The NBA's New Basketballs Are Weird... 

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The airless basketball looks cool. I see a problem, though: outdoors, the holes will "catch" stones, over time.

The only two issues I can think of with the new basketball is durability especially aoutside and also who the aerodynamics will work with the holes in the air

I could totally see the NBA moving towards the new airless ball. I think the entire idea was that since it was airless, the air temperature, humidity, air density inside, etc. would never affect the balls performance, and it would ALWAYS perform the exact same game after game wherever you play

LMAOO THATS MY BOYS AND I AT 4:16

Anyone wondering how differently that ball will shoot considering that the Magnus effect plays a role in how spinning balls travel through the air?

I think the "weird" basketball is actually not weird because it's inivative and will eventually make basketballs cheaper because of the manufacturing process being much easier

Shoutout to Jidion in 3:53 for making History in an NBA game.

There's nothing worse then going to play some hoops & the ball being flat, so I hope that Wilson mass produces the 3D printed ball as it solves a real-world problem (& looks cool as well). Of all these ideas it is the most practical in my opinion.

Kevin Durant should get one of those ankle protection stuff. I don’t want injury to be a barrier this playoffs

the fact that they are atleast trying to do cool stuff like this is awesome. the growth of the NBA just in the last 5-10 years has been so cool to see.

I watched a Sixers game in VR years ago when I got the Oculus and it was awesome. The view was perfect, from the scorers table. When play moved close to the rim it would switch to a camera right at the rim and you could watch dudes fly towards the basket and throw it down. Its definitely a nice way to watch the game.

That airless basketball could be a standard in the future because it is more independent from the pressure inside which minutely changes per ball. They only need to improve it: cover the whole thing, they can use a transparent/translucent material if they want to retain the aesthetic. They just need to make sure that skin friction, hand grip feel, aerodynamics, and everything else is similar of that a traditional basketball.

Steph when he saw the new ankle support: 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

5:03 ngl, getting the whole squad and doing it with the bois would be fun

I feel like the airless ball is a cool concept but idk how reliable it will be and if it could affect performance while actually playing

Thanks for explaining so much about the new basketball

"The NBA's New Basketballs Are Weird..." proceeds to not talk about the basketball for the next 6 minutes

0:57 OMG NOT THE SHOE LACES!!!! XD I"M DYING!

Ngl that ankle brace seems useful... I think it needs further testing but if it legit reduce the risk of injury with no drawbacks it would help a lot pf players

That ankle support looks great for many other activities not just basketball. The times I've rolled my ankles off uneven surfaces. 😅

Everyone in my neighborhood: if you buy that hoop, I'm coming at night and taking it.

You just wanna hoop but you forgot to CHARGE YOUR SHOES...

the airless ball will be a huge w in school where you only get slightly inflated balls so if you have that its a w

that smart hoop seems like it would be hard to aim with everything going on in the backboard

Been waiting for the VR matches for soooo long... It has way more possibilities like put on a headphone and go to a concert in your home.

This is the vsauce 2 mind blow for basketball inventions 🤯👌🏾

I don't even want to know how the aerodynamics will fuck with shots.

I wonder how the 3d printed ball performs on wet pavement vs a traditional ball?

Hey Nolan. Did not know you were into basketball. Cool to see you using TM tactics with the vid. Good for you bro.

2:04 okay I had to rewind for a split second I wasn't paying very close attention and thought that said "Joe has passed away" and was thinking what a weird notification to get from your smart basketball hoop.

Self tying shoes would be awesome for people with disabilities too! If they make more designs and more accessible

I would be curious to see what kind of polymer is used for the ball... chances are different temperatures will result in different elasticity/bounciness and there is no way to inflate/deflate to compensate. Awesome for schools though

Nice video. There is even a "new" floor coming to the world of basketball. Might wanna check that out aswell.

“Don’t reinvent the wheel” “Okay we’ll reinvent the ball”

Guys, save your time, the basketball is at 06:14 .

I have a feeling all those holes are going to lead to a lot of stubbed fingers. Everyone has jammed up a finger on a normal ball, now imagine that when your finger snags on a hole and causes it to happen at more angles than usual.

Just the fact that Back to the Future had so much influence at a gag in a movie that Nike made it a point to make the self lacing shoes before the year 2021 that was in Back to the Future. It's literally nuts.

Curry gonna be on that immediately.

$420 self lacing shoes “Oh no too expensive maybe in a few more years but Here buy this basketball hoop only $5000”😂

The ankle brace is definitely the most readily useful thing listed in this video

Those hoops seem great but what about rims? Cool gadget for people that shoot for hours. This basketball seems fancy too, but on the contrary to normal and natural 🏀... Its about the feeling and slight deflation of air in the ball to make it work well enough. People often tends to pump ball too much, was doing the same thing in ball that had air leakage but usually there's some threshold to not make ball rock solid and too bouncy. And this ball... I really don't know what to think about it because its built different.

Many of those techs will remind on something else then on sport/basketball!!! Shoes - Movie VR seat - VR games ...etc

2:11 ah yes i didn't know a hoop counter from chuck e cheese was the next frontier for artificial intelligence

Fun video and cool concepts.

Wow! it needs to have AI to know how many shots you missed/made. Impressive. The older version which was using BigData in the Cloud to do the same thing must have missed some sales targets.

Basketball Club: The NBA's New Basketballs Are Weird Also Basketball Club: I really doubt they're going to use this basketball in the NBA

great channel. would love to see more content just like this. sending power and blessings from Melbourne Australia

Which of these new pieces of technology would you actually use? And which ones would you never use? Let me know!

For me the new ball is great yeah rn it’s expensive but remember 3d printing is still relatively new and getting cheaper and will get cheaper and still same quality as a normal basketball but I feel it will be great for indoor becuase plastic can be light so wind can affect it so I can totally see the nba use this

Samus loaning out her Hi-Jump Boots, I see.

“These basketballs are 3D printed” Me: well time to get to work 🙏

Melo needs the ankle braces 😂

Those ankle braces seem like the best idea to be honest. Because these injuries in the league...good lord lol they gotta do SOMETHING to help it.

I would love to watch a VR courtside game!

That VR tech WILL be the future. You may want to watch a game sitting next to friends. What if they live in another city? And it will only get better as VR tech improves. Endless possibilities.

The ankle strap is amazing I don’t play basketball but i do skate 🛹 and this is a definite worth while purchase!

The airless basketball is a cool concept but there has to be a reason no one shot it right? Like would you have to shoot harder or differently to make it actually go in?

That basketball is def gonna be used in NBA one day.

Airless basketball is an example of a solution looking for a problem lol.

Came to look at the new basketballs 6 minutes in I'm a shoe lace tech expert and still haven't seen a weird basketball yet.

The ankle thing is definitely related to almost everyone feeling like they need to wear low tops now

Imagine you bought that 6k hoop with the tv and then Shaq shows up and smashes the board💀

All I can think of now is someone watching "Family Guy Funny Moments" on the backboard lol

Took awhile to fast forward to the ball, but it is interesting. Makes me wonder how it would work outside on slightly windy day.

This channel is next up📈

da guy untied his shoo

Watching the game in VR is crazy cool

Must feel like a rocket when you shoot in the sky almost 2 whole inches, lol!

Underrated

I might now pick up a Nike Adapt BB basketball shoe because those seem like really cool shoe that I can play in. The "huupe" smart hoop is really expensive but it is still really awesome and if I ever get the money for one, I'm definitely copping it. The "Better Guards" ankle braces are something Stephen Curry really needs, and I also need them because I sprain my ankles sometimes playing basketball, but I continue to try and play on it. The NBA court side VR headset I'm getting also because I don't wanna pay lots of money just to get good seats. Imagine the APL concept shoe plus a customized VKTRY insole for yourself 3.5 inches + 1.6 inches = about 5.1 inches in your vertical jump, CRAZY. The new Wilson basketball I'm definitely picking up, and I'll pick up another one for outdoor if I hear a review telling me it's good outdoors.

5:58 literally the same lmfao

Air passing through the ball as opposed to over its surface will likely change the dynamics of a backspin on a shot.

I would like the nba and fibs to use those same kind of basketball, we can all play with the standardised basketball.

i'm curious how the aerodynamics of the ball would be compared to a regular ball.

Those kicks (and ones like it) are highly valued to people with the inability to tie their shoes. Quality of life game changer for some!

The aerodynamics on that ball are going to be different.

Thought this was a video about the basketballs not random tech

imaging wearing the apl shoe with a vktry carbon insole omg

Watching on VR as if youre on 1st row and you still have someone's head in your face😅

I got the bb 2.0 auto lacing shoes, they're cool asf, they're a bit troublesome at the airport though when lacing them lol

Pretty sure people are going to injury something else trying to stop their ankles from rolling. The force from the explosiveness has got to go somewhere.

What happens if u hit the backboard😂 2:25

This is amazing…indoors 💯

I can finally focus in basketball by watching subway surfers from that smart hoop

Better not let Shaq anywhere near one of those smart hoops cause that’s one expensive backboard break

imagine if we had like jerseys built with a camera in the material and you could have your VR hooked up to a player whilst they're playing and not just a seat in the arena

lmao this just reminded me how whistlin diesel destroyed a pair of those back to the future shoes💀💀💀

Wonder if I’ll see that new basketball hoop at a nearby RecCenter or gym. I like the APS shoes. Also want to get my hands on that new basketball

the ball would be perfect for youth, Middle, High School and College (hey they all use metal bats in base ball in those age groups and then go wood in the pros) they never get flat and they will last longer than a leather/ synthetic leather ball . plus out doors this is gonna kill the casual basket ball business. I do wonder if they will be able to make a baseball like this but not sure if it will withstand that impact from the bat.

The aerodynamics of this ball will be completely different

"I really doubt they're going to use this basketball in NBA games" "The NBA's New Basketballs are weird"

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The idea of having a futuristic basketball is great, but it still has many issues: Stones, courts with holes, as someone else mentioned Aerodynamics. Something more flexible to these problems will be invented quick lmfao

I dont play much basketball but having self lacing shoes would be paradise

Futuristic NBA would have sensors in NBA players shoes and on the court even the players uniforms with have sensors that could sense if a player received enough contact for the foul or did the player overreact to no contact. Sensors on the court and in the shoes can automatically show if 3pt shot is behind the line or if a player steps out of bounce. It could even show cool reaction times. A funny idea would be a sensor in the ball, so if the ball is still in a players hand or even touched after the shot clock expires the ball pops like a bubble or a balloon.

where can i buy the ankle braces

Whistlin diesel be like: wait a minute??.... those are trash AND expensive... ok let me buy this for a sec

The AI hoop would make me self-conscious I don't wanna remember how terrible I'am lol 😂 good thing its out of my price range

Smart backboard seems very distracting