adidas Hoops Launches New Signature Models For The '22-'23 Season

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For over 50 years adidas has embedded themselves into the grain of the hardwood, extending the Three Stripes as one of the many cultural avenues rooted within the game. Influential in outfitting the earliest NBA Stars – from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar putting up Sky Hooks in the Superstar to Rick Barry’s-endorsed Top Ten silhouette – the past few years has seen the brand of storytellers delve deep into the minds of their signature athletes, offering unheralded connections to our favorite hoopers through their individual experiences and passions.

Now headlined by Donovan Mitchell, Trae Young and Damian Lillard, dynamic scoring guards have ushered the German haus into the next era of hoops while proposing some of the most advanced and cushioned technology on the court today.

In anticipation for the upcoming 2022-23 NBA season, we’re highlighting some of the brand’s best signature silhouettes and subsequent anecdotal colorways, which are available on adidas.

With Utah officially in rebuild mode, Donovan Mitchell now finds himself with a blossoming organization in Cleveland surrounded by Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and co. A sure-fire contender in the East this season, there’s been a tumultuous amount of change for Spida as of late, yet one constant remains; his reign as one of The Three Stripes’ fastest-rising signature athletes. With the D.O.N. Issue #4 in tow, Mitchell and adi not only have a brand new tonal spectrum to experiment with, but a ridiculously tooled system that boasts the lightest constructed model to date. Ultralight Lightstrike cushioning effortlessly blends with a LIGHTLOCK jacquard upper that implores one of the League’s most dynamic scorers to sprint, cut and dice up the competition without a worry.

adidas D.O.N. Issue #4 Vivid Red
adidas D.O.N. Issue #4 Vivid Red
adidas D.O.N. Issue #4 Vivid Red

It was around the same time last year when both the media and fans alike were predicting a significant drop in production for Trae Young following the League’s redesigned shooting foul guidelines. Instead, the two-time All-Star went on to average career-highs across the board while becoming just the second player in history to lead the League in both scoring and assists. Harkening the comfortability and aesthetic build of the iconic adidas Boost, Ice Trae and his second signature silhouette with The Three Stripes will be aiming to make a boisterous amount of noise while shaking up the hierarchy of the East this season.

adidas Trae Young 2 Matte Silver
adidas Trae Young 2 Matte Silver
adidas Trae Young 2 Matte Silver

Rapper, producer, boxer, and Top 75 Player of All Time; Damian Lillard is more than multi-faceted, he’s the full breadth of what an artist can be defined as. Utilizing his 8th signature silhouette with adidas as the creative expression of his passions, the Dame 8 has proffered a number of schemes in line with Lilllard’s rigorous training regimen and ties to the Pacific Northwest. From his “La Heem” boxing monicker to paying homage to the carpets of Portland International Airport, the six-time All-Star continues to bring a level of candor to the storytelling of his line rivaled by few, such as his latest tribute to the Willamette River’s Steel Bridge with the Dame 8 “Bridge City” – which you can buy now directly from adidas.