It should be near impossible to sweat through multiple layers of fabric lining, raw materials, and the PU coat on top of the leather.
Also, "not actually useable for basketball just because it's made of leather"? The Kobe 1 Protro and Jordan 12/13 would like to have a word with you.
I think they can do more than the Jordan treatment while still giving us more OG colorways. The thing with Jordans is there's only 4 to 5 OG colorways per model (maybe except the AJ1). Kobes have got at least 10 or so of them, not even including OG PEs (like the Achilles 8s).
Suppose Nike wants...
If I had to guess, OG lunarlon replaced with either React (likely), ReactX (hopefully), or ZoomX (unlikely but I hope it is).
Can't see from the leaked pics but I hope the traction pattern is modified to be more durable.
I'm not asking for full length zoom for it to be a protro...
I had this pair called the Zoom Speed Low back in 2010. Basically the no-name takedown of the Kobe 4 before Venomenons were a thing. The protros with no flywire remind me of them.
On that golden state pair, I don't think I've ever seen a color split down from the heel cup to the midsole on a pair of 4s. Looks sick and reminds me of the Kobe 7.
Congrats to everyone who got them and happy Mamba Day. I got a pair of the FTB Elites in my size for a good price on StockX last week, so I didn't shoot my shot for them on SNKRS.