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 Nike KD 7 “Flight” Releases on May 1st

We’re hesitant to call this colorway the ‘Thunderstruck’ Nike KD 7 due to Kevin Durant‘s brief and forgetful foray into acting, but it would be...

By Patrick Johnson April 28, 2015
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An Overview Of The Nike KD 7 Elite Collection

Less than a year after taking home his first NBA MVP Trophy, Kevin Durant faced his most difficult challenge yet – overcoming numerous injuries while...

By Patrick Johnson April 21, 2015
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Sneakers Releasing This Weekend – April 18th, 2015

It’s Friday, which means the work week is almost over and you can spend a good portion of the early goings of your weekend waiting...

By Patrick Johnson April 17, 2015
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The Fourth Installment Of The Nike Basketball Elite Collection Releases Tomorrow

Nike Basketball’s 2015 Elite Series debuts tomorrow, April 17th with the introduction of their Ignite Collection. While Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant won’t be partaking...

By Patrick Johnson April 16, 2015
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The Kids Version Of The Nike KD 7 “Elite”

Nike Basketball’s Elite Series is almost here, and if you’re stuck in a kids size run we have some good news for you – the...

By Patrick Johnson April 13, 2015
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Notable Moments in Nike Basketball’s Elite Series

With the LeBron Soldier series and later with the LeBron 7 PS and LeBron 8 PS, Nike Basketball’s concept of the “postseason” sneaker has been...

By Zack Schlemmer April 8, 2015
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The Nike KD 7 Elite “EYBL” is Releasing in May

If you haven’t seen ESPN’s latest 30 for 30 starring the man partially responsible for the modern sneaker industry in Sonny Vaccaro, then you definitely...

By Patrick Johnson April 7, 2015
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Nike KD 7 Elite “EYBL”

Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League is poised to get their own set of Player Exclusives again this summer, as Nike Basketball’s Instagram page recently unveiled...

By Patrick Johnson April 6, 2015
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Nike KD 7 GS “Ice Cream”

The KD 7 should be remembered for all of the GS exclusives that took priority over actual adult sizes throughout the year. The move makes...

By Patrick Johnson April 6, 2015
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