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Find by Cushioning Tech
Browse basketball shoes by cushioning tech. 10 hubs available.
Cushioning Tech hubs at a glance
Tech hubs group shoes by the cushioning named in their listed midsole setup. Shoes that pair two technologies (for example Zoom Air with Cushlon) appear in both hubs.
The 10 cushioning tech hubs below cover 51 distinct shoes from our database. The largest is Basketball Shoes With Nike Zoom Air with 28 shoes; the smallest populated hub, Basketball Shoes With UA HOVR, lists 1. By average listed weight, Basketball Shoes With UA HOVR is the lightest group (13.0 oz) and Basketball Shoes With Adidas Boost the heaviest (14.6 oz).
| Hub | Shoes | Weight range | Avg weight | Low / mid / high cut | Outdoor-rated | Most common position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball Shoes With Nike Zoom Air | 28 | 12.4–16 oz | 14.1 oz | 11/15/2 | 4 | shooting guard (14 of 28) |
| Basketball Shoes With Nike ZoomX | 3 | 13.3–15 oz | 14.1 oz | 1/2/0 | 0 | small forward (2 of 3) |
| Basketball Shoes With Adidas Boost | 1 | 14.6 oz | 14.6 oz | 0/1/0 | 0 | shooting guard (1 of 1) |
| Basketball Shoes With Adidas Lightstrike | 9 | 12.6–14.6 oz | 13.7 oz | 3/6/0 | 1 | shooting guard (7 of 9) |
| Basketball Shoes With Nike React | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basketball Shoes With Nike Cushlon | 7 | 12.7–15.8 oz | 14.3 oz | 2/4/1 | 0 | power forward (5 of 7) |
| Basketball Shoes With UA Flow | 4 | 12.9–13.2 oz | 13.0 oz | 2/2/0 | 0 | shooting guard (4 of 4) |
| Basketball Shoes With UA HOVR | 1 | 13 oz | 13.0 oz | 1/0/0 | 0 | point guard (1 of 1) |
| Basketball Shoes With Puma Nitro Foam | 4 | 12.8–13.7 oz | 13.4 oz | 3/1/0 | 0 | point guard (2 of 4) |
| Basketball Shoes With New Balance FuelCell | 2 | 14–14.2 oz | 14.1 oz | 0/2/0 | 0 | small forward (2 of 2) |
The share of low-cut shoes ranges from 0% in Basketball Shoes With Adidas Boost to 100% in Basketball Shoes With UA HOVR. Outdoor-rated shoes make up between 0% and 14% of each hub.
Lightest listed shoe in each hub
- Basketball Shoes With Nike Zoom Air: Nike Kobe 4 Protro (12.4 oz)
- Basketball Shoes With Nike ZoomX: Nike Cosmic Unity 3 (13.3 oz)
- Basketball Shoes With Adidas Boost: Adidas Harden Vol 8 (14.6 oz)
- Basketball Shoes With Adidas Lightstrike: Adidas Trae Young 3 (12.6 oz)
- Basketball Shoes With Nike Cushlon: Nike Sabrina 1 (12.7 oz)
- Basketball Shoes With UA Flow: Under Armour Curry Spawn FloTro (12.9 oz)
- Basketball Shoes With UA HOVR: Under Armour Curry 12 (13 oz)
- Basketball Shoes With Puma Nitro Foam: Puma Stewie 3 (12.8 oz)
- Basketball Shoes With New Balance FuelCell: New Balance Kawhi 2 (14 oz)
How to use these hubs
Cushioning names describe the foam or air unit, not the whole shoe. Use a tech hub to shortlist, then compare weight, cut height and surface rating on each shoe page — two shoes with the same cushioning can still feel very different.
Weights are manufacturer or retailer-listed figures from our spec database. Open a hub for its spec breakdown, quick picks and side-by-side table.
Basketball Shoes With Nike Zoom Air
Pressurised-air pods — responsive court feel.
Basketball Shoes With Nike ZoomX
Plush + bouncy supercritical foam.
Basketball Shoes With Adidas Boost
TPU energy-return capsule cushioning.
Basketball Shoes With Adidas Lightstrike
Light, firm-bouncy court foam.
Basketball Shoes With Nike React
Comfortable, durable, energy-returning foam.
Basketball Shoes With Nike Cushlon
Lightweight phylon-derived midsole.
Basketball Shoes With UA Flow
Outsole-replacing supercritical compound.
Basketball Shoes With UA HOVR
Energy Web compression mesh + foam.
Basketball Shoes With Puma Nitro Foam
Nitrogen-injected supercritical foam.
Basketball Shoes With New Balance FuelCell
Propulsive nitrogen-infused midsole.