In July 1993, Li Ning launched the first pair of basketball shoes 937 of Chinese sports brands, and since then, Li Ning has never stopped developing basketball shoes. In September 2004, Li-Ning Free Jumper was launched, sounding the clarion call for Li-Ning to enter the field of professional basketball equipment. The Free Jumper features a clean, retro design with a white and red body, making it instantly recognizable. In the period when the concept of professional basketball shoes is quite vague for domestic brands, the launch of Free Jumper can be described as groundbreaking, and because of its excellent professionalism, it has attracted a large number of national players such as Zhang Jinsong, Zhang Yunsong, Hu Guang, etc.
 
In 2006, Li Ning launched another pair of historic basketball shoes - "Feijia", which was the first pair of Chinese brand basketball shoes to appear in the NBA. Jones also endorsed Li Ning's classic Yushuai series, which was the longest-lasting basketball shoe series of domestic brands and achieved the legendary story of Li Ning's basketball shoes. The third generation of the Handsome series has won the IF Design Award, the fourth generation has become the quasi-signature shoe of NBA star Byron Davis, and the fifth generation has accompanied Spanish star Calderón on the international stage...... Today, Yushuai has been launched to the 11th generation, but there are still many sneaker collectors who have preserved the previous generations of products, which is an immortal legendary series of Chinese basketball shoes in the hearts of shoe fans, and represents the glorious history of Li Ning basketball.
 
In 2012, Li Ning signed a strong alliance with NBA superstar Wade, and the two created another classic basketball shoe series of Li Ning - Wade's Way. Wade's Way generation can be said to be the pinnacle of its debut, it has both the performance of basketball shoes and the appearance of trendy shoes, which could only happen in foreign brands before, and it also happened in Wade's Way. Among them, the color scheme of Wade's Way generation of "manta fish" has been hyped to sky-high prices, and the popularity is not inferior to the famous Adidas Yeezy series.
 
So far, Wade's Way has launched 6 generations, and Wade's Way 5 is the latest model available (6 generations have only released appearance and configuration information). The upper is made of ultra-fine mesh fused material, similar to the 4th generation, but with the addition of some synthetic leather for added support and excellent breathability, making it perfect for summer wear. Wade's Way 5 also has a large lace binding system, which provides a stable and effective wrap around the instep of the foot when the laces are tightened, and the protection is top-notch. A carbon fibre plate is added to the arch of the foot and a wrap-around TPU heel provides stable support and good torsion resistance. IN TERMS OF CUSHIONING, THE WADE ROAD 5 STILL USES CLASSIC BOUNSE AND CUSHION MATERIALS, AND THE FOOT FEELS STIFF.
 
Wade's Way 5 is priced between 1199-1299 yuan, which is not cost-effective. It is more recommended to buy other basketball shoes series of Li Ning, such as Yu Shuai, Blitz, Air Raid, Sonic Speed, etc., which are the main styles sponsored by Li Ning CBA, which have a very high appearance rate on the field court and have been tested in actual combat for a long time, and can often be started at a discount price of 300-400 yuan, which is the best choice in its price range.