The Nike Kobe 4 Protro "Draft Day" Pack Releases June 2026

Nike is reaching back to the night that shaped one of basketball's greatest careers with the Kobe 4 Protro "Draft Day" Pack, a blind-box release tied directly to the 1996 NBA Draft. Fourteen possible colorways are in play: thirteen represent the teams that passed on Kobe Bryant before the Lakers ultimately landed him, and one rare colorway celebrates where his legacy was built. Buyers will not know which team they pulled until the box is opened, adding a lottery element that mirrors the draft night experience itself.

Most pairs in the pack open with a mostly white upper that gradually wears away to expose team colors underneath. The slow reveal gives each shoe a second life over time, holding the full colorway back until the wearer breaks the surface layer down. Nike worked draft-lottery graphics into the insoles, with ping-pong balls stamped with each team's corresponding pick number. Outlined Swooshes and Kobe logos carry different accent colors depending on the team, so even the covered pairs carry subtle hints at what lies beneath. Pull rates for the thirteen non-Lakers pairs range from 6.3% to 8%, making every outcome reasonably accessible.

The Lakers colorway stands apart from the rest of the pack. It arrives fully dressed in gold and purple with no white covering to remove, and a graphic outsole sets it apart visually from every other pair in the release. Its reported pull rate sits at just 4%, making it the hardest outcome to land and the most coveted piece of the collection. Nike is also expanding the "Draft Day" story with a Dunk Low "Charlotte to LA" featuring a wear-away Swoosh that shifts from teal to gold, referencing the draft-night trade that sent Kobe's rights from Charlotte to Los Angeles. Grade-school sizing, Kobe apparel, and a Lakers No. 8 Icon Edition jersey round out the broader rollout.