I remember growing up Spalding was the Holy Grail as far as balls go because "that's what the pros use".
As I got older, I loved Wilson especially the Jet Evolution because that's what they used in high school. It had such a great feel to it plus my hands were always so dry but the ball wasn't too slick for my hands like they were for a lot of other ones. Now the NBA will be using Wilson balls so hopefully players don't revolt against this ball change like they did on the last one