Basketball Sneakers

Basketball, one of the world’s most popular sports, is a significant driver in the footwear industry. Every major brand has a dedicated basketball imprint under their umbrella. Additionally, Nike, Jordan, adidas, New Balance, Under Armour, ANTA and Li-Ning all boast signature athletes that currently star in the NBA, bringing on-court, All-Star endorsements to their performance product.

Every year, a host of new signature shoes are unveiled, brands also minting non-signature offerings on a consistent basis. Some of the notable current signature basketball sneakers are:

Nike Book 1
Nike Ja 1
Nike LeBron 21
Nike KD 17
Nike Sabrina 2
Nike GT Cut 3

adidas AE1
adidas Harden 8
adidas Trae Young 3

ANTA KAI 1

New Balance Kawhi 4
New Balance Fresh Foam BB v2

Jordan Luka 3
Jordan Tatum 3
Jordan Zion 3

Basketball Sneakers

The First Air Jordan Retro Release Of 2016 Is Available Now

Jordan Brand‘s revisionist’s view of history started with the Air Jordan 5 Retro “Midnight Navy”, an original sample colorway from 1990 that never made its...

By Patrick Johnson December 15, 2015
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Air Jordan 1 Low OG “Shadow” Is Available Early

Jordan Brand always rounds out its years quite nicely given the historic Air Jordan 11 releases of years past. Perhaps the last release of this...

By Patrick Johnson December 9, 2015
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Last Chance At The Eminem x Carhartt x Air Jordan 4 Auctions

Now’s your last chance to own a pair of the Eminem x Carhartt x Air Jordan 4 collaboration. The Detroit emcee teamed up with workwear...

By Patrick Johnson November 23, 2015
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New Doernbecher Boxes Introduced For This Weekend’s Air Jordan 13 And More

The Nike Doernbecher Freestyle Collection drops this weekend, and perhaps the most coveted of the charitable collaboration between Nike and the OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital...

By Patrick Johnson November 18, 2015
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Jordan Brand Honors Mike’s First Three-Peat With This New Air Jordan 8

Jordan Brand‘s 30th Anniversary has cashed in on some rare Michael Jordan memories. The “Shattered Backboard” Air Jordan 1s referenced a time MJ broke a...

By Patrick Johnson October 7, 2015
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This Rare Air Jordan 3 Collaboration Just Went Up For Sale

Miami’s own SoleFly had the rare opportunity to collaborate with Jordan Brand not too long ago, and what resulted was a festive take on the...

By Patrick Johnson August 26, 2015
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Only 25 Pairs Of This Air Jordan 11 Exist

It’s hard to believe that the Air Jordan 11 “Silver Anniversary”, a pair that celebrated Jordan Brand’s 25th Anniversary, was already more than half a...

By Patrick Johnson August 17, 2015
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This Air Jordan PE Colorway Was Designed By Tinker Hatfield For Michael Jordan

It’s a shame that all that came out of this colorway was the forgettable Air Jordan Alpha 1 “Tinker Hatfield” edition, but so it goes....

By Patrick Johnson August 11, 2015
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These Might Be The Rarest Air Jordan “Oregon” PEs In History

Of the two Air Jordan 5 “Oregon” PEs, only 12 of the rare black, yellow, and 3M reflective variety were known to exist. Jordan Brand...

By Patrick Johnson July 13, 2015
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