It was Montrezl Harrell who first asked Donovan Mitchell: Would you like some custom shoes? I know a guy.
Three pairs of shoes later, the Jazz rookie is glad he found out about Kickstradomis. And now he’s spreading the word himself.
It takes only a casual scroll through NBA Instagram to find the work of Kickstradomis, the professional name of 31-year-old artist Salvador Amezcua who lives in Los Angeles. Since diving into the NBA market through a relationship with Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns, Amezcua has seen his business — painting custom designs on NBA stars’ oversized sneakers — grow by leaps and bounds.