Official KD VII (7) Thread Updated Technology/Look Info and Release Dates

[tigo0240]

Well of course his best model yet would have its lifespan cut short

 

[nikekid6]

Well of course his best model yet would have its lifespan cut short

man forreal

 

[noblekane]

Seriously. The worse I've slummed it is Converse and 1 pair of Grant Hill retro Filas. Other than that, I got only Nikes and Adidas.

Man i cant hate on pony. City wings and starter lows are classics

 

[shoehd]

I think of this differently than you guys. I wouldn't mind seeing him on another brand. It's better for people like us who buys shoes. I'd like to see someone challenge Nike a bit. Competition makes everyone better. Nike will have to elevate someone else. That's great.

QFT

 

[bartleby929]

nike should match. he took 10 mil (?) less for his first shoe contract and went with nike rather than adidas. kd is #2 player in the league. no kd + the chance of kobe having another season ending injury = only lebron left... 

but happy for KD and happy that UA is throwing massive amounts of money at him. 

and no one can really replace KD (or kobe) in the nike trio right now... nike has been smart about not giving semi-stars their own signature lines (harden, kyrie)... they would also be smart not to give a big a signature shoe (davis/lma)... 

losing KD would suck pretty bad for nike 

 

[sk33termcg33]

Other brands might make a splash but I doubt they ever de-throne Nike. For example, the Way of Wade's seemed really intriguing to me due to the use of premium materials a la old sig shoes from Nike. Am I saying Li-Ning is going to be a serious threat to the Swoosh? Absolutely not. It is nice to have options though and get out of the posite, flywire, mesh, flyknit mold.

I will say I am intrigued to see what the whole Adidas Boost system can offer in a basketball shoe. I have tried the runners and they feel great. I do hope that KD can stay on w/ Nike, as I feel his signatures were starting to get into the premier cushioning/material set-up (premier by Nike standards, I must differentiate and state their premier and my idea of premier are two very different things lol...). Under Armour may never take down Nike for basketball, but if the perfect "storm" forms with KD going to UA and then signing with the Wiz, that brand could take off (UA is a MD based company, KD is from the DMV, for anyone wondering why I said that).

 

[rhinosport]

NdC has a sz14 USA up..

http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/pd/kd7-basketball-shoe/pid-1476845/pgid-1476846

 

[Remy LeBeau]

Nike better match UA's deal. If not, they're in deep trouble. The Lebron 12's are ugly af and the Kobe X will have to be amazing. Also the thing is that the KD 7 has so much potential. I feel like the themes would look so nice on them and the thought of not having an N7 KD is worrisome.

Silly wabbit

 

[glc123]

please kd stay with nike i cant be the guy rocking UA shoes for casual stuff. these curry shoes make me nervous i cant find any UA shoes i would just wear, great workout shoes dont get me wrong just struggling with the casual looks

 

[YepYeppers]

Nobody even comes close to challenging nike competitively when it comes to basketball shoes so you can end that thought.

And even if someone miraculously did it wouldnt benefit the consumers at all.

There is no company out there that doesnt see how many short cuts nike gets away with and says hey why cant we do that as well?

I hope kd stays but if he goes to ua oh well. If a shoe looks good and is comfortable ill cop no matter the brand.

I even got a couple of pony shoes lol

The other brands are challenging nike from a performance standpoint. You wouldn't know it from a website called "NIKETALK". Competition ALWAYS benefits the consumer. ALWAYS. 

 

[YepYeppers]

 
nike should match. he took 10 mil (?) less for his first shoe contract and went with nike rather than adidas. kd is #2 player in the league. no kd + the chance of kobe having another season ending injury = only lebron left... 

but happy for KD and happy that UA is throwing massive amounts of money at him. 

and no one can really replace KD (or kobe) in the nike trio right now... nike has been smart about not giving semi-stars their own signature lines (harden, kyrie)... they would also be smart not to give a big a signature shoe (davis/lma)... 

losing KD would suck pretty bad for nike 

Kyrie, Harden, and Paul George (not so much now probably) were all slated to have sigs release this year.

 

[Van Nostrand]

Just for some perspective:

Kevin Durant reportedly offered a 10-year deal worth $265 million (plus equity) from Under Armour. Sonics sold in '06 for $350 million.

 

[bartleby929]

 
Just for some perspective:

Kevin Durant reportedly offered a 10-year deal worth $265 million (plus equity) from Under Armour. Sonics sold in '06 for $350 million.

06 was awhile ago... how much are the thunder worth today? after the clippers sale, i bet it's a lot more than 350 million 

 

[carolinafinest]

Just for some perspective:

Kevin Durant reportedly offered a 10-year deal worth $265 million (plus equity) from Under Armour. Sonics sold in '06 for $350 million.

Food for thought. Impressive catch. Wearing sneakers to owning a team. We all get inflation but Mike bought the bobcats for 300 mill a few years back too. KD getting that qwap!

 

[Van Nostrand]

 
06 was awhile ago... how much are the thunder worth today? after the clippers sale, i bet it's a lot more than 350 million 

Yes all NBA teams are worth way more now than they were 8 years ago. I'm sure the Thunder would sell for $700-900m if a team like the Bucks can sell for $550m.

I just posted it because I thought it was an interesting fact. 06 was awhile ago, but at the same time, it wasn't all that long ago.

 

[MoneyAmeer]

Food for thought. Impressive catch. Wearing sneakers to owning a team. We all get inflation but Mike bought the bobcats for 300 mill a few years back too. KD getting that qwap!

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[carolinafinest]

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[domosirchazzo]

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[theassassin23]

I'm surprised here.  These actually have pretty solid traction from my experience.

Have you tried roughing them up a bit on asphalt or concrete first?  That usually takes the slick layer of the soles that a lot of shoes come with brand new.  I've found this to work pretty well

The court I play on is dirty but my WTKD stick to it fine, Kobe 9 sticks like glue. These slide like ice skates. I have yet to really play outside in them first bought them and brought them to my rec league. Tried to go outside at halftime and like wipe the soles on the concrete like i was wiping dog ___ off and that didn't work I had to go back to to my KD 6. So your suggesting playing a pick up game in them or run a practice in them on an outdoor court and then I should be fine? I LOVE the feel of this shoe, I want it to work so badly but I have to get them to lose the slickness. I have the GG and the 35k degrees to play in and haven't been able to in either yet!

 

[iks mod]

The court I play on is dirty but my WTKD stick to it fine, Kobe 9 sticks like glue. These slide like ice skates. I have yet to really play outside in them first bought them and brought them to my rec league. Tried to go outside at halftime and like wipe the soles on the concrete like i was wiping dog ___ off and that didn't work I had to go back to to my KD 6. So your suggesting playing a pick up game in them or run a practice in them on an outdoor court and then I should be fine? I LOVE the feel of this shoe, I want it to work so badly but I have to get them to lose the slickness. I have the GG and the 35k degrees to play in and haven't been able to in either yet!

Yes, I am suggesting run a practice in them or play some pick-up -- not just walking around in them outside.  Really give them a good go on the rough surface.  This won't hurt the tread, it should help remove the somewhat slick layer that you get from them right out of the box.  

Hope this helps fam.

 

[bweezy]

@iks mod  have you balled outdoor much in your 7's, if so how are they holding up?  Just waiting to see if any good deals pop up so i can get a pair on discount. 

 

[glc123]

he has to see that kobe is going down and lebron is getting older as well and that hell basically run things surely he sees that lol

 

[tigo0240]

Success! Second pair of CBTS was flawless.

 

[abdc9]

Getting interesting.

http://newsok.com/report-under-armour-offers-kevin-durant-rich-deal/article/5334031

UA is offering to build a community center in his mother's name in addition to $265 to $285 mil over 10 years and company stock.

Nike has the chance to match offer. Apparently, if they match KD legally would be forced to stay with Nike.

So this is it. If Nike doesn't match (which I'm skeptical they will). I think he is as good as gone.

 

[The7onius]

Mine came yesterday and I was scared for a second but they were flawless.