With the WNBA season drawing near, the first glimpses of Sabrina Ionescu‘s next signature sneaker are beginning to emerge.
A first look at the Nike Sabrina 3 has emerged from an on-foot video posted by the sneaker collector known as @760kix on Instagram. Dressed in a faint “Glacier Blue” colorway, the shoe sees its band system made more readily visible than on previous models, drawing comparisons to the Flywire technology popular in the late ’00s and early ’10s. The vertical Swoosh makes its return on the medial side, as does lower-case “i” on the heel.
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Technical specifications are still to come, but it’s likely that the Sabrina 3 makes use of Cushlon foam with Zoom Air at the forefoot.
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Ionescu’s signature line has been a major hit for Nike and is seen on a regular basis in both the WNBA and NBA. For the month of February, the Sabrina 2 was the second most worn shoe in the NBA in terms of minutes played, behind only the Nike Kobe 6 Protro, according to a report from Nick DePaula, in a trend that’s prevailed throughout the entire season.
The Nike Sabrina line has been made in unisex sizing since the start and expanded to include kids’ sizing with the Sabrina 2. The most recent Sabrina model shaved 28 grams off of its predecessor and is the first Nike Basketball shoe to make use of Cushlon 3.0 foam.
Before the Sabrina 3 drops, the Swoosh will expand its women’s signature basketball lineup with the highly anticipated launch of A’ja Wilson’s Nike A’One in May.
The Nike Sabrina 3 “Glacier Blue” will reportedly release July 10 through Nike’s website and select third-party retailers. Sizes will be available in unisex and for kids, with the former priced at $130.