Right at the start of summer, adidas Originals adidas samba released a Basket Profi lowtop in Collegiate Silver suede. This new adidas Originals Basket Profi UA pictured above is something like its hightop counterpart, this Bliss suede pair going with a completely monotone makeup including the Stripes, laces and fuzzy inner lining. Atop a White Vapour sole, this is one of the cleanest Basket Profis on record and another case of adidas Originals allowing its classic basketball shoes to shine based on the beauty of the silhouettes themselves. Take a closer look with more photos waiting below, then grab yours from stores like SNS .

The Crazy Light 1 was really a statement of "Lightweight" and "Innovation", so when we moved on to the Crazy Light 2, we definitely wanted to get lighter, so that was the first point we wanted to achieve. When we start at any shoe construction, we start at even before adidas originals eqt the samples, so it's a review of sketches; Robbie had a lot of design ideas, so we sit down in a cross-functional team and go through which ideas seem to get after the concept, anytime we need to bring in our engineers to consult on Sprint Frame or any of the nmd adidas herringbone pattern, so we do a review of just sketches, then we go to a 2-D cat, then a 3-D cat, and review those before we even work on any tooling.

ED: We do an eight-week wear-test on Innovation concepts, so that means we take these early samples and send them to our D-1 colleges and have them play for eight weeks and we go visit them at the four-week mark and record any wear or abrasion issues that we need to address. One issue that was raised with the Crazy Light 1 was abrasion on the toe-cap, so we replaced it adidas pure boost with a lightweight rubber toe-cap that would be more abrasion-resistant.

Any adidas basketball shoe fans out there wondering what's coming up next? Today you can get a good idea about what the next season of adidas hoops will be offering with this early preview of the fall 2017 line. First up is the next Crazy Explosive , which maintains a very similar design as the current bold silhouette with a few tweaks like a elastic knit collar and a more rounded-off look to the midsole. You can also preview what appears to be the next Crazylight Boost, as well as what may be most notable to you, the next Damian Lillard signature shoe, the Dame 4. Stay tuned to Sneaker News for further updates on the next season of adidas hoops.

Sneaker News has covered ground on all these exciting colorways of the Crazy Light 2 and Top Ten 2000 , but adidas has finally unveiled the official title for this high-energy pack. Here's a look at the entire set dubbed the adidas Basketball "Bright Lights  Big City" Pack; included in this trio are three of the biggest markets in the nation, where the NBA's biggest stars align to reach for Championship glory. adidas alphabounce Peep the NYC, LA, and Chicago colorways below and look out for a release this December 12th.

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