FLAGSHIP SHOE: Nike Air Max Penny
Player: Penny Hardaway
Original Release: 1995-1996
Weight: 14.8 ounces
Designer: Eric Avar
Design Features:
- Durabuck and propylene upper
- nylon webbing speed lacing system.
- forefoot Zoom Air (then called Tensile Air)
- Phylon support wing
- visible dual pressure Air Max 2 heel unit
- solid rubber outsole
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OG COLORWAY DETAILS
BLACK/ROYAL/WHITE
- Nickname: “Orlando”
- 1995 OG: $135 (about $262 in 2022)
- 2000 Retro: $120 (about $206 in 2022)
- 2006 Retro: $125 (about $184 in 2022)
- 2011 Retro: $125 (about $165 in 2022)
- 2022 Retro: $170
- Until 2022, this colorway had gotten cheaper over time when adjusted for inflation.
BLACK/ROYAL
- Nickname: “All-Star”
- 1996 OG: $135 (about $255 in 2022)
- 2014 Retro: $140 (about $175 in 2022)
- This colorway has gotten cheaper over time when adjusted for inflation.
WHITE/ROYAL
- Nickname: “Home”
- 1996 OG: $135 (about $255 in 2022)
- 2022 Retro: $170
- This colorway has gotten cheaper over time when adjusted for inflation.
TAKEDOWN SHOE: Nike Air Wayup
Player: Scottie Pippen, Reggie Miller and many others.
Original Release: 1995
Retro: 2012
Weight: 15.1 ounces
Price: $100
Design Features:
- Durabuck, full grain leather and cordura upper
- eyestay reinforcement
- Phylon support wing
- polyurethane midsole
- large volume visible heel Air Sole unit
- encapsulated forefoot Air Sole unit
- solid rubber outsole
TAKEDOWN SHOE: Nike Air Ascend
Original Release: 1995
Retro: N/A
Weight: 14.9 ounces
Price: $75
Design Features:
- Durabuck, full grain leather and nylon mesh upper
- Phylon midsole
- encapsulated heel Air Sole unit
- solid rubber outsole
TAKEDOWN SHOE: Nike Air Deterrent
Original Release: 1995
Retro: N/A
Price: $60
