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Three new colorways of the adidas Springblade set for debut on August 1st. The silhouette, with its interesting design, could well be THE innovative sneaker of this year. The new colorways that are coming out are Metallic Silver/Metallic Silver/Blast Blue, which is for the ladies and Metallic Silver/Metallic Silver/Light Scarlet and Black/Metallic Silver/Medium Lead with a camo pattern, which is for the men.

Running will never be the same, if these sneakers take off. What are the bets on whether these will be allowed in the Olympics?

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The Nike Air Baja 341 brought basketball to the beach, offering a convertible kick that’s still unmatched. A rugged rubber outsole was tough enough for the hottest of blacktops, while a removable inner bootie transformed the street savvy hoop shoe to a summer ready sandal. Let’s face it, most retro releases are interchangeable these days, offering the same wearability, nostalgia and color palette as their countless contemporaries. The Nike Air Baja was interchangeable itself. Fly, funky and most of all functional, this Nick Young favorite is do for a re-release. Hey Nike, bring ‘em back!

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A second shot at a coveted pair of kicks, player exclusives and a couple of samples make this week’s edition of The Good, the Bad & the Ugly. See what stories landed in each category in the pages that follow, and be sure to give us your GBU picks in the comments section.

The Good – “Doernbecher” 3s Return

Seemingly every sneaker fan rejoiced when Nike officially announced that the Air Jordan 3 “Doernbecher” was making a comeback. Of course, the shoes were hard to come by, but who doesn’t love a second chance at one of the best Doernbecher Freestyle kicks, all for a good cause?

Cop or Drop?: Air Jordan 3 “Doernbecher”

Doernbecher Freestyle program designer Colin Couch’s 2008 Nike Air Force 1 is set to release once again on August 3. The third Doernbecher bring back this summer features Colin’s story highlighted in graphics that decorate the lasered white upper. An acrylic paint palette outsole also points to Colin’s love of art. This “Doernbecher” AF1 will be priced at $100, and will release on Nike.com and at Nike retail locations. Will you be looking to cop the re-release of Colin’s Air Force 1? Let us know in the comments.

It was a very busy week for sneakers. The world of kicks gave us everything from a brand new model to the return of a favorite. The Nice Kicks crew sifted through the news to come up with our Staff Picks this week. Flip through the pages to see what we chose, and let us know what your favorite kicks were this week.

Doernbecher re-releases and can’t miss collabs are the talk of the summer, but there’s plenty of variety in this week’s Best of #todayskicks. Check out all five pages of #todayskicks standouts, and then be sure to let us know which pair reigns supreme this time around in the comments.

Reebok Shaqnosis from airveezus

Nike Air Force 1 Grey/Green Elephant Print from danupe

Nike Air Pegasus 83/30 from ninesvnxtrill

Nike Dunk Low Pro SB “De La Sol” from rrg23

Nike Zoom Kobe VII “Christmas” from dynamic218