Nike Air Force 1 Low Premium "Original Six Edition - Jamaal Wilkes" (quasar purple metallic gold / orchid)

The Nike Air Force 1 debut in 1982, and even though the shoe is made for basketball, it is more of a shoe for “style”. In 1982 when they first released, the Nike Air Force 1 was the first model to have Nike Air technology. In the 1980’s the Nike Air Force 1 was popular like they are till this day.

 We were lucky enough to get some shots of each of the signature shoes (one for each player), as well as a couple special pairs that featured all of the “Original Six.” They are Bobby Jones, Jamaal Wilkes, Moses Malone, Michael Cooper, Mychal Thompson, Calvin Natt.

Jamaal Wilkes (born Jackson Keith Wilkes on May 2, 1953 in Berkeley, California) is an American former National Basketball Association player who played the small forward position and won four NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. Wilkes was also a key player in the run of NCAA championships accumulated during the John Wooden era of UCLA basketball. Upon entering the NBA in 1974, Wilkes converted to Islam and legally changed his name to Jamaal Abdul-Lateef, but retained his surname throughout his NBA career.

One of the smoothest, steadiest and most productive forwards to ever play in the NBA, Jamaal "Smooth as Silk" Wilkes has won championships at the scholastic, collegiate and professional levels. Wilkes was an All-America Prep player at Santa Barbara High School (his teammate Don Ford also played in the NBA with the Lakers) in Santa Barbara, California. As a two-time All-America at UCLA, Wilkes teamed with Bill Walton to bring UCLA the 1972 and 1973 NCAA titles, and a third place finish in 1974. As a Bruin, Wilkes was part of UCLA teams that won the unbeatable record of 88 consecutive games. In three years at UCLA, Wilkes averaged 15.0 ppg and 7.4 rpg and shot 51.4 percent from the field. Wilkes was named to the 1972 NCAA All-Tournament Team and was a first-team Academic All-America in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In March of 2007, he was inducted into the Pac-10 Men's Basketball Hall of Honor. In an interview with the New York Post in 1985 and in several public speaking engagements, legendary Coach John Wooden states, when asked to describe his ideal player, “I would have the player be a good student, polite, courteous, a good team player, a good defensive player and rebounder, a good inside player and outside shooter. Why not just take Jamaal Wilkes and let it go at that."

In 12 professional seasons with the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Clippers, Wilkes was a member of four NBA championship teams - one with Golden State in 1975, the season he was named Rookie of the Year - and three with the Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985). An injury kept him out of the 1984 NBA finals vs. the Celtics and his absence was a key factor in the Lakers' seven game series loss. Wilkes possessed a deadly accurate jump shot from the corner that Hall of Fame Laker announcer Chick Hearn dubbed the "20 foot layup." For his career, Wilkes registered 14,664 points (17.7 ppg) and 5,117 rebounds (6.2 rpg). Wilkes averaged 16.1 ppg in 113 NBA playoff games. He played in the 1976, 1981, and 1983 All-Star Games and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Team twice. The Sporting News named Wilkes to its NBA All-Pro Second Team three years.

Along with being one of the co-authors behind the book and audio course, “Success Under Fire: Lessons For Being Your Best In Crunch Time”, Mr. Wilkes is a highly sought after motivational speaker for national organizations and Fortune 500 corporations. Upon his retirement from the NBA, he has worked in the real estate and financial services industries in the last 22 years. In 2003, along with his business partner, Liza Wayne, they co-founded Jamaal Wilkes Financial Advisors, a firm specializing in wealth management solutions.

Jamaal Wilkes is a long-time resident of Playa Del Rey, where the Los Angeles Laker owner, Dr. Jerry Buss and Laker Coach Phil Jackson and other Los Angeles Laker and Clipper players also reside. Jamaal Wilkes has two sons and a daughter receiving recent media attention. Omar, his oldest son, at six-feet four-inches, recently graduated from the University of California at Berkeley where he was the shooting guard for the Cal Bears basketball team. His youngest son, Jordan, is a 7 foot sophomore center for the Cal team and his only daughter, Sabreen, who graduated from UCLA in 2005, and who also played volleyball for UCLA, is currently pursuing modelling and acting.

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Price: $79.99