If you've spent any time following NBA players on Instagram, you've probably seen Chris Brickley. The NYC-based hoops trainer to the stars has been hosting heavyweight pick-up runs out of a gym in a Manhattan high-rise under his Black Ops brand for years, with the likes of LeBron, KD, Klay Thompson, and handfuls of other all-stars stopping by on the regular to put in work. So why should the NBA players be the only ones with pro shoes, dare we say PEs?


Zach Harris is a writer based in Philadelphia. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vice, Complex, High Times, and more. He is obsessed with skateboarding and bowling. He is still looking for his first 300. For tips, reviews, and anything in size 10.5 - zach.h@soleretriever.com