Commissioner

Commissioner delivers hybrid lifestyle and basketball footwear without making any compromises with performance, comfort and style – enabling athletes to own the hardwood and trendsetters to own the streets. Commissioner was founded in Portland, Oregon in 2019 by four students attending the University of Oregon's Sports Product Management program. After realizing a decline in the popularity of wearing basketball sneakers casually and only seeing the success of retro sneaker releases along with NBA player exclusives not having as much hype as they once did, we began researching why these things were happening. As we began to find out more and more, we naturally began putting together and organizing more and more of the business. The Commissioner brand was developed early on as we recognized the importance of building a brand with a creative story that intersected within basketball and fashion. The NBA dress code saga with David Stern was a prime and popular historical reference that enabled us to build upon. Our story is incredibly powerful + our mission is to elevate the fashion value of basketball culture through exclusive experiences – for the community, by the community. Utilizing our unique brand story - playing off the NBA Dress Code introduced by then Commissioner of the league, David Stern in 2005, we are creating products that bridge the gap from the streets to the arena, while bringing back the fashion value of the basketball sneaker. Our initial product launch is the Commissioner DS1 (David Stern 1), which is a hybrid lifestyle, basketball sneaker. The DS1 is as aesthetically pleasing off the court as it is on the court, and it is made of high-quality leather sitting on a responsive EVA foam midsole and durable rubber outsole. With a price point of $350, this product is completely balanced when it comes to durability, style, comfort and performance. From the Founders... "It was an accident and very organic because it started as a graduate school project. We all wanted to bring back the fashion value of basketball sneakers like when we were kids. And we all love sneakers, art, fashion, music, basketball, skate and so many more creative cultures that overlap... we all clicked immediately and the journey began."