Nike Release Dates 2014 and Price – Basketball Elite Team Collection: KD VI, Kobe 9, LeBron 11 ‘Elite’ Coming Out [Photos]

By John Santisteban | Mar 21, 2014 10:25 AM EDT

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The 2013-14 NBA regular season is already in its final stages and as the playoff nears, Nike will release an impressive collection of signatures shoes next month.

Nike will released what is dubbed as the 2014 Basketball Elite Series Team Collection, which features the newest colorways of the signature sneakers of Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James that will be released on April 11th.

First up is the first colorway of the Nike KD VI Elite Team - the Photo Blue/Atomic Orange-Vivid Blue-Team Orange colorway of this popular signature sneaker.

This edition of Durant's sixth signature shoe features photo blue upper part accented with orange hints on the lace eyelets, Nike Swoosh, KD logo, midsole, and outsole.

Aside from the aesthetics of this tweaked variant of the KD VI, it is also reportedly lighter than the original edition of this shoe plus an improved breathability with the full-length Zoom Air unit and perforated upper part.

The Nike KD VI Elite team will sell at $200 per pair in select Nike accounts worldwide.

Bryant's ninth signature shoe with Nike is also expected to make a lot of noise next month - the Kobe 9 Elite that will be released in Court Purple/White-Laser Orange-Wolf Grey colorway.

This Los Angeles Lakers-centric edition of Bryant sig sneaker features a purple and gold upper part along with wolf grey hints on the outsole, Nike Swoosh, and Kobe Bryant logo on the tongue.

This Kobe 9 Elite "Team Elite" edition will be available for $225 per pair.

[ALSO: Nike Kobe 9 Elite 'Detail' Release Date, Price, Where To Buy, Photo]

Aside from Bryant and Durant's signature shoe, the latest colorway of James' signature shoe is also expected to hit strides on the sneaker market in April.

The Nike LeBron 11 Elite will be released in Wolf Grey/Light Crimson-Cool Grey-Black colorway. This edition sports a wolf-grey upper with light crimson lining, Nike Swoosh, LeBron logo, and midsole

According to Nike, this edition of James' signature shoe was tweaked to suit the Miami Heat superstar's needs.

"The LeBron 11 Elite Team edition is tailored to James's game and is lightweight, sleek and strong. It represents an evolution of the LEBRON 11 that launched in October, now with a lower cut and new articulated external cage to keep him contained," Nike noted.

The Nike LeBron 11 Elite will sell at $275 per pair in select Nike accounts worldwide.

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