Chapter 412: Durant's Sneakers

Nike Zoom KD 1 After showing his debut in his rookie season and winning the best rookie award, Nike took the opportunity to launch his first generation of signature shoes for Durant, Nike Zoom KD 1 was officially released in 2009, designer Leo Chang focused on Durant's hard work and gratitude, and outlined the boots of this promising star with clean lines and smooth shapes, injecting a lot of Durant's personal elements.

Nike Zoom KD 2 In 2010, it was a season when Durant's scoring talent was in full swing, designer Leo Chang launched the Nike Zoom KD 2 for him, and the simple shoe body added many elements according to Durant's wishes, such as Durant likes pennies, so the design of Velcro was specially added to the shoe.

Nike Zoom KD 3 Released in 2010 and designed by Leo Chang, the Nike Zoom KD 3 has more of Durant's personal features. The shoe's body is clean and neat, with angular side lines, and the huge soosh creates a sense of understated speed; The upper is equipped with Flyire technology, which greatly reduces the weight of the shoe body and greatly improves protection and support.

Nike Zoom KD 4 Launched in 2011 by Chinese designer Leo Chang, the Nike Zoom KD 4 has experienced Durant's step-by-step glory moments. The shape of the shoe body is bold and avant-garde, and the lines are very elegant; For the first time, a low-top design is used, which greatly increases ankle flexibility.

Nike Zoom KD 5 Launched in 2012 by Nike Design Director Leo Chang, the Nike Zoom KD 5 returns to a high-top silhouette that rejects superfluous trim and focuses on real-world performance. The upper features a Hyperfuse over, and the Flyire dynamic flyline combined with a thickened tongue adds support and coverage. In the 2012-2013 season, the Thunder won 60 wins and won the Western Conference regular season championship, but finally missed the Western Conference semifinals.

Nike Zoom KD 6 Launched in 2013, the Nike KD 6 is one of the most iconic shoes in the KD series, designed by Leo Chang and had the privilege of witnessing Durant's 2013-2014 season in full swing. The shape of the shoe body is quite simple, and the ultra-low-top design is reminiscent of the football boots of the Assassin series. Durant wore KD 6 and averaged 32 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game in the 2013-2014 season to win the regular season MVP and lead the Thunder to the Western Conference Finals.

Nike KD 7 Launched in June 2014 and designed by Leo Chang, the Nike KD 7 is the shoe that has seen Durant's bumpy injury. The silhouette is still simple and straightforward, and the low-top design is full of speed and flexibility.

Nike KD 8 Released in June 2015, the Nike KD 8 was designed by Chinese designer Leo Chang, inspired by the saber-toothed tiger tattoo on Durant's right calf.

Nike KD 9 Launched in June 2016 and designed by Nike Creative Director Leo Chang, the Nike KD 9 features a simple shape and a streamlined silhouette that highlights the sense of speed. For the first time, the upper is made of Flyknit woven fabric, which adds a honeycomb grid structure to improve locking while remaining lightweight and strong.

Officially released in May 2017, the Nike KD 10 was designed by Nike Creative Director Leo Chang, with a simple and slender silhouette, a Flyknit upper woven upper, and a multi-density weave for the fierce confrontation needs of basketball.

The popularity of the "QUESTION" series rewarded REEBOK's bold choice, and BOK "tacitly" renamed Iverson's new shoes THE ANSER, which is not only Iverson's "nickname", but also a clever echo of the previous generation, and this "question" and "answer" also reflects REEBOK's careful planning of the Iverson series and has become a topic of conversation. At the same time as the name was changed, the I3 exclusive logo that appeared for the first time on THE ANSER with a patent leather upper also brought out a completely different gorgeous style, and the new DMX 1 in the midsole used a rather domineering DMX 10, with 5 independent DMX units on the front and rear feet, and connected by a trachea, this cushioning technology is widely used in running shoes, and it is the first and only time that it is copied to basketball shoes.

Since the Anser 1, The Anser has been a testing ground for Reebok's cutting-edge shoemaking technology. Although the ANSER I has been very successful as the founding work of The Anser series, it does not fully position the tone of The Anser series, which is more based on the Anser Anser 2 as the Iverson 98-99 season shoe. The first pair of Reebok basketball shoes with 3D drifting outsole + I-Pak DMX, of course, this is an improvement to improve the bulky shortcomings of the previous generation and is also the lightest pair of all Iverson basketball shoes so far, but the 3D drifting outsole has also become the biggest disadvantage of this shoe, only when the sole and the court are kept completely clean, can it exert its maximum grip, and other situations are both lacking in grip and wear-resistant, so from this generation onwards Iverson seems to have gotten into the habit of wearing a new pair of shoes every time.

The Anser III DMX was a dedicated basketball shoe worn by Iverson during the 1999-2000 season. Continuing the design of the previous generation, but increasing the proportion of rubber on top of the material of the 3D drifting outsole, so compared with the previous generation, it is heavier, but the wear resistance has not improved much, and it is still quickly smoothed out, from this generation, the inner lining of the shoe is changed to leather, which strengthens the stability of the heel wrap, (and will not play an unsightly hairball) The design of the 2nd and 3rd generation outsole is mainly to provide comfort when running and reduce the burden on the feet when playing the whole court.

Iverson's Anser IV didn't finish the championship either. As one of the few individual exclusive collections in the history of basketball shoes that can be compared to the AJ series, whether he goes or stays, when we talk about these sneakers again, it is a nostalgia and respect for the hero. We also want his boots to endure like the AJ series, rather than disappear.

The ANSER series of sneakers, like Xiao Ai's career, has highs and lows, and after the glory of winning the Eastern Conference championship, the ANSER series has also entered its own bottleneck period. After the defeat in the Finals, Iverson did not sum up and learn from the experience, but blindly blamed the team and the coach, and the deterioration of the relationship with coach Larry Brown and his own lack of progress made Iverson's career begin to decline.

The relationship has just come to an end. The reason for this was that after its release, AnserVI shoe reviews were published, and the unflattering sneakers were harshly criticized, believing that they simply did not protect the wearer. In fact, these shoes are like Iverson's self, there are many who hate him, and there are many people who like him.