For the 5th time since their original release in 1990, Nike’s most famous tennis sneaker, the Nike Air Tech Challenge 2, is returning to shelves on August 30th, 2024. The sneak peek at the 2024 version pictured below, is courtesy of NikeTalk member: jshortt

The shoe, designed by Tinker Hatfield and made famous by tennis legend and 8-time Grand Slam champion, Andre Agassi, was an instant hit and it’s flamboyant color scheme matched Andre’s explosive game. The game of tennis had never seen anything like Andre or his “Hot Lava” shoes. They’ll be available at select Nike Sportswear retailers, both in-store and online, including Nike.com, with a retail price of $150 USD.

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Yesterday at 8:49 AM #1

dhtowng

Supporter

Waiting it out.

Yesterday at 9:39 AM #2

hutchie

My atc 3s are in decent nick considering age but 4s are near death due to toe box material. Nikes roll out of the agassi line is v frustrating

Yesterday at 10:10 AM #3

pwguy

Wish SX would just match me with a new seller or just cancel my order. For $5 more I can get a pre-verified order in. Mine has been stuck on Order Confirmed since 9/11. What a s***t service they have.

Yesterday at 10:14 AM #4

WASHED KING

Why would Nike release more of these when they can drop another brown/sail Jordan 1 combination?

Yesterday at 10:16 AM #5

headdetective

Yesterday at 10:27 AM #6

kb24strikesagain

Unless someone has substantial evidence of a major restock, I don't see the larger sizes coming down in price, just simple supply and demand. And even if there were a restock, I think it's crazy to think that they would be in greater numbers. Hopefully Nike will at least see the demand and make more of the upcoming releases more available.

Yesterday at 10:29 AM #7

WASHED KING

Best case is Nike restocks them like they did the Orlando Penny 1's but I don't see them doing that.

Yesterday at 10:32 AM #8

ntva28

We know what a “restock” is. In this case its like 1 pair per size, if even per size. If they “restocked” Nike Sbs that would be like 3-4 pairs per size or something. And if it was Jordans, its like 10-16 pairs per size or something. The bots would eat it up like a shark in the sea.

Yesterday at 10:59 AM #9

slab0meat

I finally wore mine both Saturday night and Sunday.. happy to say that not only did they look great, they're more comfortable than I expected AND my size 10 was a perfect fit.

As I do sometimes, I like to spruce up a sneaker.. will probably switch to black laces on these.

(edit: NOT only..)

Yesterday at 11:24 AM #10

engineer

ntva28 said:

We know what a “restock” is. In this case its like 1 pair per size, if even per size. If they “restocked” Nike Sbs that would be like 3-4 pairs per size or something. And if it was Jordans, its like 10-16 pairs per size or something. The bots would eat it up like a shark in the sea.

That’s the thing. Even if there was a full on re release the bots are gonna be all over them, especially size 10+. If you’re a bigger size your chances of getting these at retail are basically zero.

Yesterday at 11:30 AM #11

cgs37

slab0meat said:

I finally wore mine both Saturday night and Sunday.. happy to say that only did they look great, they're more comfortable than I expected AND my size 10 was a perfect fit.

As I do sometimes, I like to spruce up a sneaker.. will probably switch to black laces on these.

not mine, but if you could get a close color match...

Yesterday at 11:32 AM #12

blacklion23

Yeah, the more I think about it resell will probably be the way. Resellers have their foot on the neck of this release.

Yesterday at 1:59 PM #13

truenike81

Goat canceled my order 😤 😡🤬

Yesterday at 2:00 PM #14

pwguy

truenike81 said:

Goat canceled my order 😤 😡🤬

WTF is wrong with these resellers....they holding off for another ten bucks?

Yesterday at 2:14 PM #15

slab0meat

cgs37 said:

not mine, but if you could get a close color match...

Funny you say that, because with a pair of Jordans I have, which have some teal in them, I found a perfect lace match and used those.

When I looked close at these, I really don't think the splatter and the swoosh are the same color exactly. And I didn't want to add in a potential third shade of hot pink-lava-whatever. Black is safer. But I like those to a degree.

Yesterday at 2:28 PM #16

truenike81

Culture vultures are a cancer/parasites

Yesterday at 2:33 PM #17

WASHED KING

truenike81 said:

Culture vultures are a cancer/parasites

How can I be mad at them when it's Nike creating the issue?

No reason these weren't released in 3x the numbers they did beyond creating fake hype.

Yesterday at 2:52 PM #18

pwguy

If I can get my money back from SX, I'll buy pre-verified from either SX or Flight Club/Goat; not sure which is the least s**t service though. For now SX is holding my money hostage stating it's reasonable for the seller to take 2 weeks to ship.....Only industry that's worse is the airline industry:evil:.

Yesterday at 2:57 PM #19

truenike81

Got some shoes on my hit list I just want to be done 🤣🤣🤣

Yesterday at 7:41 PM #20

ntva28

WASHED KING said:

How can I be mad at them when it's Nike creating the issue?

No reason these weren't released in 3x the numbers they did beyond creating fake hype.

How?

They are the opportunistic middlemen between consumers and sellers making profits off someone else’s product/work/service for their benefit.

If you pay resellers, you are paying them $$$ or whatever amount for their benefit that you could have done for…$0!

Some resellers are legit, selling authentic stuff. Some resellers are shady and not selling legit stuff.
Buying direct from the source eliminates this risk.

If Nike limits their products, it is their prerogative, and that is not good for consumers but who takes advantage of that? Resellers. Nike is partly to blame, besides resellers, when they limit the supply of their items that have a larger demand.

The resellers who are buying up the latest releases are annoying and problematic for buyers. If you go in store and wonder why they don’t have a full size run, well, blame the resellers and bulk buyers. Don’t blame the consumer for that.

The resellers who happen to sell vintage, hard to get, hyper strike, tier zero, one/one type of items which are not necessarily available to the public can be valuable to some buyers who are in the market for that.

Yesterday at 7:57 PM #21

truenike81

Reorder with some Goat credits hopefully 🙏 this seller ships

Yesterday at 7:57 PM #22

engineer

ntva28 said:

How?

They are the opportunistic middlemen between consumers and sellers making profits off someone else’s product/work/service for their benefit.

If you pay resellers, you are paying them $$$ or whatever amount for their benefit that you could have done for…$0!

Some resellers are legit, selling authentic stuff. Some resellers are shady and not selling legit stuff.
Buying direct from the source eliminates this risk.

If Nike limits their products, it is their prerogative, and that is not good for consumers but who takes advantage of that? Resellers. Nike is partly to blame, besides resellers, when they limit the supply of their items that have a larger demand.

The resellers who are buying up the latest releases are annoying and problematic for buyers. If you go in store and wonder why they don’t have a full size run, well, blame the resellers and bulk buyers. Don’t blame the consumer for that.

The resellers who happen to sell vintage, hard to get, hyper strike, tier zero, one/one type of items which are not necessarily available to the public can be valuable to some buyers who are in the market for that.

The only thing nike could really do to eliminate resellers is to increase the msrp on limited products. (Or just flood the market, but assuming they want them to be limited.)

I hate it too, but if a product has a huge demand and a low supply and Nike doesn’t factor that into the msrp then the product is actually underpriced. So, of course opportunistic people are going to buy something that’s underpriced and sell it at market price.

Yesterday at 8:20 PM #23

ntva28

engineer said:

The only thing nike could really do to eliminate resellers is to increase the msrp on limited products. (Or just flood the market, but assuming they want them to be limited.)

I hate it too, but if a product has a huge demand and a low supply and Nike doesn’t factor that into the msrp then the product is actually underpriced. So, of course opportunistic people are going to buy something that’s underpriced and sell it at market price.

I’d rather Nike make more than raise the retail price. We know that they pick and choose whatever they want and whenever they want.

What I find interesting is how stores would like to backdoor any product they have to certain resellers and bulk buyers doing closed door business with them because those guys are probably buying alot of the stuff the regular consumers aren’t buying and then they are reselling that too.

That pays the bills of the store, for example. Then the regular consumer can’t obtain what they wanted because that was given to the resellers and bulk buyers. And the maker isn’t making more product. It just complicates things for regular buyers. Either pay up or pass for the next release for another couple of years, which is a question mark.

And reselling can create a ripple effect. The people who paid resell may end up taking advantage of another limited release and resell that to pay off the costs of what they paid for the previous item they paid resale for. Reprisal or recoupment.

Yesterday at 9:45 PM #24

niketock88

Sounds like some of the Nike talk big shots didn’t help the common folk

Yesterday at 9:52 PM #25

Sunzi

Sunzi said:

I went to all the boutiques in London past two weeks.

Offspring telling me they had 11 pairs. Footpatrol saying they had a few stragglers, all small size. END. weren't even aware of them dropping. Size said they got a random batch in an on the day delivery.

******* pissed. Size 12 is borderline 3x retail.

I hope they get a Mac Attack style release I.e more accessible after a couple months... otherwise it's gonna be resale for me. Nothing on UK eBay either. ****s dry out here.

Found a pair and just bit the bullet.

Cheaper than StockX & Goat, but not cheap. Just got to hope the sale goes through now.

It's mad... even when you commit to paying the resell, there's still no guarantees over the acquisition.

These come in safely, I'm retired for 2024. This drop's been stressful.

I just know they're gonna get a wider release now lol.

Yesterday at 10:24 PM #26

pwguy

Sunzi said:

Found a pair and just bit the bullet.

Cheaper than StockX & Goat, but not cheap. Just got to hope the sale goes through now.

It's mad... even when you commit to paying the resell, there's still no guarantees over the acquisition.

These come in safely, I'm retired for 2024. This drop's been stressful.

I just know they're gonna get a wider release now lol.

Yeah, the whole thing is lame. Where'd you cop from? Crossing my fingers for you.

Yesterday at 10:36 PM #27

WASHED KING

ntva28 said:

How?

They are the opportunistic middlemen between consumers and sellers making profits off someone else’s product/work/service for their benefit.

If you pay resellers, you are paying them $$$ or whatever amount for their benefit that you could have done for…$0!

Some resellers are legit, selling authentic stuff. Some resellers are shady and not selling legit stuff.
Buying direct from the source eliminates this risk.

If Nike limits their products, it is their prerogative, and that is not good for consumers but who takes advantage of that? Resellers. Nike is partly to blame, besides resellers, when they limit the supply of their items that have a larger demand.

The resellers who are buying up the latest releases are annoying and problematic for buyers. If you go in store and wonder why they don’t have a full size run, well, blame the resellers and bulk buyers. Don’t blame the consumer for that.

The resellers who happen to sell vintage, hard to get, hyper strike, tier zero, one/one type of items which are not necessarily available to the public can be valuable to some buyers who are in the market for that.

Nike can cut out resellers very easily if they want to.

Look at what the resell is on panda dunks vs what it used to be.

Simple supply and demand. Nike is very in tune with what products are desired. This release going the way it did was on purpose. Resellers are opportunistic, Nike creates the opportunity.

Yesterday at 10:46 PM #28

truenike81

WASHED KING said:

Nike can cut out resellers very easily if they want to.

Look at what the resell is on panda dunks vs what it used to be.

Simple supply and demand. Nike is very in tune with what products are desired. This release going the way it did was on purpose. Resellers are opportunistic, Nike creates the opportunity.

Nike creates the opportunity. You ain't xxxx lying

Yesterday at 11:28 PM #29

ntva28

WASHED KING said:

Nike can cut out resellers very easily if they want to.

Look at what the resell is on panda dunks vs what it used to be.

Simple supply and demand. Nike is very in tune with what products are desired. This release going the way it did was on purpose. Resellers are opportunistic, Nike creates the opportunity.

I blame both 🤷.

Yesterday at 11:59 PM #30

Sunzi

pwguy said:

Yeah, the whole thing is lame. Where'd you cop from? Crossing my fingers for you.

1am eBay find.

Cost me the equivalent of $460.

GOAT/StockX now up at $535 in my size (12).

Appreciate you.

Sep 4, 2024 #1

05fordgt

Ok, so this is gonna be a bit long, and get emotional for me, but PLEASE 🙏 bear with and read it if you could? If you are an old head OG, you will 100% understand. It's a day late because I had an unexpected trip to the hospital in Philly on Monday early evening. And that was after several hours at my local Urgent Care due to feeling like absolute hell. 102.9° fever, chills, shaking I was so cold. But no nausea, but I felt dehydrated (again). Not the way I wanted to spend my 48th birthday 😞. But it is what it is. More on this in a few.

I tried 2 raffles and didn't get any. And like others, I also tried SNKRS and that was an abysmal failure. And with being on long term disability (from an insurance company policy I paid for when I worked, NOT SS) paying north of $300 was not even a thought. I've bought less sneakers this year than I have fingers on one hand. And those I did buy were at clearance. $37.50 Kukini Waters & $59.99 Shaq Court Victory. I won't pay retail unless it's for something that means A LOT.

Well, these mean a lot. I've posted on the last page my story on the OGs when I was 13 and my love for Andre Agassi & what he did to get me to love this amazing sport. And this is what I was hoping to see Tuesday but having to stay in the hospital until 1 pm Wednesday delayed my pickup from UPS. Pictures DO NOT express how UNBELIEVABLY AMAZING these truly are. My hopes were answered..

I got a pair for retail! 🥹🥹🥲🥲 And thinking these would fit like all the other releases I got in an 11 (very snug now), I was striving for an 11.5. But an 11 was offered and I say why not. I can always remove the insole if need be (my big toe on my bigger foot has been broken several times and it messed up my size as the knuckle it so tall now). Well, THESE FIT PERFECTLY!! With wiggle room too! As I said the photos don't do them justice. The shape is UNREAL! PERFECT! The pic above of the left shoe on the box says it all on that topic.

I said "offered" above. Someone helped me obtain them. I won't say who, but they know who I'm talking about. To the person who made me smile when I opened the box (my jaw dropped honestly these are THAT GOOD) THANK YOU!! 🥲🥲🙏🙏 I honestly can't say it enough and I'll always be in their debt for this assist.

The hospital stay was due to my never ending battle with Crohn's. It's been a 32 year struggle for my health battles that started at 16 with Ulcerative Colitis for 10 years (1993 medicine was so far behind vs today). That led to J-Pouch surgery (entire large intestine is removed and a man-made pouch is put in place. A temp ostomy bag is attached while the insides heal and then months later reconnected). Had that at 25. Two years later my liver was failing and had a transplant at 27. Add in a bowel obstruction a month after the transplant, and another in 2011 while in Canada watching the Phillies play Toronto (and seeing Roy pitch against his former team the only time he did). That was fun as I took an air ambulance flight home to Philly airport & surgery at Penn. This was the 5th different time my ab wall was cut open! I got a hell of a cool scar! 👍 And a car accident that gave me a brain bleed (arachnoid hemorrhage of the brain) and a massive concussion. & 6 weeks of vestibular therapy.

That all leads to then finding out in 2014 I have Crohn's and it's been that the whole time. Hiding. Got so bad I left selling Fords (which I did for 23 years, from 20-43) on 1/31/2020 as I was selling 200+ a year but also using the restroom 25+ times a day. Unbearable mentally & physically. So I called in my STD/LTD policy I paid for for years. And I live off it. It isn't much, enough to get by (barely). But I gotta get better to go back to working (a different job. Not into that car sales life anymore). How long that will take to heal? Not sure.

So lately really dealing with a flare that's just horrific. And like I said physically I'm so cooked. I try and do my Cars & Coffee meets on the weekend as it tries to keep me sane but I don't want to keep the trips on the bathroom at bay. Plus driving my 2006 Mustang GT does make me smile (owned since new). If I didn't get out, I'd be even more cooked mentally. I'm partly there dealing with this BS, but when I saw these were coming many months ago when we all leaned, I wanted and needed a pair. But not at $300 dollars.

But the assist I got (Thank you again kind person) help make me smile when they are few and far between. Everyone has struggles and everyone deserves a pick-me-up to help them out. Could be something small like buying one lunch. Or for me, these were my pick-me-up. I needed a "win" with what I've been dealing with and I got it. 🥲🥲🥲 I'm calling it now ...RETRO OF THE YEAR!! That's my (current life) story in a nutshell. Thank you to anyone who read it. It means the world.

Jeff.

Aug 27, 2024 #2

SlamShut formerly cement greyman

Very nice materials on these.

A+

Sep 2, 2020 #3

05fordgt

Ok, I'm not anything near model quality, but I just had to post the zip shirt, jorts, & my 2015 ATC IIIs together (with the bucket hat) so people can see how the crop shirt fits.

I'm 6' 185-188 and athletic build. 44 today with no beer gut (all my medical issues with Crohn's and my liver transplant I never drank in my life). So I don't have the belly that the shirt won't cover, just a messed up ab wall from the 5 times I was cut open and my ab wall (and skin) stapled back together. It made one side puffy vs the other more flat. But all in all, I LOVE THIS GEAR!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

NIKE, MORE PLEASE!!! Purple '91 French Open?!! I'd get that jacket in a second!!

Mar 31, 2022 #4

charmcitykid

Me at the skating rink in '91 rocking the spurs starter and ATC4...
🤯😅

Jun 16, 2024 #5

dathirstisreal

pulled these out the closet yesterday plan on giving them more wears.

May 23, 2019 #6

RyGuy45

I'll throw mine in :nthat:

Jul 6, 2019 #7

charmcitykid

figured I'd pull these out today. so glad I doubled up. hands down top 5 nike shoe/silhouette/ shape/colorway/retro EVER!

Apr 29, 2022 #8

utahman130

Supporter

Sharing my 1990 US Open reissue collection in honor of Andre’s birthday.

I’ve been building it here and there for about a year and a half. Most of it was purchased under retail from eBay or tennis sites that put it on clearance.

I doubled up on some of what’s pictured because I don’t know when Nike is going to do another Agassi clothing release again.

I’ve shared photos of the shoes before, but to round out the post, here are the ATCs with a signed tennis ball and book from when I met Andre in 2013.

Sep 4, 2021 #9

KeanuThieves

Oct 24, 2021 #10

robotichands

i apologize if this is not an appropriate place to post this, i just want to show most (but not all) of my nike tennis shoe collection over the years.
my holy grail that i can’t find anywhere is the breathe free 3 lol
(none are for sale, just for show)

sorry this post is kinda messed up lol

Aug 30, 2024 #11

thekillerj23

Supporter

Went to local spot in Chicago, taxed me 175 for a size a size 10, 10 over retail plus tax, whatever.

Sep 2, 2024 #12

Sinner

With all this reminiscing, decided to dig out my DS pair of 2008's.
My lighting isn't great, but hopefully, you get the idea on the differences.

Feb 17, 2019 #13

DjAzif.uk

My air tech challenge 2 wheel thought I’d share with the community.

Sep 4, 2024 #14

GrizzlyAnimal

Secured

Feb 4, 2023 #15

Sinner

Aug 18, 2024 #16

GrizzlyAnimal

Going with these today

Oct 15, 2021 #17

KanyIZZY formerly j o 19

Figured y’all would appreciate this 🙏🏽 :nthat:

Sep 8, 2024 #18

05fordgt

Just thought of doing this (at 11:15 pm). Got out my OG retro color of the III & IVs to go with the new pair (I didn't want to put in my Pixels or Tarts because of the shape. The updated picture WILL happen in time when the new pairs come out next year. Anyhow, here you go.

Being pretty much out on 90% of all releases, I don't miss it. I've passed on every Jordan that, in the past, I would have grabbed (Military IV, Reimagined IV, etc). I may grab them down the road, as well as a pair of Ships (I really want a pair of those as some go cheap, like the Tech Grey).

But THESE....? Any Agassi shoe will ALWAYS bring me back. No matter what! I am in for perpetuity! 🙏🙏

May 30, 2019 #19

dwoodactennis

Straight to feet.

So glad to have a new pair.

Mar 4, 2022 #20

utahman130

Supporter

Some shots of my collection.

I hope Nike brings Agassi shoes back soon.

Aug 6, 2019 #21

retroRoc.

Mar 9, 2020 #22

05fordgt

Hello all, I'm back!! I'm in the car and I need to crop some photos, but here is a teaser...

Aug 31, 2024 #23

koolkeith34

Bout to beat deez thangs uP!

Jul 7, 2024 #24

thekillerj23

Supporter

Yesterday, also picked up 91 pink tech jacket other day

Sep 2, 2020 #25

05fordgt

It's been said, and I'll happily say it again! THIS THREAD, right here, is the single greatest thread on the site, bar none, by far!! Everyone is happy, jovial, thrilled and willing to help each other out in locating specific pieces. No shenanigans, no animosity, nothing but happy friendly discussion about our shared love of tennis, Challenge Court, vintage clothes & shoes, retro sneakers and the man himself, Andre Agassi!! Thank you to everyone who adds to the wonderful discussion daily! 👏👏And thank you to our leader, @Nelson C for having this platform for all of us to congregate!! 👍🙏🎾🎾

Aug 18, 2024 #26

GrizzlyAnimal

Van Nostrand said:

This thread is epic. That 2013-15 time period was a great time to be here for sure. We were drowning in ATC2 colorways and it was a beautiful thing.

Speaking of, I just pulled these out to look at. Been awhile since they’ve seen daylight.

It definitely was

I was taking pics like this back then

Sep 3, 2024 #27

vig09

Mail call

Sep 2, 2024 #28

The_SPS

23mj88 said:

That’s my post 👍👍👍👍👍. I took that video. Crazy I know

@23mj88 knocked it out the park with capturing some amazing moments. I’m eternally grateful and had to fight blacking out from all the nostalgia as Alex passed me box after box.