Asics SwiftAce Yuki

The Super-Runner Built for the Court

Released in December 2025, this is the first Asics signature shoe for Japanese NBA guard Yuki Kawamura of the Memphis Grizzlies, and it marks Asics Basketball's serious return to the US market after years of being Japan-market focused. The design brief was speed: Asics borrowed its super-runner DNA and applied it to basketball, introducing its first SpeedTruss plate system 鈥 a forefoot spring plate paired with a decoupled Flytefoam / Flytefoam Propel midsole. Reviewers including WearTesters describe it as feeling like a super-shoe built for hoops, with standout traction and forward propulsion. The biggest community complaint is sizing: the shoe runs about a half size large, which hurts lockdown if you go true-to-size. At $200 retail it sits in premium territory alongside the Way of Wade 12, and early reviews call the fit issue the main thing keeping it from a top-tier recommendation.