The veteran center in Portland with the fascinating backstory inked a shoe deal with Nike in late 2015. He was one of the first players to try out LeBron James‘ LeBron 15 last season, but still typically sported the now several-year-old LeBron 12s on court.

Now with the Blazers, Whiteside has made some interesting shoe decisions once again. Throughout the first part of the season, he’s been consistently wearing the suave Ferrari-inspired Air Jordan 14 Retro sneakers for most games.