John Kim 
Ahh, to be an NBA athlete signed on to the Jordan Brand label. Such a distinction has fallen on a select group of individuals over the last decade, and although not every Jordan Brand athlete has established a Jordan-like status of stardom, all of these members have been presented with the holy grail of Air Jordans – the Air Jordan Player Exclusive. Unfortunately, the frequency of these Air Jordan PEs has slowed a bit, so right now is as perfect as any other time to look back at some of the Air Jordan models that have been remixed with team colors and jersey numbers. We’ll start with the Air Jordan VIII, which we’ve seen on the feet of elite players like Kobe Bryant, record-setters like Ray Allen, and even role players like Jared Jeffries (but it doesn’t stop there), so take a look at all of the memorable Air Jordan VIII PEs by each player and let us know which one you like best!
Kobe Bryant wore this amazing PE of the Air Jordan VIII in 2003 while he was awaiting his first assignment as the Nike athlete. During most of this season, he wore Player Exclusives of many Air Jordan models.
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Air Jordan VIII Kobe Bryant Home PE
Chris Paul was added to the select Jordan Brand crop of athletes upon entering the league. Although Chris Paul already had a signature line of his own Jordan CP3 sneakers at the time of this 2007-issued Player Exclusive, he still wore the Air Jordan VIII ‘Home’ during the All-Star Weekend festivities in New Orleans.
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Collections: Air Jordan PE’s – SpurSniperSeven
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Air Jordan VIII Chris Paul Away PE
Ray Allen was issued both Home and Away PEs of the Air Jordan VIII in 2008 and also wore them for a few games in recent years.
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Air Jordan VIII Ray Allen Home PE
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Ray wore the ‘Away’ PE of the Air Jordan VIII during his 2008 debut season with the Boston Celtics. The shoe also released in very limited quantities at House of Hoops.
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Air Jordan VIII Ray Allen Away PE
Joe Johnson wasn’t excluded from this PE giveaway – here he is wearing the ‘Home’ colorway in January of 2008.
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Air Jordan VIII Joe Johnson Home PE
Air Jordan VIII Joe Johnson Away PE
Small Forward Josh Howard’s had some great PE’s over the years, like this White/Navy ‘JHO5’ PE of the Air Jordan VIII.
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Air Jordan VIII Josh Howard Home PE
Darius Miles might be one of the youngest Jordan Brand NBA athletes in the label’s history; right out of High School and onto the Clippers, Jordan Brand teamed him up with Quentin Richardson for a Jordan Brand youth movement.
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Air Jordan VIII Darius Miles Home PE
Jared Jeffries sports this Air Jordan VIII Low PE during his first stint with the New York Knicks in 2008.
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Air Jordan VIII Low Jared Jeffries Home PE
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Air Jordan VIII Low Jared Jeffries Away PE
Bobby Simmons put himself on the map after a breakout season with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2008 – all while wearing the Air Jordan VIII PE.
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Air Jordan VIII Bobby Simmons PE
The other half of Jordan Brand’s up-and-coming tandem is Quentin Richardson, who was featured in the ad campaign for the Air Jordan XVII alongside Darius Miles. Q-Rich’s Air Jordan VIII PE released in very limited quantities in 2008 at House of Hoops.
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Air Jordan VIII Quentin Richardson Home PE
Count it: a THIRD Knicks PE of the Air Jordan VIII, this time for former Dunk Contest champ Fred Jones.
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Air Jordan VIII Fred Jones PEs
One of the longest running Jordan Brand athletes is Mike Bibby, who owns the distinction of having the eldest of Air Jordan VIII PEs of this group.
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Air Jordan VIII Low Mike Bibby PE
Juwan Howard’s 18-season career featured ups, downs, lefts, rights, and this Air Jordan VIII PE from his Mavericks days.
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Air Jordan VIII Juwan Howard Away PE
