The Best adidas Basketball Shoes to Wear on & off the Court
adidas is a frontrunner in almost every aspect of sportswear, but one thing which we’ve had a close eye on lately is the adidas basketball shoes category. Ranging from high-top basketball shoes to low-top basketball shoes, retro design through to cutting-edge modernity, and a full spectrum of colorful basketball shoes, the offering is second to none.
Around and about halfway through the NBA 2025-2026 season, it’s time you copped a pair of adidas basketball shoes to see out the second leg. But where do you begin? With so many styles and specialties on offer, it’s not a simple decision.
Firstly, we’d recommend thinking about your game or the game you want to play. If you see yourself as a slasher, then opt for some of the lightest basketball shoes on offer, ensuring they give ample support and grip for quick direction changes.
If, on the other hand, you’re a steady all-rounder, you can sacrifice lightweight acumen for a heavier but more comfortable sole unit. Finally, if you're just looking for basketball shoes to wear everyday, you can venture into the more retro styles.
Either way, below, we’ve rounded up the best low-top and high-top adidas basketball shoes to snag right now.
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adidas Basketball Shoes to wear on-court
adidas Harden Volume 10
If you already are a fan of the Harden basketball series, you’re going to love its 10th upgrade. Sculpted to hypnotically textured perfection, the adidas Harden Vol. 10, of course, sees the return of its patented cushioning technology, among other agile features that'll support your bounce and make heads turn.
adidas Anthony Edwards 2
Though of a far younger generation, Anthony Edwards' adidas basketball range is so notorious by now, it easily joins the ranks of more senior partnerships when counting down the sport's best footwear moments, in terms of looks and performance.
adidas Anthony Edwards 1
.... and truthfully, you don't even need its most current variant, when the AE1 is already so damn good.
adidas D.O.N. Issue 7
Donovan Mitchell wasted no time proving how underrated he was in his first season at Utah Jazz in 2017. Since then, his signature shoes have been one of the best-selling adidas basketball shoes on the market. With its dual Lightstrike cushioning, snug fit and propulsion, this is a shoe that won't — cannot — weigh you down.
adidas Dame X
At a comparatively low price point, Damian Lillard's 10th sneaker for adidas is a perfect entry-level basketball shoe, with features that very easily hold their own opposite more expensive models, be it visually or in combat.
adidas Subzone
In a pearly all-white, the Subzone is a back-to-basics basketball shoe that has removed all ornamentation, and opts for pure sportsmanship, no distractions.
adidas Basketball Shoes to wear off-court
adidas Jabbar Hi x Mark Gonzales
In what was an unlikely but very welcome merger of basketball and... skateboarding(?!), Mark Gonzales made the Jabbar a triple threat sneaker: on-board, as well as on- and off-court.
adidas Jabbar Lo
.... truthfully though, even if one elimates Gonzales' street-savvy touches, the Jabbar is as great a shoe for game play as much as it is a sneaker to pair with jeans.
adidas Forum CL
The forum line was introduced way back in the '80s, and has since made a storied and profound impact on footwear, not just as a basketball shoe but as a casual sneaker style that'd colorize the landscape of shoes long past its primetime on the court. And even seeing it here now, in 2026, it's still clear why.
adidas Intimidation
Not quite as old but equally committed to the upkeep of its legacy and heritage, 1999's Intimidation design has lived many lives since, and is sure to go through many more long past present-day's NBA 2025-2026 season — as are most, if not all, on this list.
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