
By Jason Liao
The Nike LeBron 16 switches up the collar-cut from it’s predecessor, while maintaining a lot of the features seen on the LeBron 15. Longtime LeBron collaborator Jason Petrie returns once again to design the 16. Petrie looked to refine the 15 only, carrying over top-of-the-line technology in the articulated Max Zoom system and Battleknit upper. The latter is dubbed Battleknit 2.0, with sections getting stripped down to reduce weight. Nike also increased the tensile strength of the knit to withstand LeBron’s explosive game.

