NBA Most Valuable Player candidate Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls was spending time with adidas’ footwear-development teams one weekend in 2009 when he saw the shoe that he’ll wear in the NBA playoffs tomorrow.

Rose clamored for the shoe to be made available immediately, but adidas assuaged him by saying he’d love it when R&D was finished. And ready it now is, with adidas taking yet another step in providing its athletes and consumers with the sports industry’s lightest footwear.

The adiZero Crazy Light will be available for $130 retail June 3 in four color schemes: sharp blue/white,...