Basketball Shoes With Adidas Lightstrike

This hub lists 9 shoes, all from Adidas. Listed weights run from 12.6 oz (Adidas Trae Young 3) to 14.6 oz (Adidas Harden Vol 8), averaging 13.7 oz. Heel-to-toe drops range from 7 to 8 mm.

By cut height there are 3 low-cut and 6 mid-cut; by manufacturer price band 3 budget and 6 mid. 1 of the 9 carry an outdoor rating; the rest are indoor shoes. On fit, Adidas Trae Young 3 is listed as narrow; everything else is standard width.

Every shoe here uses Lightstrike somewhere in its midsole, but the listed setups differ: Bounce + Lightstrike (3), Lightstrike + Bounce Pro (2), Lightstrike (2), Bounce Pro + Lightstrike (1), Lightstrike + Boost (1). The other components, the shoe's weight and its cut height shape the overall feel as much as the headline cushioning, so compare those too. In this hub the 3 low-cut models average 13.2 oz against 14.0 oz for the 6 mid and high cuts, so the low-tops are the lighter group.

By our position classification these models cover shooting guards (7), point guards (3), small forwards (2), power forwards (1).

If you play mostly outdoors, start with the 1 outdoor-rated model — indoor outsoles are generally softer rubber and wear faster on asphalt.