Nike “Rayguns” pack is looking to the archives for its next style namely, the Air Raid. A Tinker Hatfield-designed, Tim Hardaway-endorsed basketball shoe that made its retail debut in 1992 and has released in a handful of classic colorways this fall, the Raid’s multi-texture upper and signature criss-crossing straps lend themselves well to the fictional ABA team’s vibrant color palette.
Bright “Team Orange” tones appear on the nubuck toebox and mesh quarter panels, while overlays are mostly done up in black nubuck. Blaze orange straps criss-cross across the black mesh tongue, secured by “Team Orange” plastic pieces and Velcro straps on each side of the collar branded on the lateral side, unadorned on the medial side. A green Rayguns basketball logo is placed on the tongue, and three colorful stars run down the heel tab.