1 colorway of the Nike SB Dunk Low Premium on SoleBook.
The Nike SB Dunk Low Premium traces back to the early 2000s, when Nike's skateboarding division repurposed the 1985 basketball Dunk for street and ledge use. Reinforced stitching, beefed-up tongues, and grippier outsoles turned a basketball silhouette into a functional skate shoe, and the "Premium" tag signaled elevated materials and collaborative colorways rather than base team releases. Early drops with Supreme, Zoo York, and the infamous Paris Dunk cemented the model's reputation for scarcity and hype, with resale prices climbing fast even by early-2000s standards. Through the mid-2000s, SB Dunk Low Premiums became a canvas for boutique collaborations — Concepts, Diamond Supply Co., and Staple among them — turning quarterly release calendars into events for collectors as much as skaters. The line quieted somewhat by the 2010s as Nike shifted focus elsewhere, but a resurgence beginning around 2019 reintroduced the silhouette to a new generation, pairing archival colorways with fresh partners. Regarded today as one of skate culture's defining sneakers, the SB Dunk Low Premium sits at the intersection of function and collectibility, its low-top build and premium materials still referencing that original early-2000s reinterpretation of a basketball classic.