Basketball Shoes
19 shoes · ranked by CoreScore
Basketball shoes live or die on traction and lockdown — the lab data that matters here is outsole grip, energy return from the cushioning setup, weight, and toebox width for players whose feet spread on landing. The ranking below covers every basketball shoe in the catalogue, from $95 budget options to flagship signatures, scored identically.
Nike
Air Zoom G.T. Cut 3
378g · 9mm drop · 26mm stack
Nike
KD 16
384g · 0mm drop · 28mm stack
Nike
KD 17
376g · 0mm drop · 29mm stack
Nike
LeBron 21
460g · 0mm drop · 32mm stack
Under Armour
Curry 11
380g · 0mm drop · 29mm stack
Li-Ning
Way of Wade 10
435g · 9mm drop · 30mm stack
Adidas
AE 1
370g · 0mm drop · 27mm stack
Nike
Ja 2
388g · 10mm drop · 28mm stack
Under Armour
Curry 12
380g · 8mm drop · 28mm stack
Adidas
Harden Vol. 8
370g · 0mm drop · 27mm stack
Puma
MB.03
420g · 0mm drop · 30mm stack
Nike
Giannis Freak 6
424g · 11mm drop · 30mm stack
New Balance
TWO WXY v4
352g · 0mm drop · 26mm stack
Adidas
D.O.N. Issue #6
360g · 0mm drop · 26mm stack
Jordan
Why Not .6
390g · 0mm drop · 28mm stack
Jordan
Luka 3
402g · 10mm drop · 27mm stack
Converse
All Star Pro BB
410g · 0mm drop · 28mm stack
Li-Ning
All City 12
398g · 8mm drop · 27mm stack
Puma
Clyde All-Pro
350g · 0mm drop · 26mm stack
Rankings show overall CoreScore — the right shoe for you depends on your feet, gait, and use. The 2-minute finder quiz matches all 19 of these against your profile.
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