The BB4's nike canada unique  rocket and booster' appearance proved Avar's opinion that "every shoe should have one bold, iconic expression to it [and] sometimes you can get away with two," and will forever be remembered as the shoe that made Fred Weis famous (did you get the  Dream Team' pack retros?). Click through to see more of Vince Carter's Shox debut, let us know how they compare to the other milestone designs we've chronicled and stick with Sneaker News as we continue to chronicle Nike Basketball's best on this side of the millennium.

Sometimes imagination can be tethered by manufacturing limitation. Nike Shox was already a 20-year-old concept at the time of the BB4's release. The idea was too ahead of the curve, necessitating foam that hadn't been invented yet. It resurfaced at the tail end of the 1990s, piquing nike in canada the interest of Eric Avar and the design team as a visually expressive technology with a significant performance value .

The three-layered technical marvel that is Hyperfuse is born, and in 2010, the Nike Zoom Hyperfuse became the first model to show off its incredible blend of lightweight nike shoes breathability and strength. Lead designer Leo Chang noted that the new seamless approach means "You have to draw everything, from the inside out," so have a look at various sketches and design notes after the jump and let us know where the OG Hyperfuse ranks in the annals of Nike Basketball's all-time greats .

What instigates a game-changing innovation? A visit to China by Innovation Kitchen Designer Shane Kohatsu sowed some creative seeds for a new way of looking at sport footwear altogether. Seeing games played on the unforgiving blacktop in China in mesh nike s shoes running shoes and even hiking boots inspired a quest to create a balance of supportive, breathable and anti-abrasion elements that would unlock design entirely. The Nike Zoom Hyperfuse was a definitive solution  a durable composite material composed of three layers: a base layer that contains the foot, mesh that offers breathability and a skin that protects.

Nike Basketball's sensational trio of signature athletes has to get some recognition as part of its 20 Year Retrospective, right? Kevin Durant's meteoric rise to superstardom is all substance and no filler  an organic humility that designer Leo Chang transferred over to the Nike Zoom KD IV; Chang describes the design of of the KD IV as a "shoe that's stripped down to his essence  nothing less, nothing more", so as he heard Durant's demands of a shoe that's "light and tight", Adaptive Fit was created to the lower-cut build, allowing KD to adjust the tightness to his own liking and essentially making the KD IV an all-positions, all-skill shoe.

The Nike Zoom KD IV's lead designer Leo Chang has nike air force worked with Durant since the start and sums up this shoe as "A shoe that's stripped down to his essence  nothing more, nothing less."Nike is keeping pace with Kevin's career with an evolving range of shoes that cater to him as he becomes increasingly more powerful and adds new skills to his arsenal. The Nike Zoom KD IV coincided with Durant's new achievements and MVP status. Kevin's main needs are simple, though. In an exchange with Leo, Durant exclaimed, "I want it light and I want it tight to my foot. That's the key thing. Light and tight!"