Being that it is the week before Christmas, the releases are a little scarce compared to most weeks, but that does not mean that there is not still some solid pairs coming out this week worthy of copping.
This week's releases begin on Wed. with the second official release of Kyrie Irving's fourth signature model, the Nike Kyrie 4. Unlike the limited "Confetti" release from this past weekend, this simple black and white color scheme will be more widely available. Also hitting retailers on Wed. are two of the three colorways from the Nike Air More Uptempo "City" pack inspired by Chicago and Atlanta that replace the model's signature "AIR" branding with "CHI" and "ATL" branding, respectively.
Thursday delivers a three way collab between Converse, Patta, and Deviation celebrating London club culture, a five shoe pack of all-over camouflage Nike Air Max 97s representing various countries around the world, and Jordan Brand is bringing back the popular "Altitude" Air Jordan XIII in its original 2005 form.
Closing out this week, Nike is dropping a clean, all-white colorway of the VaporMax and another OG colorway of LeBron James' first signature model, the Air Zoom Generation.
For a detailed look at everything dropping, here's a Complete Guide to This Weekend's Sneaker Releases.
Nike Kyrie 4
Nike Air More Uptempo 'City' Pack
Price: $170
When: Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 10 a.m.
Where: Nike SNKRS and other select retailers
What You Need to Know: Scottie Pippen's classic '90s basketball model, the Air More Uptempo, has been given a remix to honor some of America's major cities, Atlanta and Chicago. The Chicago pair takes on a Bulls-esque colorway of red with black accents, and the Atlanta pair is white with green and gold accents. The signature "AIR" branding has been replaced with the abbreviations of both cities ("CHI" and "ATL"). The Atlanta pair also has a peach and Atlanta area code embroidered on the heel. The third pair from the pack inspired by New York City is slated to drop next week in a Yankees-esque color scheme.
Converse x Patta x Deviation Collection
Nike Air Max 97 'Camo' Pack
Price: $180
When: Thursday, Dec. 21 at 10 a.m.
Where: Nike SNKRS and other select retailers
What You Need to Know: 2017 was the year of the Air Max 97. So, it's only fitting that to cap off the year Nike is dropping a five pair pack covered in various camouflage patterns to represent countries around the world. Countries include the U.S.A., United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and France. Each includes a different all-over camo upper, and velcro on the tongue with an interchangeable Nike logo and flag patch for each respective country.