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Nike‘s lack of innovation is one of the major factors driving its ongoing stock market punishment, but it’s possible that two launches in September could help shift the narrative.
Book-ending the month ahead will be the Pegasus Plus 2, an entry into the increasingly competitive super trainer space with a curved Air Zoom unit, and the Hyperslide made in collaboration with Hyperice, which offers vibration and heat functions in the name of recovery.
The retro front will also be as well accounted for as usual, with the return of the Air Max 95 “Greedy” creating anticipation and a robust slate of Nike Kobe releases including two ties to soccer.
Those are just a few of the best Nike sneakers releasing in September, and below you can find Footwear News’ full selection. You can also head to the link to find every Air Jordan releasing in September.
Nike Pegasus Plus 2
Release Date: Sept. 3
Price: $170
SKU: IM2541-600
This super trainer packs a full ZoomX midsole along with a curved Air Zoom unit at the forefoot to help push you through speedy miles with 18 percent greater energy return than its predecessor.
Nike Air Max Joga Bonito “Black/University Red”
Release Date: Sept. 3
Price: $180
SKU: IO1753-001
Nike’s mash-up of the Air Max 95 and Mercurial gets just its third colorway and a new shimmery material for its overlays.
Nike Mind 002 Flyknit “Fossil Stone”
Release Date: Sept. 3
Price: $145
SKU: IR2176-101
Nike’s alternate, ISPA-esque upper for its mind-altering sneaker gets a monochrome beige look that wouldn’t look out of place in “Mad Max.”
Nike Ja 4 “Dark Mode”
Release Date: Sept. 3
Price: $130
SKU: IM4135-001
The first three colorways of Ja Morant’s fourth signature sneaker have arrived in highlighter hues, but it now goes “Dark Mode” in a stealthy mix of black and metallic silver.
Nike Kobe 3 Low Protro “Barcelona”
Release Date: Sept. 4
Price: $190
SKU: IO6257-001
The second year of Barcelona’s partnership with the Nike Kobe line delivers a low-top Kobe 3 to match the squad’s away kit for the season.
Nike Air Liquid Max “Grey Fog”
Release Date: Sept. 4
Price: $220
SKU: IQ7634-005
After launching its newest form of Air Max in the spring, Nike is now beginning to deliver the Air Max Liquid with more frequency and variety.
Nike Air Max 95 “Greedy”
Release Date: Sept. 8
Price: $200
SKU: IM2211-001
This mismatched Air Max 95 treatment borrowing from many classic colorways made its debut in 2015, inspired other takes on the same sneaker and others and now returns for the first time with “Big Bubble” proportions.
Nike GT Future “Varsity Red”
Release Date: Sept. 8
Price: $210
SKU: FZ5590-603
The GT Future is arguably Nike’s most futuristic basketball shoe on the market right now and is a spiritual successor to the Air Foamposite. It’s never suffered risk of anonymity but stands out particularly well now in “Varsity Red.”
Terror Squad x Nike Air Force 1 Low “White/University Red”
Release Date: Sept. 9
Price: $150
SKU: II4391-100
Fat Joe’s Air Force 1 Low got two colorways in 2023 but hadn’t been seen in stores again until now with its new white and red look.
Nike Air Max Dolce “Metallic Silver”
Release Date: Sept. 10
Price: $170
SKU: IB4527-001
The Air Max Dolce launched in 2002, well before the term sneaker-loafer was ever coined. It may be better suited for the moment today but still channels the aughts with a heavy metallic silver spread.
Nike Huarache 2K4 “Knicks”
Release Date: Sept. 10
Price: $200
SKU: IV0345-001
With the New York Knicks ending their 52-year championship drought, any and all sneaker dropping in blue and orange is now entitled to be named for the team that set the city on fire this summer.
Nike Air Foamposite Pro “Camo”
Release Date: Sept. 18
Price: $260
SKU: IM5204-001
A delay pushed back the first reissue of this pair of camo Foams, but what’s one month after 13 years?
Nike A’Two “Dawn Staley”
Release Date: Sept. 18
Price: $145
SKU: IX1923-100
A’ja Wilson pays tribute to Dawn Staley, her college sneaker, with a version of her second signature sneaker invoking her mentor’s own.
Nike Kobe 8 “Mambacurial”
Courtesy of Nike.
Release Date: Sept. 19
Price: $200
SKU: IO6253-500
The second Nike Kobe sneaker of the month tied to soccer revives a 2013 mashup of his signature shoe and the Mercurial 9 boot.
Nike Kobe 3 Protro “Orca”
Release Date: Sept. 26
Price: $210
SKU: IQ5340-001
Sure, you could just call it “black and white.” But it’s more fun to call this remastered Kobe 3 “Orca.”
Nike Air Bakin “Varsity Red”
Release Date: Sept. 28
Price: $170
SKU: IQ5365-600
Nike’s controversial ’90s basketball sneaker was plucked out of the archives by Supreme three years ago and now comes back to stores for its first in-line drop.
Hyperice x Nike Hyperslide
Hyperice and Nike packed heat and vibration functionality into this premium slide.
Courtesy of Hyperice
Release Date: Sept. 29
Price: $250
SKU: 66000-001, 66005-001
Nike and Hyperice teamed up on recovery boots worn at the 2024 Olympics and released to the public last year. A $900 price tag has limited their appeal, but a $250 slide with vibration and heat functions could prove to be a more approachable but still indulgent hit.
