Duke product Marvin Bagley III is one bts puma shoes of the top prospects in the 2018 NBA Draft. The athletic and tenacious power forward is a projected top 5 pick, and is the type of player that a franchise can potentially build a team around. But a team isn t all you can build around a player of his caliber: Puma is banking on Bagley being the kind of talent that you can build a basketball shoe line around as well, as they ve signed the 19-year old to the biggest rookie shoe deal since Kevin Durant signed with Nike in 2007.

Bagley s 5-year deal is the centerpiece of the German brand s plan to aggressively relaunch its basketball footwear business. Although they ve been quiet on the basketball front recently, Puma has two things fenty puma boots working in their favor that most other brands looking to enter the space don t: a long and storied history dating back to the late 1960s and the legendary Walt  Clyde Frazier all the way up to Vince Carter in the early fenty puma creepers black 00s , and a solid worldwide footing that will enable them to have an extensive reach with their basketball business out of the gate.

Only time will tell if Puma can make inroads in the basketball market, but one thing is for certain: it ll be interesting to watch both Bagley and Puma s progress. Let us know what you think of Puma re-launching their basketball category, and be sure to check out our Sneaker Release Dates page for all your release info and updates.The iconic Puma Suede , a fenty puma velvet creepers sneaker that boasts deep roots in everything from basketball to breakdancing, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and as part of the celebration, Puma has joined forces with German luxury brand MCM for an extra-luxe collaborative take on the classic silhouette.

Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival by hip-hop legend Big Daddy Kane and rising MC Rhapsody, the luxury sneaker arrives in two colorways: tan and white. The tan iteration features MCM s cognac-colored leather and monogram print on the lateral and medial sides of the midfoot, offset by a light tan suede on the toe, tongue, and heel. Black and tan laces, a black Puma chevron and a gold tongue detail provide further luxury contrast, and the shoe is rounded off with a classic white midsole/outsole.

The white pair features a white/black leather MCM monogram print with light grey suede detailing, white/black laces, a white chevron and the same gold tongue patch and white midsole/outsole as the tan pair for a slightly less flashy look. platform trainers puma Official release details on this commemorative collab have yet to be unveiled, but you can expect both shoes to release alongside a matching collection of co-branded Puma and MCM apparel sometime this summer.Meek Mill and Puma return with another collaborative effort after the success of the  24K White Gold Pack . Dubbed the  Patent Pack Puma has brought back the classic Puma Basket silhouette and the Puma Challenge , giving each pair a premium and sleek patent leather upper in an ominous black while vibrant accents of either metallic silver or red arrive throughout to contrast.