June’s sneaker release calendar mixes confirmed drops with expected surprises tied to the start of the World Cup, while also featuring a strong lineup of general releases and collaborations across Nike, Jordan Brand, Adidas, Puma and Converse. The month includes several notable anniversary and archive-driven models, plus special player-edition shoes and limited-edition pairs that are likely to attract collectors and sneaker fans alike.
Nike opens the month with the Mind 001 Flyknit on June 1 for $95, adding a Flyknit tongue to the popular mule silhouette. Also arriving June 1 is the Thrasher x Adidas Glenburn, a soccer-inspired collaboration shaped by Thrasher cofounder Fausto Vitello’s Argentine roots. Nike Kobe 9 Protro Low Draft Day follows the same day at $190, honoring the 30th anniversary of the 1996 NBA Draft and Kobe Bryant’s original selection by the Charlotte Hornets before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.
On June 2, Nike and McDonald’s team up for the Book 2 Sedona at $155, a design influenced by the turquoise arches found at a McDonald’s in Sedona, Arizona. The same day brings the Caitlin Clark x Nike Kobe 5 Protro Scrabble for $190, continuing Clark’s run of player-edition Kobe releases while fans continue waiting for her first signature shoe.
One of the most anticipated retro-style releases lands June 4 with the Nike Air Foamposite One Tianjin 2.0 at $250. The shoe is a wider release version of the rare 2015 Asia-exclusive, retaining much of the original’s elaborate look. Adidas also expands its Adistar XLG 2.0 line on June 4 with three new colorways, while Puma adds the Deviate Pure Nitro, its first running shoe with a full NitroFoam midsole and no carbon plate.
Jordan Brand’s slate continues with the Air Jordan 1 Low Sail on June 6 and the Air Jordan 15 23RE Black/Muslin, a revised take on one of the line’s more debated models. Nike SB also joins the early-month run with the Air Force 1 Low Flax on June 9, giving the skate-informed version of the classic sneaker a wheat-colored finish.
Soccer remains a major theme on June 10 with the Willy Chavarria x Adidas Copa Mundial Megaride, created for the Mexican national team and combining a Copa Mundial upper with a Megaride sole. Converse follows on June 11 with the Shai 001 Premium Steel, a metallic leather version of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s signature model.
Later in the month, the Air Jordan 3 Bin23 arrives June 13 in a highly limited run of just 2,300 pairs. The Air Jordan 5 Black/University Blue returns on June 20 for the first time in 20 years, bringing back a classic black and Carolina blue colorway. On June 26, Nike releases the Kobe 4 Protro Draft Day Pack as a blind box set with 14 possible colorways, including wear-away editions tied to the teams that passed on Kobe Bryant and a Lakers version. That same day, Bape and Adidas unveil the Evo SL, followed by the Jaide x Air Jordan 11 Low Fiberglass on June 27, the first collaboration ever on the Air Jordan 11.
