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# 5+ Best Puma Basketball Shoes 2025
March 7, 2022
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**Puma basketball shoes** have been on the rise in recent years. Puma reintroduced itself into the performance basketball market in 2018 with the release of the , a great first offering from the brand. Puma also signed some top-notch talent to the brand, including DeAndre Ayton, Michael Porter Jr., **and Terry Rozier**, but when they landed , the world started to take notice. At this point, the brand has started to produce some excellent products, and several Puma basketball shoes have already made it onto our  list.
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Though the brand was quiet for a long time, at least in the basketball space, we’re glad that they’re finding their stride again. Whenever we have more competitors in the footwear space, it usually means better and more options for everyone. We’re all here for it. With that, check out our list of the Best Puma Basketball Shoes you can buy now.
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## Best Puma Basketball Shoes Overall
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**Puma All Pro Nitro Elite**
Overall, the **Puma All-Pro Nitro Elite excels as a high-performance shoe**, delivering remarkable traction, cushioning, and support. Its design prioritizes function, ensuring stability, comfort, and durability on the court. However, the synthetic materials may be a drawback for players expecting a premium touch, and its $250 price tag may be prohibitive for some. But if we are only talking about on-court performance,**the Puma All-Pro Nitro Elite absolutely delivers**.  *Price: $250*
8.5/10
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**Puma Stewie 2**
The **Puma Stewie 2** is Bianna Stewarts’ second signature, and simply put it is just a **great all-around performance model.** T**** boasts excellent indoor traction, a very well-balanced and bouncy cushioning system, and a very secure and natural feeling ****. It won’t be a great outdoor option, unfortunately, but as long as you keep them indoors, **you will get a very similar on-court experience to the **, which is an all-time great. KEEP IN MIND that in the US the Stewie 2 comes in women’s sizes, so if you want the correct men’s size you will need to go 1.5 sizes up (ie: 12M = 13.5W).  *Price:* $125
9/10
**Puma MB 03**
The **Puma MB 03 might just be the best  to date**, which is saying something. In terms of on-court performance, the Puma MB 01 is hard to beat, but the MB 03 features better materials, and, in our opinion, a more refined and unique design, which might just clinch the W. . *Price: $1*30
8.7/10
**Puma Stewie 3**
The Puma Stewie 3 is an elevated and improved ****. It’s more flexible, wider, lower to the ground, with better torsional support and more durable cushioning…so if you like the Kobe 11 or you’re looking for**an affordable Kobe substitute, the Puma Stewie 3 should be at the top of your list**.  *Price: $1*30
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**Puma All Pro Nitro**
The Puma All Pro Nitro takes a fresh approach, setting itself apart from its predecessor, yet manages to be . Expect exceptional traction, a plush and well-balanced cushioning system, and adequate materials that deliver performance, culminating in an **outstanding performance basketball shoe that won’t disappoint.** . *Price: $1*30
**Puma Scoot Zero**
**The Puma Scoot Zero is just a solid basketball shoe** with no bells or whistles. This is slightly disappointing if you are looking at the Scoot Zero as the “first signature shoe for an exciting new NBA prospect”. If we look at these shoes as one of Puma’s budget basketball shoes for the 2023-24 season, then they’re much more impressive. Either way, the Scoot Zero promises to be a dependable on-court performance basketball shoe and a good start to what will hopefully be another great signature line to keep an eye on.  *Price $100.*
7.5/10
**Puma Rise Nitro**
The Puma Rise Nitro succeeds the could-have-been-better  and **it looks like Puma listened to the possible improvements we suggested.** The outsole is not only beautiful in our eyes, but functional. Their torsional and spring plates are combined to create the ProPlate, similar to the one used in the . The midsole is full-length Nitro-infused foam, much like the . True, it’s hard to get at the laces, but that’s not much of an issue with the great fit.  *Price: $125*
## Best Puma Basketball Shoes for Outdoor
The Puma Scoot Zero, as we have mentioned is generally **a solid basketball shoe**, and currently, it is Puma’s best outdoor basketball shoe, even though, technically it is not an outdoor-specific hoop shoe.  *Price $100.*
##### 2 comments
1. ! **Chris Eglington** says:
   The first shoe they released was the Clyde Court Disrupt in 2018.
   1. ! **Drew Whitcomb** says:
      Good catch. Someone got confused there. Should be 2018 too. We’re getting that fixed ASAP.
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Evan is a basketball and kicks fanatic, and host of Weartesters en Español based in Spain. He's worked as a marketing director for Spain’s ACB pro team, BCA MoraBanc Andorra, and for the Spanish Basketball Federation during the 2014 Basketball World Cup. As a life-long hooper, Evan is all about on-court performance.
Nightwing2303 loves kicks and performance. He is the Founder of WearTesters.com and enjoys sharing his love and passion for sneakers... one review at a time.
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