All Ima say is we've seen it time and time again where players wear what we think are PE's and when they actually release a few weeks or months later it's "I'll get it on discount" or "meh, money saved" because there's a slight variation to what the athlete wore on court (different lace tips for example). This happens literally EVERY time.
I don't browse this forum as much as I used to but one of those times I specifically remember was when Lebron wore the Nxxt Gen that looked like the AZG 1's and everyone wanted them because they thought they were PE's.. Well, they released.. and they sat.. and they continued to sit. I saw them for as low as $49.99 a few months ago.
I get that this forum isn't a direct reflection of every sneakerhead's thoughts, but I see the same comments on social media.