Harden Vol 5: All you need to know about James Harden's Adidas basketball sneakers and where to buy them
The NBA 2020-21 season is almost upon us and the time is ripe for athletes to show off their new kicks and James Harden of the Houston Rockets has his gear sorted already. Adidas, the sports giant unraveled Harden Vol 5 signature basketball sneaker for the Houston Rockets star James Harden, bringing with it the most advanced fit the brand has ever created. Harden was mighty excited about his new shoes as he took to Twitter, saying, "Dropping the 5th volume of my own shoe! my personal favorite so far all praise to the high."
dropping the 5th volume of my own shoe! my personal favorite so far all praise to the most high 🙏🏾
— James Harden (@JHarden13) December 11, 2020
The Harden Vol. 5 sneaker is the first of its kind to debut the brand’s latest footwear innovation – Futurenatural. Here's what we know about the cool pair of shoes so far:
When is it releasing?
The shoes will go on sale in early 2021.
Where can you buy them?
The official Adidas website is one of the best options to consider. It remains to be seen if Adidas also uses Fanatics as a platform to sell the shoes. The price is yet to be revealed.
What is Futurenatural?
The brand looked at three factors—Fit, Lockdown, and Freedom of movement to design the shoes. According to the official news site, here's how the sneakers were developed:
Fit: We looked at the foot scans of thousands of basketball athletes worldwide and conducted extensive research to create a new last, or shoe mold, that delivers an anatomically correct representation of an athlete’s foot. This creates a revolutionary fit that closely represents the shape of the actual human foot and acts as an extension of the body.
Lockdown: For a superior lockdown, we produced a seamless design. Our design team created an evolved process to forge the textured upper of the shoe using extreme pressure from all directions (360-degrees) and 135-degree heat. The outsole is then assembled to the forged upper of the shoe. The seamless upper and outsole give athletes full ground contact for a natural feel like they’ve never experienced before.
Freedom of movement: Futurenatural also features an athlete data-informed traction pattern that delivers a better grip for quicker cuts and dynamic movement.
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