Aaron Hope 
He might not win the scoring title this year, but is Kevin Durant the NBA’s most valuable player? His Oklahoma City Thunder sit atop the Western Conference and own the league’s best winning percentage, and KD just secured his third straight All-Star nod and second straight start. We’ve also noticed his Nike Basketball signature series take a leap with more hit colorways than ever before, and his Nike Zoom KD IV ‘All-Star’ is likely to satisfy fans of the ‘Nerf’ and ‘Weatherman’ standouts. The ‘All-Star’ KD IV is arguably the calmest of the Swoosh’s ‘big three’, but it still bears clear signs of the (all-)star/galaxy/NASA/Orlando theme that itself might be the best ASG pack we’ve seen come down from Beaverton. Notable details include the tongue tag, speckled midsole and the wild interplay of metallic silver upper and translucent blue bottom with orange peeking through as yet more proof that 2012 won’t look like any of the All-Star Games in recent memory. Click through for more angles and stick with Sneaker News for all of the 2012 NBA All-Star sneakers and their release dates. via HC
