The Nike Kobe 4 Protro Draft Day Pack adds a Celtics Colorway

Of all the NBA Draft Day misses, letting Kobe Bryant slip to the 13th pick might be the worst of the bunch. Sure, he came straight out of high school and hindsight is always 20-20, but if you were to redo the 1996 Draft today, odds are every team in the league is putting Bean at the top spot, even with AI fulfilling his number one potential as well as nearly anyone else in league history.

The latest Nike Kobe 4 Protro pack takes shots at all twelve NBA teams that passed on Bryant in ‘96, as well as the Hornets, who picked Kobe at 13 and then immediately traded him to the Lakers. After getting an intro to the pack with an early look at the Raptors pair, the next of the set comes in a Celtics colorway with green and black accents.

Like the rest of the pack, the Kobe 4 Protro Draft Day Pack Celtics starts with a clean white leather upper. Celtics Green is added to the Kobe signature and the insole with a number 6 to represent the Celtics Draft pick in ‘96, which the Leprechauns used on Antoine Walker instead of Kobe. The Swoosh and Kobe sheath logo switch to black for a Celts road jersey look.

The Nike Kobe 4 Protro Draft Day Pack Celtics will be released Summer 2026 through Nike and select retailers in-store and online. Available in unisex sizing, the retail price is set at $190. For all the latest Nike Kobe news and drop info, download the Sole Retriever App.

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