He had flirted with nike free 5.0 greatness plenty of times before, but it was during his second season with the Miami heat, this shoe on feet, that he would finally achieve that ultimate goal in the NBA.This new plateaux of play was represented in the futuristic build of the Nike LeBron 9. The leather materials that had so long been a mainstay of basketball sneakers were tossed out in favor of Hyperfuse paneling and Flywire supports-choices that sort of signified a new era in basketball sneaker design.

Then again, previous Elite releases seemed to be a mainstay at Nike outlets, so perhaps the sales numbers won t justify another go-round (We ve seen that Nike s not afraid to pull the plug on certain ideas give that Nike Basketball seems non-existent at this point). And will there be another championship shoe in the event that King James and the Heat can clinch it again with nike free a rare three-peat performance? We ll have to wait and see on that one. Take a look at some past and present LeBron 11 releases below and tell us where you anticipate this sneaker ending up in terms of LeBron s lengthy lineage with the Swoosh.

The sneaker, debuting back in November nike flyknit racer of 2004, came at a time when the number of overall colorways for signature offerings was still pretty restrained. The proper version of the shoe saw just four models released stateside, with an extra two tacked on via the Low variation. Of course there were plenty more tough to track down pairs that helped the shoe out-amongst them the Asia-only  Chamber of Fear duo and the friends and family  Dunkman that established a long-standing theme for James s sneakers with its embroidered silhouette and grey/neon combo.

The sneaker didn t feature quite the drastic jump in design that nike shox the Nike Zoom Generation to Nike Zoom LeBron II did-instead opting to stick with the support oriented model that could best outfit an increasingly powerful LeBron James. The Pebax shell system was back, again clutching the Zoom Air system along the bottom. So was the strap-only this time it showed up in the form of multiple smaller straps gripping the upper. Inside was a  foot bucket configuration that prevent the food from moving around any more than necessary. Hit the click to get more information on LeBron s third silhouette and stay tuned for our next 11 Days of Nike LeBron feature.

Where the sneaker did take strides was in its overall number of releases. Between the high and the low versions the Nike Zoom LeBron III had around sixteen colorways-that ballooned number finally suggesting that Nike believed sneaker acolytes were ready to support LeBron s line en masse. Amongst those were plenty of special editions: Nike LeBron III  All Star was on feet for James as he grabbed his first MVP award in that game, the  Kid colorway was pulled from the LeBrons commercials, and that brown/gold made sure he had appropriate birthday footwear.

The Nike Zoom LeBron nike vapormax IV was successful both in doing that and in helping inject a little bit more off-court appeal into his lineup  but is it the best LeBron shoe in history?That appeal was no doubt helped by the usage of Nike s Foamposite technology. The application of that beloved material  the first time it had been used on a Nike Basketball silhouette since 2003  gave plenty of shoe enthusiasts the sweet memories of the Air Penny .It didn t hurt that the shoe came in some blistering colorways that finally started to apply a graphic touch;