I had a pair size 11.5 (my true size) after about a week of wear, they stayed tight in the toe area. I mostly own kobes, in all of my 7s and 8s i'm a 11.5. With the 9 elite high I wear a 11.5 in the elite lows I take an 11-11.5 the feel the same to me and in the ems I take a 12 with the highs...