Over the past couple of years, Foamposite-filled sneakers have made a big impact in the sneaker industry to say the least. Sneakers such as the “Eggplant” Nike Air Foampsite One, the Nike 1/2 Cent and the Nike Foamposite Lite “Kryptonate” have garnered an abundance of attention. In addition, this year’s “Copper” Nike Air Foamposite One may be the most highly-anticipated sneaker of 2010 so far.

How many Foamposite sneakers have been created? Better yet, what are the best Foamposite sneakers to date. Our staff dug deep into the Nike vaults and came up with a list of the best Foamposite sneakers to date. Some of them have just released within the past couple of years, while others haven’t been seen since the early 90s. With that said, check out our

At the beginning of January, Nike re-released the Air Flightposite II Black/Black after a 10-year hiatus to many people’s liking. In addition, Nike will unleash the Nike Air Flightposite II Metallic Zinc/Metallic Zinc-Black later this year for $180. However, we have spotted this shoe early on eBay in a size 9.

This particular Air Flightposite II features a primarily metallic zinc colored base combined with black suede throughout the midfoot section. The latter section is also complimented with a inner lining, shoeslaces and outsole of the same color. If you recall, this particular shoe was a European exclusive when it first released years ago. Yet, when it releases this upcoming March, it will be available for all. As stated earlier, you can now bid on this size 9 on eBay. Hit the jump to view more photos.

It’s hard to believe it was 10 years ago that the Nike Air Flightposite II hit retailers as a signature model for Kevin Garnett. This triple-black sneaker may no longer be the choice model of the Big Ticket, but its retro release has been long-awaited by many readers.

As mentioned above, this shoe is completely black, but it is far from plain. A carbon fiber midsole lays the foundation for an upper of foam and nubuck, which covers the entire forefoot area. On the midfoot a zipper brings two flaps together over the laces. The reception was very positve when we broke news of this retro, and now the time has come to grab a pair at Extra Butter for a cool $180.

A shoe is much more than just leather and rubber. To many consumers, the shoe represents an attitude or their favorite athlete, or something that defines who they are as a person. For some, the final product is the fruition of their art and science. As technology advanced and manufacturing capabilities became virtually limitless, the designs of footwear reached new heights.

For the last part of the 90’s, this individual started changing the way we looked at performance basketball with the designs of the Nike Air Penny I, Nike Air Foamposite, and the Nike Air Flightposite. During the 2000s, he continued to redefine what were the new the standards in performance basketball with shoes such as the Huarache 2k4, the Hyperdunk, and the Kobe series. The best footwear designer of this decade is none other than Eric Avar.

As Innovation Kitchen Creative Director of Special Projects, Avar has taken the lead of bringing Nike’s latest technological innovations and applying them to creating a better performing product. Never fully satisfied, his aim and approach to create something better with each new model gives consumers the greatest footwear money can buy.

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Earlier this week, we showcased one of the infamous Nike Basketball retros in the form of the Nike Zoom Uptempo V. If you recall, players such as Jason Kidd made this sneaker popular. In addition, check out today’s Kicks On Court in which showcases yet another Nike retro basketball sneaker that was made popular by the aforementioned player among others.

In a losing effort against the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets power forward Kenyon Martin laced up the infamous gold Nike Air Flightposite. This particular Flightposite colorway originally released in 1999, yet it retroed in 2008. In addition to Jason Kidd, players such as Kevin Garnett, Penny Hardaway and Tim Duncan wore this sneaker. Click here to view the gold Flightposite plus other kicks worn by LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Baron Davis and others.

The 2009-2010 NBA season is steadily approaching, therefore, your favorite column Kicks On Court will be making its return soon. Until then, we have created a column dubbed Player Profiles: The Legendary, The Past & The Present in which we showcase some of the better shoe lines from the past and present.

Today, we dug into our archives and compiled signature sneaker lines of three of the best power forwards to ever play the game including Charles Barkley, Shawn Kemp and Kevin Garnett. With that said, click here to compare/contrast the extensive signature lines of these three superstar power forwards.

In case you missed it, check out:

(1) Point Guards Player Profiles Magic Johnson, Gary Payton and Chris Paul,
(2)Shooting Guards Player Profiles Michael Jordan, Penny Hardaway and Kobe Bryant and
(3)Small Forwards Player Profiles James Worthy, Scottie Pippen and LeBron James.