2016

Odee nickname aside, this new Kobe XI colorway is very strong without any gimmicks. Said to be inspired by the celebration of Kobe’s career, the ‘Last Emperor’ Nike Kobe XI is simply a great display of how a gradient design could be used on an entirely Flyknit upper. This updated version of Nike’s proprietary construction [...]

2016 is looking to be a big year for the Air Jordan II. Though early in the year, this new colorway might be the best pair scheduled for this year. For the ‘Alternate’ Air Jordan 2 Retro, Gym Red is the only other color set against an all-black upper. This new Jordan 2 stayed true [...]

Under Armour is looking to cement the relationship between the brand and Stephen Curry with the Curry Two ‘The Storm’ release. For some reason, the official name of this colorway is ‘The Storm’ Under Armour Curry Two. Colored in different shades of grey, the black accents seen through the paint midsole paint speckles and textile [...]

This is very likely to be the best Team Jordan release in 2016. Even though the original Jordan Jumpman Team II colorway is only available for pre-order on the Foot Locker webstore, the sneaker retailer quietly released this new Gym Red colorway. Late last year, early pictures of the Jordan Jumpman Team II made their [...]

Inspired by his Andrew Wiggins’ mother, Marita Payne-Wiggins, and her own personal success as an Olympic sprinter is this new adidas Crazylight Boost 2.5 Player Exclusive colorway. Upgrading the second sneaker in the adidas Crazylight series to feature the industry-leading Boost foam technology, the ‘Marita’ adidas Crazylight Boost 2.5 features a red-to-silver gradient fade on [...]

A little over half-way thru the first year as being the official on-court sock of the NBA, brand Stance can already call this partnership a success. Having already done specialty on-court socks for league happenings like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day celebration or a specific franchise retiring a player’s jersey number, Stance has already [...]

Jordan Brand upgrades the unofficial Blake Griffin signature shoe for the Chinese New Year colorway. The ‘Chinese New Year’ colorway is the debut version of the Jordan Super.Fly 4’s PO edition, which is essentially a “.5” version that releases towards the second half of the season with the NBA Playoffs as intented forum for use. [...]

Chinese New Year falls at the beginning of February in 2016. Jordan Brand acknowledges the new Zodiac cycle with a new colorway of the Air Jordan V Retro Low. Said to be inspired by flight, the ‘Chinese New Year’ Air Jordan V Retro Low has oriental water & wind graphics on the tongue and heel [...]

Jordan Brand continues to come strong in the first month of 2016 with this strong lowtop version of Michael Jordan’s first signature sneaker. Don’t let this Air Jordan 1 Retro Low OG not having a nickname make you believe this release won’t be sought after. The strong black-and-white colorway makes this shoe very versatile. Features [...]

With February a few weeks away, Nike officially unveiled their Black History Month sneaker collection. 2016 marks the 40th year Black History Month has been in existance (chosen as the second week in February to commemorate the former Negro History Week as well as Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on the 14th), Nike chose another pattern similar [...]