i would say the lebron 7s. the hyperizes just suck. the powermax is a very solid basketball shoe, but the ankle support is very weak. i sprained my ankle timeand time again when i played in them. i didnt feel the floor when i landed, and the grip was excellent.
the lebron 7s feel very similar cushioning wise to the powermax, but they are a little softer, which is a good thing.
if you really want to get rid of tendonitis, you need to do some quad strengthening. try some eccentric strengthening exercises. they work the muscle as itselongating rather than when it is contracting. these exercises seem helped me out alot. at one point i had tenonitis that was so inflamed that i could barelywalk after doing any sort of physical activity.
another thing i did was get a support insole. most nike shoes have damn near no support, which can be awful for you if you overpronate or favor one side ofyour body. using insoles like superfeet or the spencos will help give your foot support and correct overpronation, which will help reduce the load on yourknees and disperse it properly throughout your calf, quad, hamstring, and glute muscles.
the last thing i can say that helped me was to just practice landing. it sounds stupid, but when i watched a video tape of myself i had a bad tendency to landstraight legged and on my toes. just jump and practice landing with your knees slightly bent, flatfooted, and landing with both feet at the same time withequal force. you cant always do this, but the times you can will help take some of the blows off of your knees.
