A day after announcing Trae Young will be getting his first-ever signature shoe next year, Adidas revealed the fifth look for NBA star James Harden.
The Adidas Harden Vol. 5 is the latest look for the Houston Rockets star, a court-ready shoe loaded with tech from the German athletic giant. The most notable advancement is Futurenatural, which will debut on this sneaker.
Futurenatural, according to Adidas, is a one-piece shoe mold that “works with an athlete’s natural movement to unlock total freedom and dynamic angles.” The brand said it was made “to mirror an athlete’s speed and quick change of direction” and “offer a seamless design and new 360-degree fit system to create a natural advantage for athletes.”
Futurenatural is a new process for the creation of shoes, and is a perfect technology for Harden Vol. 5 with James’ dynamic style of play and moves on the court being unlike any other player,” Adidas Basketball senior director of footwear Rashad Williams said in a statement. “James offers feedback from a design and feel standpoint, which is extremely important during our creative process and it ultimately led us to develop the Futurenatural technology to match his game.