adidas AE 2 “Easter”
Retail: $100 | Style Code: JQ9505
Release Date: March 20th, 2026

Anthony Edwards does not do anything quietly, and the adidas Anthony Edwards 2 "Easter" does not ask him to. The season's most celebratory colorway lands on the second signature shoe of the player who has spent the last two years making the case — convincingly, emphatically, and with a level of personal enjoyment that the league has not seen in some time — that basketball's next era is already here and it is louder than the last one. The "Easter" colorway meets that energy exactly where it lives.

Soft lavender, mint green, and pastel coral move across the AE 2's performance upper with a vibrancy that the holiday palette earns through execution rather than novelty — the tones rich enough to carry the shoe's aggressive silhouette without softening it, the color blocking considered enough to feel like a design decision rather than a seasonal obligation. A pearl white midsole grounds the pastels from below while the translucent outsole adds a dimension that shifts under court lighting, giving the "Easter" a visual life that changes with the environment. Co-branding and hardware land in a soft gold that ties the palette together at every point it touches.

The AE 2's Lightstrike Pro cushioning, adaptive lockdown fit, and multidirectional traction pattern remain at the performance core — the same explosive platform built around Edwards's all-court, no-hesitation game, dressed for the holiday without slowing down for it. Ant does not take plays off. The "Easter" does not take details off. A shoe this bright worn by a player this good is not a coincidence — it is a seasonal event. Spring has arrived. So has he.