“It’s an elevated running shoe” - say less, I’m sold LOL

lol this line has zero consistency and i am here for the chaos

Flyknit comment for the algorithm

I would update the 11’s but there would be 3 versions for it to choose from. 1. Alpha version (inspired by the Air Jordan Alpha 1): - Replace mesh and leather upper with flyknit - Replace the patent leather with flyweave - Full length Zoom strobel/zoom x midsole for the cushion 2. Protro version: - engineered mesh/sphere lining for breathability and a quicker break-in - full length zoom air/react midsole 3. Retro+ Version: - Premium leather and flyweave upper - High end, shiny Italian patina leather replacing the patent leather - full length air strobel/cushlon midsole

If you're a heavier player, but is also super fit in terms of cardio and running... This is the perfect shoe for you,... You will experience a bounce or responsibeness like never before... You'll literally glide on the court like a gazelle

When you said “I can fix everything” I was like “yes you can” lol dude, I’ve been eyeing the 15 SE for like 10 years. I think it’s so damn underrated

'I would just go premium.' Twisting Chris' arm 😂

It’s funny you said the 4s out of all the shoes because that would be the one I update. I played in 4s my senior year loved them would want to hoop in them again

Here for the AJ4 protro. I’d personally tweak the frame of the AJ36 to fit a little wider to get rid of the arch pain

I got these after a massive disappointment with the ae 1 and they’re the best shoes I’ve ever played with! I’m coming out of a knee and lower back injury and so the recovery, support and impact protection they give me is insane. Super snug and comfortable. Win win!

I got an Asics GelBurst 27 now and I love the grounded feel compared to the Stay Loyal 2 that I used before. Your comments made me look for the gt hustle 2 now!!

I love these and bought in the pink purple colorway as well! I'm a point and scoring guard, 5-6 hoop leagues. The cushioning is amazing , and the fit is snug like I enjoy. I typically rotate betwen all of my hoop shoes, from Kobe to GTs, Lebron, etc. These are my regulars now and I'm not switching for a while‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

Surprised that Nike hasn’t offered a job to Chris yet, cos in the tech and design aspect Chinese brands like Anta and Lining are slowly catching up

I copped me and will play in them for the first time on Sunday🤞🏻. Dope review as always! And yeah, I’d probably update tech in 4’a or 6’s with zoom air, visible zoom in the heel. I’d love to premium leathers. Modernize the foam. It’d be dope to play in super stylish retros with modern tech!🔥🔥🔥

Jordan 5 but wide lasted forefoot yet narrow lasted heel, no upper material changes, remove visible window on midsole, zoomx core inside reactx midsole with full length zoom strubel instead but keep every other visual of the midsole identical. Can't lose the fighter plane teeth. Outsole design unchanged but gum rubber instead of clear. Perfect.

Everything about this shoe seems made for me personally. Gum rubber, Flyknit (finally!!), double stacked zoom.. subtle blue+orange cw.. it's perfect! But sorry Nike.. $250 or whatever in Canada is a non-starter.

Completely onboard with the Protro Jordan 4s you said! That would be amazing!

I hate that thjey lost the full length zoom

QOTD: 7s, updated with modern cushioning. They're so pretty and so underrated, with LOTS of killer colorways. From my playing days, I really enjoyed the "elevated running shoe" feel. My favorite shoe that I played in was the Air Jet Flight. Steve Nash wore them for a time, although I don't think it was necessarily a signature model. They weren't too minimal, but flexible and stable. If i was still playing I'd give these a go. Thanks for the review! Here's my comment and up there is my like.

Shoot! I Love the BB nxt! So, that sounds right up my alley.

Hustle 3: Reminded me of the flyknit 2017 hyperdunks and the kd 8 cushion. Just to much in the forefoot, hard stops felt uncomfortable, as Chris said not for everyone, wish they had of distributed the cushion throughout the shoe instead of the heavy area of the forefoot. Jordan 11- full length zoom strobel, with the carbon fiber plate, change the quick lace to the lace style seen in the uptempo 96 with the last one a hole so it actually can hold when tied. Lower the cut just a tad, add in Achilles pillows.

These would have been an outdoor beast if the outsole was made to last. I love the new transition editing to the videos. Very smooth.

I have genuinely never had better feeling basketball shoes in my life

The mustang zoom unit is also debuting on the brooks Kopeka Golf shoe.

The best shoe I own so far ❤

If could pick your favorite: traction, upper, cushion, fit/weight, support features from five different shoes, and then have them made into one perfect hybrid, what shoes would you take each of those from? What would you call it?

I love Zoom tech in general. Sooo. I'm definitely grabbing a pair 😁

I'll wait for these to go one sale for $89.99 next month.

Zion's shoe level of consistency from model to model :D

Man I hope they listen to you about those 4s! Would love to hoop in them...COMFORTABLY 😆

someone is gonna make what you said about the 4s and its going to be 🔥

These shoes intrigue me because I love a thick cushion setup but I also struggle with balance in shoes that are high off the ground. With that said, I'll wait for them to hit the clearance rack. I'd protro the Jordan 6 as it's my favorite Jordan. Add a zoom strobel and herringbone traction.

Awesome review as always! Where can I get the basketball shorts you were wearing in this video? And the socks too

Tried these on a couple days ago, cushion is amazing but I'm only using them for casual wear when the pink one drops

Hey Chris thx for nice review I gotta question could u make a review of the wow 808 4 ultra im very interested in those Bless u!

Chris or anybody in his community, I am the father of a blind child that just received their first seeing eye dog and is going to be starting there last year of high school, would you and or your community please guide me into the most comfortable walking shoe for a blind individual who's going to be doing a lot of walking every day, thanks

I appreciate Nike at least going all in with the tech in this shoe, now they just have to make them better performers. Too many of their shoes now are just bare bones

Great review! Played in them twice (indoor). Great traction. Definitely a lot of cushion that takes getting used to but overall feels good after a lil breaking in. I agree could’ve been perfect if it was lowered a bit. Just hoping they last for the price 😅

All ways can count on night wing a.k.a wear tester he tell you the truth everybody else be lieing.keep up the good work and telling the truth

Feel slike the nike zoom RIZE part 2

I'd have to fix the Air Jordan 17. Those things had no grip and fell apart on me.

Great review. I'd put a full length zoom air strobel in everything.

Like a GT Jump 2 mid lo mixed with a bit of Versair

The Hustle 2 to me is the coolest modern-basketball-shoe for casual wear; frickin' love its full-length Zoom and Talaria-looks. These don't do it for me, but then again I don't play ball.

( AJ 6 I would put more cushioning inside then I would have zoom strobel then have turbo zoom unit front underneath carbon fibre from back to front and massive zoom in rear)

(Algorithm) Can't wait for: Jordan 39 Harden 9 AE 2 !

It’s a wild departure for the line but it’s cool how much they packed in there.

Totally agree on the 4!!!

The XXIII’s criminally underrated visually, but were considered heavy and clunky on court so let’s kick it up a notch: How about we use ZoomX foam inside of that shell Flyknit the upper panel, but can keep the leather and/or suede toe box Full length Zoom Strobel ZoomX Insole like the one these Hustle 3’s have These changes to lighten the shoe and make the ride both on and off court comfortable while maintaining the containment and stability

add a full length zoom stroble unit to the j34, replace the small zoom unit in the heel with a high volume one, the one in the lbj21/gt jump 1. or add a full length zoom stroble unit to the 29s plus a large volume zoom unit in the heel. but for an og, p.u. insole for the 13s, full length zoom stroble, zoom turbo in the forefoot. large volume heel zoom unit. cushlon midsole. ❤

Great Review, I can't wait to grab a pair myself

Gt Cut Cross review???? Versus the Cut Academy and Cut 3

Thanks for the review, Chris and Jody 😎 The shoe gives me LeBron 17 feel for upper and visible zoom pods (good) a bit of GT Jump 2 taste on rear for foam and potential stability issues (bad), thus I'll skip it overall 😜

Now that things like the academy version are a thing in Basketball, couldnt you make a video with you football (soccer) counterpart?" Unisport" and "soccerreviews for you". Maybe compare the tow different marketing strategies within the respective sport. Would be great!

Personally, the 3s are my all time favorite Jordans so if I had free rein on one shoe I’d also do what you’d do with the 4s, but on the 3s. Either that or I’d just slap a full length air strobel unit in the Jordan 11s. Those already have a full length air unit so converting that to a full air strobel unit I think would be the perfect modernized protro take on them and would instantly elevate their comfort and performance. Not saying the 11s as it is don’t hold up comfort or performance wise (cause they do, and actually are better than plenty of modern basketball shoes) just that it will be that much more comfortable and modern performance ready.

I WOULD GO UP A HALF SIZE I’m an 11.5 and I go true to size on every Nike basketball shoe with the exception of the PG line. My toes jammed against the edge and I had to send them back. I tried wearing them and walking in them so my feet could get used to them, but it was so uncomfortable I decided to send them back. Cushion is 10/10 but like Nightwing, I also prefer to be a little lower to the ground.

Fit like a sock is true. Returned my tts fit and went half a size. But I got them as a life style shoe, so there’s that.

for me, from the looks of it, it's the new installment of the hyperdunk series

great review, might be a better running shoe if they changed the outsole rubber to a more durable one. maybe the j4, change the midsole to a better foam that does not crumble like cake.

Give us more content around this particular QOTD!

Think I would fix the 37 low with more premium material. The plastics is just exhausting. And the finishing quality definitely need more scrutiny before going out of factory

Fixing the traction/rubber compound on the 31s would make them a damn near perfect shoe. Everything about those was awesome except the terribly inconsistent and borderline dangerous traction.

Tried them… love the knit and the comfort… but it’s a NO!!! To high and will definitely roll my ankle if i kept playing with them 😢 They need to make this with a low to the ground feel and not to high of a shoe… then its A1💪

Zoom turbos in Jordan 1s, 3s and 4s with softer foam would go so HARD, I don't really care for the heel units whether air or zoom air cause I won't be using it anyways, though a soft heel unit like the Lebron Soldier 3 would go crazy too, those damn things felt like marshmallows. And I'm talking big, fat Zoom turbo units. Zoom turbos in 13s and 14s would be an upgrade too imo, Zoom strobel for 11s and 12s, except tweaking the foam on the 11s to make it a bit more stable As for modern Jordans, my wish is to bring back the 28s and 31s, keep everything the same for 31s, just change the traction and I've got a perfect hoop shoe, that shoe was a mf beast, perfect everything except traction. For the 28s, figure out a way to keep the zoom units from popping and we good.

The shoes overall sound really dope and really tech heavy/. I’m really curious about that ZoomX insole….also wonder if the foam is cushlon 1.0? I swear the marketing department has gotten lazy over the years…we used to get detailed tech spec breakdowns because they wanted you to know what the shoes have. As or the question of the day…I’m gonna fuck with a fan favorite, the Jordan 11. I’ll replace the patent leather with a more premium leather…maybe the same one that’s found on the AJ 2011. For one it’s prettier, two it’ll provide the support needed and three…fuck patent leather. I’ll gusset the tongue….it’s something that always irritated me. Add ankle pillows/ dog bone internally at the heel area. Either a full length zoom unit or a 10mm zoom unit in the heel and an unlocked forefoot zoom unit…keep the full length carbon fiber spring plate and the rest of the tooling, because that was perfect. As for the low….I’ll keep the Jordan 11 low IE upper because that was perfect to me….and all the adjustments to the tooling stated above. 🤷🏽‍♂️🏀❤️

It needs a plate for stability and the upper for basketball should not be knit. This makes them reserved for casual and occasional pickup games that spring up at the gym.

Update the 11’s. Slap zoom are in that and update the foam carrier to something a little more plush. Everything else would stay the same tho.

Me personally, I take the Air Jordan XXI(Especially the Italian Red colorway), and find a way to make them breathable. Beautiful shoe, but absolutely no ventilation.

If I had free rein, I'd put a full length zoom in the Jordan 1. Every Jordan 1, low, mid and high.

I’m not shifty nor make hard cuts, mostly get up and go down the court so “elevated running shoe” sounds like it would work for me to hoop in. Except I don’t want to pay $190 so I’ll wait lol

The silhouette looks like the OG Kobe AD's. Shame they have poor court feel, I prefer good court feel. QOTD, sounds like your going protro on the Jordan line.

I'd take the AJ6 and give it the wide foot friendly fit and the cushioning from the 18.

Hmmm where’s the way of wade 11 performace review?

I'll try this shoe out!

I like the colorway.

I would fix the ongoing lineup to once again focus on being at the forefront of innovation. Stop playing it safe and start being bold again.

looking forward to try this on to see if the fit me, i think i will choose Jordan 5

Good for gym weights and treadmills?

I need Chris to define insoles as “piece of sh*t” or “not a piece of sh*t” from here on out lol.

Not into these & have to echo Chris’ comment here about the GT Hustle line; no consistency looks like no real plan, so why keep it??? QotD: I’d want to “fix” the AJ9 because I’ve loved it from day one but it’s aesthetics have never matched it’s performance/wearability. There’s not much wrong with the silhouette so I’m really just protroing it; updated foam, now with zoom air (3/4 length) and premium, lighter weight materials. Beyond that I’d consider a new last because those bad boys have always been too snug.

Intriguing shoe. I wonder how popular it will be in college and pro leagues.

I would like a re-edition of : nike ultraflight / nike air force 25 / nike shox spotlight. Just a re release, the tech was nice and it was almost 20 years ago ... i would like to see an update in the drop in tech (zoom / add a plate in them, similar to the chinese brand are doing)

I would fix all the recent Jordan models with the rounded back. I’ve been twisting my ankle all the time.

Crazy amount of Zoom Air. Would love to try them on.

Id want to fix the 1s but i think id protro the aj3 and give it a different foam midsole with a zoom turbo unit in the forefoot and heel zoom (visible). I'd probably go with zoomx for the midsole foam.

Air Jordan 2 with flyknit upper and full zoom strobel housed in cushlon, and isoplate maybe

Protro the 11’s. Full length zoom strobel it.

Bought them in my usual size. Half a size smaller in length and at least a couple of sizes too small in width. The tongue almost goes out of the shoe when I put them on and I am unable to tie them, because there is not enough lace length, so I have to undo the last eyelets. My big toes go numb after 10 min. just staying in them. And have in mind my feet are very narrow. Hope Chris is right about the knit eventually loosening.

Best shoe I owned

midsole is light-weighted phylon! and try to change lighter EVA insole! It should be better!

Can i use these as a gym shoe?

I would take the Air Jordan 1s and merge with the bottoms of the Book 1 so it can be a protro

Here's my question of the day....which nba player, currently signed with a shoe company, would you like to see signed on another shoe company?....for example antman to ua

Runner vibes??? Flyknit??? alright count me in

CW is reminescent of the Uncle Drew Kyrie 4s.

How much cushion you want? Nike: “yes”

The outsole & zoom placement reminds me of the lebron 17 for some reason.

Rubber compound for the algorithm

Are better than gt jump2???

Gives me a Lebron Nxxt Gen vibe