sponsored sneakers, insoles are not sent. NBA stars are basically "bigfoots", like O'Neal and Yao Ming, the soles of their feet are twice that of ordinary people. It's not difficult for them to buy sneakers, but the insoles have to be customized.
A good insole, not only complex materials and production processes, but also the most critical for foot protection plays a key role. Every game will cause a huge burden on the insoles, and the game is in high speed, at this time a good pair of insoles is particularly important.
Whether a good insole is close to the foot, whether it is non-slip, whether it is effectively protected for the ankle. Then you have to be shock absorbed, supported, and flexible enough. Nowadays, players generally bounce better than previous stars, in addition to their own quality improvement, the improvement on the insole is also one of the reasons.
A pair of sneakers is not expensive, some are given away, so it doesn't matter to the stars. But the insoles are tailor-made and they will use them many times. A good pair of insoles costs thousands of dollars. If it's a top star like James, Durant, Curry, the insole is even above $2,000.
Therefore, the value of a good pair of insoles is far greater than that of sneakers, so many stars will take out the insoles. If you really meet a star whose sneakers and insoles are sent together, it is definitely too generous!