The $200 million dollar man, “The Beard”, the 2017-18 NBA Most Valuable Player – whatever you want to call him, James Harden seems to be winning in life. The Houston Rockets shooting guard is a top-tier NBA talent and one of the most prolific scorers in the league. Harden is known for his flashy moves, most notably his step-back jumpers. Kids across the country try to emulate Harden’s step-back three-pointer in their local gyms and driveways. Since the summer of 2015, James Harden has been doing those signature moves wearing the Three Stripes.

In August of 2015 James Harden officially agreed to a deal with Adidas worth $200 million. The deal was contracted for 13 years and even rivaled his salary that the Houston Rockets are paying him. Harden quickly catapulted himself to be the face of a brand, with a signature shoe imminent. Adidas went big when they introduced Harden to the Three Stripe family, and I mean BIG. Adidas literally went to James Harden’s house and delivered a truckload of what seemed like hundreds of sneakers for their new superstar. From Pro Models, to Superstars, to Ultraboosts, to basketball shoes – Adidas hooked James Harden up from the jump.

For the 2015-16 season, James Harden would dawn player exclusive mock-ups of the newest on-court offerings Adidas had. Harden would start the year in some sleek CrazyLight Boost 2015’s and then move onto the CrazyLight Boost 2.5’s by season’s end. Models like these would just have to hold James Harden over until he got his own signature sneaker, which would happen in the fall of 2016.

James Harden would officially unveil his first signature sneaker with Adidas, the Harden Vol. 1, just prior to the start of the 2016-17 season. Now, over three years later, Harden is on his fourth shoe of his own and presumably a fifth one coming fall of 2020. The Adidas Harden Vol. 4 looked to be his best one yet, being a selection of many players during this season. Colleges like Louisville, Kansas, Arizona State, Miami, Nebraska, Mississippi State, Indiana, and Texas A&M all could be seen sporting player exclusive versions of the Adidas Harden line these past few years. Similar to that of other NBA players’ signature lines, Adidas and Harden offer “take-down” versions of his shoes and off the court options as well. Whether that be changing up the materials for a lighter feel or altering the uppers for a more casual look, Adidas is giving the Harden line both on-court and off-court appeal. Look below to check out the evolution of James Harden’s signature sneaker line and just how much it has evolved in a short four years.