adidas NMD R1 PK "Firestarter"
The adidas NMD R1 PK "Firestarter" (BA7480) released in June 2016.
Original retail (2016): $150
Colorway: Black/Grey/Red · Style code: BA7480 · Release date: June 2016 · Original retail (2016): $150 · Availability: Sold out at retail
Sources: GOAT's catalog (release date), StockX's catalog (original retail) · stores checked Sep 17, 2026, 4:59 PM ET
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About the adidas NMD R1 PK "Firestarter"
This is an early one. It arrived in June 2016, roughly half a year after the silhouette launched, when the Primeknit build was still the default rather than one option among several. The upper grades from black into charcoal through the weave itself, which is what Primeknit does well: the colour change is built into the knit rather than printed or panelled on top of it.
Red is the accent and it is placed low and at the ends, on the pull tabs and on the outsole, so the shoe looks close to monochrome in profile and shows its second colour once it moves. That placement is where the Firestarter name comes from. In between, the full-length Boost midsole is white, the brightest element on the shoe and the one that separates upper from ground. It retailed at $150 in 2016, above the mesh pairs that would follow and in line with what Primeknit construction cost across the line at the time.
Written with AI from brand specs; facts checked against our catalog data on Sep 18, 2026.