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List of basketball shoe brands

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Basketball shoes are sneakers designed specifically for playing basketball. Special shoe designs for basketball have existed since the 1920s. This list includes major brands of basketball shoe, listed by manufacturer and year of introduction.

Adidas

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  • Jabbar – worn by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971)
  • Campus (1970s)
  • Top 10 (1979)
  • Forum (1984)
  • Ewing Rivalry 3 – worn by Patrick Ewing (1986)
  • Real Deal II – worn by Antoine Walker (1986)
  • Ewing Attitude – worn by Patrick Ewing (1987)
  • Ewing Conductor – worn by Patrick Ewing (1987)
  • Mutombo – worn by Dikembe Mutombo (1992)
  • EQT Elevation – worn by Kobe Bryant (1996)
  • EQT Top Ten – worn by Kobe Bryant (1996)
  • K8B (Kobe Bryant signature shoe) (1997)
  • Real Deal – worn by Antonie Walker (1997)
  • KB82 – worn by Kobe Bryant (1998)
  • Bromium – worn by Chris Webber (1999)
  • KB8 III – worn by Kobe Bryant (1999)
  • TMAC – worn by Tracy McGrady (2002)
  • TMAC 2 – worn by Tracy McGrady (2003)
  • TMAC III – worn by Tracy McGrady (2004)
  • C-Billups – worn by Chauncey Billups (2006)
  • Kevin Garnett III – worn by Kevin Garnett (2006)
  • TMAC VI – worn by Tracy McGrady (2006)
  • Skyhoot Plus Low – worn by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2007)
  • adiZero Rose – worn by Derrick Rose (2009)
  • TS Commander LIte "Skeleton" – worn by Tim Duncan (2009)
  • adiZero Rose 1.5 – worn by Derrick Rose (2010)
  • Superbeast – worn by Dwight Howard (2010)
  • Dame line – worn by Damian Lillard (2014–present)
  • Harden line – worn by James Harden (2016–present)
  • D.O.N. line – worn by Donovan Mitchell (2018–present)
  • Trae Young line – worn by Trae Young (2021–present)
  • AE line – worn by Anthony Edwards (2024–present))

AND1

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Athletic Propulsion Labs

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  • Load 'N Launch (2009)[1]

Anta

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Converse

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Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars

Ektio

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  • Wraptor (2010)
  • Post Up (2010)[2]

Gaze

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Jordan

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Li-Ning

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  • Way of Wade – worn by Dwyane Wade from 2012 until his 2018 retirement, and remains in production today
  • JB line – worn by Jimmy Butler (2021–present)
  • CJ line – worn by CJ McCollum (2021–present)

New Balance

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Nike

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2012 Nike Blazers

Pro-Keds

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  • Royal (1949)
  • Shotmaker (1980)

Puma

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Reebok

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Starbury

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Under Armour

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Under Armour Black Ice
  • Micro G (2010)
  • Curry line – worn by Stephen Curry (2015–2020)
  • Curry Brand – worn by Stephen Curry and De'Aaron Fox (2020–present)
  • Embiid line – worn by Joel Embiid (2020)

Xtep

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  • JLIN ONE (2020)

References

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  1. ^ "Load 'N Launch Technology".
  2. ^ "Ektio shoes prevent ankle sprains".
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