At the start of his career, Derrick Rose was an unstoppable force with the shoes to match. Multiple injuries, surgeries, and trades have slowed down his performance throughout the past decade, but Adidas is tapping into his early days with a fresh iteration of his Adizero Rose 1.5 sneaker. The sneaker debuted in 2011, but the upcoming version encapsulates all of the Rose energy with a Restomod upgrade.
As a fresh MVP, Rose joined the Adidas team for a 14-year contract and sneakers to reflect his agility and fluid movement. A Restomod refers to a shoe that looks similar to its original silhouette but comes optimized for modern play. And because the Adizero Rose 1.5 silhouette is more than a decade old, there’s more than enough room to pack in Adidas’s tech for improvement.
