Converse Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Thread

23mj88 said:
Early Sept is the word for the butter pair. Others in October.

The shoe fit me TTS, had a little slight pain on top of my toes at first similar to the AE1 but it went away after about 30 mi a.

Traction:
Multidirectional pattern, medium grade compound for firmness. The traction was very ELITE. All of my movements over the 4 hour session (trained with pelicans assistant coach and did 1v1 and 4v4) were superb.

Cushion:
Heel foam is Injected Phylon, forefoot is a double lasted midsole with a larger volume Zoom bag that the Ja 1/2 (thicker).

Heel cushion has a slight bounce, forefoot was nice and springy, nothing crazy but adequate ($130 usd).

Fit:

Tts, slightly narrow and VERY tapered on top of the toes so if your a wide footer .5 up and you’ll be G.

Materials:
Great materials, nubuck, neoprene make for some nice raw materials (old school vibe). Breaks in quickly, but not breathable. Under the shroud is a thin, lightweight mesh.

Support:
Dual lower and upper TPU heel counter, eyelets run into strobel board for great lateral lockdown and containment. Double lasted forefoot keeps everything tight and closer to the floor. Seems to be a shank as the midfoot was rigid.

Overall a phenomenal performer (wish it had heel cushion), but just a fun, reliable and different design from converse. They have some amazing 2026 stuff cooking for this model.

I really enjoyed playing in it and will be wrapping up the performance review this weekend at some point. Spent some more time in them today when I landed.

Minimal logos, clean design, I’ve always loved zippered hoop shoes so these and the DON Issue 7 are right up my alley.
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Thanks! Are you able to share what you know about what’s in store for 2026 with the model? Any indication of other converse hoop models coming out or signees?

JS”
 
23mj88 said:
Early Sept is the word for the butter pair. Others in October.

The shoe fit me TTS, had a little slight pain on top of my toes at first similar to the AE1 but it went away after about 30 mi a.

Traction:
Multidirectional pattern, medium grade compound for firmness. The traction was very ELITE. All of my movements over the 4 hour session (trained with pelicans assistant coach and did 1v1 and 4v4) were superb.

Cushion:
Heel foam is Injected Phylon, forefoot is a double lasted midsole with a larger volume Zoom bag that the Ja 1/2 (thicker).

Heel cushion has a slight bounce, forefoot was nice and springy, nothing crazy but adequate ($130 usd).

Fit:

Tts, slightly narrow and VERY tapered on top of the toes so if your a wide footer .5 up and you’ll be G.

Materials:
Great materials, nubuck, neoprene make for some nice raw materials (old school vibe). Breaks in quickly, but not breathable. Under the shroud is a thin, lightweight mesh.

Support:
Dual lower and upper TPU heel counter, eyelets run into strobel board for great lateral lockdown and containment. Double lasted forefoot keeps everything tight and closer to the floor. Seems to be a shank as the midfoot was rigid.

Overall a phenomenal performer (wish it had heel cushion), but just a fun, reliable and different design from converse. They have some amazing 2026 stuff cooking for this model.

I really enjoyed playing in it and will be wrapping up the performance review this weekend at some point. Spent some more time in them today when I landed.

Minimal logos, clean design, I’ve always loved zippered hoop shoes so these and the DON Issue 7 are right up my alley.
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perfect
 
Butter pair for sure. The black pair depending. Can’t wait to have these in hands and rock em..
 
Threw the IG link below in the main Converse thread, but should have started here. We finally have a release date!! (9/4)



JS”
 
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Sept 4th? That my bday. Will be off and I will be copping. Hopefully I find an in store release
 
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At $130 price point, I hope these are available at deep discount eventually.
 
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