{{Short description|Line of shoes by Adidas}}
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'''Adidas Top Ten''' is a line of basketball shoes released by [[Adidas]] in 1979. The original line has since transitioned to a lifestyle shoe along with its later revisions.
==History== Adidas already had many basketball shoes available, but each shoe was mainly designed around one specific role and position for a player. Adidas wanted to design a shoe that would be more universal and useful to every player on the court. The plan for the shoe also included not only having one player be the face of the new product but rather have the top ten players in the NBA promote the shoes, inspiring the name of "Top Ten".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-01-21 |title=The adidas Top Ten Hi Celebrates its 35th Anniversary |url=https://sneakernews.com/2014/01/21/adidas-top-ten-hi-celebrates-35th-anniversary/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=[[Sneaker News]]}}</ref> The company decided to contact NBA player [[Rick Barry]] to help design the shoe. The chosen players to be the group of ten spokespeople were [[Doug Collins (basketball)|Doug Collins]], [[Marques Johnson]], [[Kermit Washington]], [[Adrian Dantley]], [[Bob Lanier]], [[Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)|Bobby Jones]], [[Billy Knight]], [[Sidney Wicks]], [[Mitch Kupchak]], and [[Kevin Grevey]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-06 |title=A Brief History of the adidas Top Ten: The '70s Model That Modernised Sneakers |url=https://www.complex.com/sneakers/a/complex-australia/adidas-top-ten-history |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Complex}}</ref>
The shoe has been rereleased many times, notably in the Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States such as [[Detroit]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-27 |title=adidas Originals And Detroit's Mr. Alan's Celebrate 40th Anniversary Of Top Ten |url=https://sneakernews.com/2019/02/27/adidas-top-ten-40th-anniversary-detroit-mr-alans/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=[[Sneaker News]]}}</ref> The shoe is often referenced in many media including music and art within the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-06 |title=History of The adidas Top Ten & Detroit - Community Shifters |url=https://stockx.com/news/en-us/history-of-the-adidas-top-ten-detroit/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=StockX}}</ref>
==Models== ===Top Ten 2000=== Adidas had signed [[Kobe Bryant]] right during the start of his career and as part of the deal, they decided introduce a new version of the sneaker called '''Top Ten 2000''' which Kobe helped promote when it released in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-03-25 |title=Everything You Need To Know About the adidas Top Ten 2000 |url=https://www.complex.com/sneakers/a/riley-jones/the-adidas-top-ten-2000 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Complex}}</ref> Since the passing of Kobe Bryant, the shoe along with the other sneakers worn by him during his time with Adidas have become widely popular due to their unique design and different aesthetics than his official shoes with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-06 |title=The adidas Top Ten 2000 Arrives in Team-Ready Colours |url=https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/releases/adidas-top-ten-2000-team-buy-price-release-date |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Sneaker Freaker}}</ref>
===Top Ten 2010=== An updated version of the previous model released in 1997, it featured the same technology with slight changes made to the upper.
==Collaborations== In 2014, VILLA launched a special edition of the shoe called the "Triple Crown" which paid homage to the city of Detroit, the place where the shoe is the most popular. The colors of the shoe represent the baseball team of the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-12 |title=VILLA PAYS TRIBUTE TO DETROIT WITH SPECIAL EDITION ADIDAS ORIGINALS TOP TEN |url=https://sneakerbardetroit.com/villa-pays-tribute-detroit-special-edition-adidas-originals-top-ten/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Sneaker Bar Detroit}}</ref>
In 2019, Adidas worked with Tommey Walker to release another Detroit inspired version of the sneaker dubbed celebrating the Detroit holiday, "313 Day" which is the area code for the city. The collaboration not only included a new design of the Top Ten but also special clothing as well.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-10 |title=DETROIT VS. EVERYBODY AND ADIDAS ORIGINALS RELEASING SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTION |url=https://sneakerbardetroit.com/detroit-vs-everybody-adidas-top-ten-release-date/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Sneaker Bar Detroit}}</ref>
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