After a quiet start to the year, sneaker brands are finally joining the Swoosh in diving into their 2026 lineups. This week, New Balance, Nike, Salomon, ASICS, Jordan Brand, and Saucony have all assembled key drops to anticipate. But before we dive into this week’s 10 key launches, let’s look back at the headlines that surfaced in the past seven days, starting with our latest footwear feature.Our annual preview of the year, this time titled 26 Sneaker Releases to Look Forward to in 2026, brought together all of they key storylines that we know about (so far). One project that would’ve been a fitting addition is the NikeSKIMS Air Rift pack, which just surfaced. We also saw Hiroshi Fujiwara preview a fragment design x Nike Mind 001 mule. Meanwhile, the Air Force 1 Low had a noteworthy week with a Chrome Hearts x NOCTA pair surfacing, as well as a Swarovski-adorned edition for Ja Morant.Elsewhere, a preview of Travis Scott’s Air Jordan 1 Low OG “Pink Pack” was shared alongside word of the Air Jordan 1 “Royal” returning later this year. Pharrell is another artist who made waves, this time thanks to his adidas VIRGINIA Adistar Jellyfish sneaker being confirmed to re-release in “Team Royal Blue” next month after a limited drop in Las Vegas last year. Bad Bunny’s signature shoe with the Three Stripes, the BadBo 1.0, also popped up again. As for Kyrie Irving, his ANTA KAI3 was officially revealed with a special “CNY” colorway on the way. Rounding out the week’s news, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Converse SHAI 001 “Ares Grey” is set to drop next week.With all of last week’s key headlines revisited, let’s look ahead at what’s coming this week, starting with more New Balance ABZORB 2000 colorways. After you complete your walkthrough of our list for the week, make sure you hit up HBX to shop for a new pair today.New Balance ABZORB 2000 “Metallic” Pack
