Brendan Dunne 
Nike hasn’t slowed down one bit in advancing the build of basketball sneakers since their 1972 debut. The last five decades have seen push the envelope with respect to the upper as leather gave way to the likes of Foamposite, Hyperfuse, and Flywire. Capturing the last 5 decades of innovation is this new Nike Basketball Inside Access piece, which touches on the evolution taking place from the earliest hooping silos like the Nike Blazer all the way up to modern day molds like the Nike Kobe 8. Take a look at these models and more after the jump and then head to Nike for the full piece.
