The Legends Wing

Before the hype,
there were the originals.

Every line in the modern collection stands on these. The flagship that invented sneaker culture, the low-top that changed how the league dresses, the 1995 shoe that made women's signatures possible — and every 2026 retro release, tracked and dated.

Releasing in 2026

Alive and dropping.

These legacy lines have confirmed 2026 releases — retros, anniversaries, and in two cases, brand-new models.

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Jordan BrandReleasing in 2026

Air Jordan

Michael Jordan
Fully Active
The line that invented the signature shoe. Forty-one flagships, the largest retro program in sneakers, and a $3B-a-year brand built on one silhouette from 1985.
1985 – present · 41 numbered flagshipsThe Story →
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NikeReleasing in 2026

Kobe / Protro

Kobe Bryant
The Hottest Legacy Line in Basketball
Not a retro line — the most-worn shoe in the NBA, full stop. Under Vanessa Bryant's stewardship, Protro releases sell out monthly, and Caitlin Clark's Kobe 6 PE was reported as the league's single most-worn shoe.
2005 – 2020 originals · Protro 2018 – presentThe Story →
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ReebokReleasing in 2026

Question / Answer

Allen Iverson
Heritage Pillar · 30th Anniversary Year
The shoe he crossed Jordan over in as a rookie turns 30 this year — and Iverson now helps run the brand as a basketball executive alongside president Shaquille O'Neal.
1996 – 2010 originals · retros since 2012The Story →
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NikeReleasing in 2026

Air Penny / Foamposite

Penny Hardaway
Active Retro Rotation
The Foamposite's liquid-metal shell was the most radical sneaker construction of the '90s — $180 in 1997 money — and it still looks like the future.
1995 – 2000 originals · retros ongoingThe Story →
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ReebokReleasing in 2026

Shaq Attaq / Shaqnosis

Shaquille O'Neal
Active — He Runs the Brand Now
Walked away from $40M at Reebok in 1998 to sell $15 shoes at Walmart so kids could afford them. Now he's literally President of Reebok Basketball, re-releasing his own line.
1992 – 1998 originals · retros since 2013The Story →
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NikeReleasing in 2026

Shox BB4 / Shox VC

Vince Carter
Active Retro Year
The shoe Carter wore to jump over a 7'2" Frenchman at the Sydney Olympics returns in 2026 in both of its most famous colorways.
2000 – 2005 · retro years 2019 & 2026The Story →
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NikeReleasing in 2026

Air Pippen / Uptempo

Scottie Pippen
Active — 30th Anniversary Retro
Three giant letters — A-I-R — screaming down the side of the boldest design of the '90s, back for its 30th anniversary in Fall 2026.
1996 – 2002 · Uptempo retros ongoingThe Story →
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NikeReleasing in 2026

The Glove / Air Zoom GP

Gary Payton
Active Retro Moment
A sneaker with a zippered shroud that turns the whole shoe into a glove — one of Nike's most inventive designs ever, returning in 2026.
1996 – 2003 · retros 2018 & 2026The Story →
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NikeReleasing in 2026

Air Force Max / Air Max CB

Charles Barkley
Active — Supreme Collab Year
The strapped, lace-hiding CB '94 defined big-man attitude in the '90s — and lands a Supreme collab in Spring 2026.
1993 – 1998 originals · retros ongoingThe Story →
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Li-NingReleasing in 2026

Way of Wade

Dwyane Wade
Fully Active — Post-Retirement
The only legends line still launching new flagship models: the Way of Wade 12 dropped in late 2025 at $225, six years after Wade's last NBA game.
2012 – present · lifetime dealThe Story →
Dormant · For Now

The vault, waiting.

No confirmed 2026 releases — but every one of these is a retro announcement away from the front page.

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NikeDormant

Air Swoopes

Sheryl Swoopes
Dormant — And Overdue
The first women's basketball signature shoe ever — 1995, two years before the WNBA played a game. Every women's signature on this site traces to this one.
1995 – 2002 · six modelsThe Story →
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adidasDormant

T-Mac

Tracy McGrady
Reactivating — Re-signed Sept 2025
McGrady re-signed with adidas in September 2025 and T-Mac retros are officially coming — the sleeping giant of 2000s nostalgia is waking up.
2002 – 2008 originals · reactivating nowThe Story →
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FILADormant

Grant Hill

Grant Hill
Heritage Line · Periodic Retros
The GH2 sold roughly 1.5 million pairs and single-handedly made FILA a basketball brand — the biggest non-Nike signature success of the mid-'90s.
1995 – 1998 originals · lifetime deal since 2018The Story →
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NikeDormant

The First Wave — Total Air 9 · Zoom S5 · Air C14

Leslie · Staley · Cooper
Dormant — Historical Landmarks
After Swoopes came the wave: Lisa Leslie's quilted-leather Total Air 9, Dawn Staley's Zoom S5, Cynthia Cooper's Air C14 — proof the '90s WNBA had signature stars decades before it was a headline.
1998 – 2000The Story →
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Nike → adidas → AntaDormant

Air Garnett · adidas KG · Anta KG

Kevin Garnett
Dormant Across All Three Brands
The rare three-brand signature journey — Nike, adidas, then a landmark Anta deal in 2010 that pioneered NBA stars legitimizing Chinese brands.
1997 – 2016 across three brandsThe Story →