In 1972, Nike released its first basketball shoes, the Bruin and the Blazer. In 1982, the swoosh brand introduced Air Force 1 with the "Original Six" (Mr. Malone, Mr. Cooper, B. Jones, C.Natt, Mr. Thompson and J. Wilkes). Since then, Nike has not stopped pushing innovation, finding the next big players and, above all, drawing the big picture of the future of basketball.