Number 3
Coming in at number 3, we have the Wilson. A ball with great texture, amazing balance, but a bit more on the heavy end limiting range when shooting.
Number 2
Coming in at number 2, we have the Spalding® Basketball Precision TF-1000 DBB Composite. This is a ball with amazing balance, a beautiful grip, and on the lighter end of the spectrum which enables increased range when shooting. This is one of my personal favorites.
Number 1
Coming in at number 1, we have the Nike Elite 2.0 Championship Basketball. This is my all time favorite even since childhood. While I have never personally held one, it is just a beautiful spectacle of roundness and sexiness that looks so comfortable to hold when playing the sport. I just love this ball so much, I grew up watching the ACC games at home with my parents and just remember this ageless ball in all its beauty being dribbled and passed between the players of each team. Such a captivating sphere of magic and nostalgia that makes me feel more alive every time I lay my eyes on it. If this ball has a million fans, I am one of them. If this ball has one fan, I am that fan. If this ball has no fans, I am dead. I never truly believed in love at first sight, but the moment my eyes were taken by this enchantress of 86% rubber, 14% synthetic leather, and 500% pure jaw dropping sexiness, I knew that I would never look at another ball the same way I do the 86% rubber, 14% synthetic leather Nike Elite 2.0 Championship Basketball. If I could get my hands on this ball my life would change, it would be the same as a make a wish kid beating cancer after already achieving his wish. It would break the system entirely. My world would turn into a Nike Elite 2.0 Championship Basketball, and the only thing on my mind would be holding the Nike Elite 2.0 Championship Basketball.