# Motion-Promoting Shoes These Kids' Basketball Shoes Are Inspired By Nike's Signature Athletes By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2016-05-12 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kids-basketball-shoes References: [news.nike](http://news.nike.com/news/nike-basketball-court-motion-pack-for-kids) & [news.nike](http://news.nike.com/news/nike-basketball-court-motion-pack-for-kids) Kids' basketball shoes simply have to be designed to promote comfort and motion -- the former is imperative when you consider how fast kids' feet grow, while the latter speaks to everything that healthy and active children represent. This is where [Nike's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gt-cut-3) new Court Motion Pack comes in. These shoes are designed to encourage kids' movement out on the basketball court, while inspiring them to move better and faster by taking design cues inspired by Nike signature athletes' favorite modes of real and imaginary transportation. These shoes include the KD8 Court Glider, inspired by the orange bicycle that Durant rode around as a kid and the [Lebron 13 Sudden Impact](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lebron-xxii), which takes its inspiration from teleportation, which fascinated the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar as a child. With their innovative design and smart design, these [kids' basketball shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wander-shoe) can be trusted by parents who want to keep their children happy and healthy through basketball. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 52% | Activity: 50% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Alpha - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/shoes) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Kids' Basketball Shoes:** Designing kids' basketball shoes that promote comfort and motion is a growing trend in the footwear industry, with disruptive innovation opportunities in developing shoes inspired by athletes' favorite modes of transportation. - **Motion-encouraging Footwear:** The development of motion-encouraging footwear is a trend in the athletic shoe industry, with disruptive innovation opportunities in incorporating design cues inspired by athletes' interests and lifestyles. - **Innovative Kids' Footwear:** Innovation in kids' footwear, specifically in designing shoes that promote healthy and active lifestyles, is a trend in the footwear industry with disruptive innovation opportunities in developing shoes with innovative designs and smart features. ### Who This Affects Most - **Footwear:** The footwear industry can benefit from disruption and innovation by designing shoes that promote motion and are inspired by athletes' interests and lifestyles. - **Athletic Clothing:** The athletic clothing industry is seeing a trend in designing clothing and footwear that encourages motion and promotes healthy and active lifestyles. - **Children's Product:** The children's product industry can benefit from developing innovative and smart products, like basketball shoes, that promote healthy lifestyles and inspire kids to be active. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Aqua-Tonal Textural Skate Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/day-one-sneaker.md) - [New Year-Inspired Basketball Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/year-of-the-dragon-colorway.md) - [Character-Themed Court Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rick-and-morty-basketball.md) - [Cosmic-Inspired Running Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cosmic-runner.md) - [Vibrant Festive Basketball Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kd17.md) - [Agile Eye-Catching Basketball Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anta-kai-1.md) - [Athlete-Approved Performance Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kai3-performance-shoe.md) - [Basketball-Shaped Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-baller.md) - [Olympic-Ready Elevated Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-cushioning.md)