Cheap Basketball Shoes

Nike Zoom Soldier

Nike Zoom Soldier II Outsole

Overview:
A basketball shoe inspiration from a milk crate? Yep.. that’s the sitch behind this kick. As a kid, LeBron played basketball with a milk crate. The out sole has a milk crate pattern for sick traction.

Style/Design:
The Zoom Soldier II has a full-grain leather upper with perforated areas for great breathability. Heel and forefoot Nike Zoom units make this basketball shoe very low-profile, responsive cushioning for quick moves and top speed ability. A polyurethane midsole with large volume air unit in the heel and a encapsulated air unit in the forefoot make for great all day comfort. Herringbone outsole pattern inspired by LeBron James called Milkcrate Technology has really give this shoe great traction. Yes, I to am shocked. There are 9 color ways of this basketball shoe and the colors are sweet. Nothing tacky so they will carry over nice for a street shoe.

Fit:
The Zoom Soldier II has a traditional lacing system and breaks away from the classic solid tank look of LeBron’s shoes. At 17.4 oz it is still in the tank weight class. This basketball shoe is not a feather weight but I don’t think it is game worthy. This shoe runs true to size but we have gotten some complaints of blisters from being a half size to small. So if you have those tender feet you might want to go a half size up and rock 2 pair of socks. The durability of this shoe has been great and that has always been the case with LeBron shoes… Built like tanks.

Price:
I have seen these basketball shoes out there as low as $70 from Finishline.com but they only have the black colorway. Eastbay has 9 colorways and a pretty good selection of sizes but they are at $90. Sizes and getting low in the standard colors.