Nike G.T. Cut 4 “Shirley Buckets” is Now Available

The Nike GT Cut 4 ‘Shirley Buckets’ is Paige Bueckers’ first G.T. Cut 4 player edition, and it is available now for $210 at Nike.com and DICK’s Sporting Goods. Themed after the Shirley Temple, Bueckers’ go-to drink and the root of her ‘Shirley Buckets’ nickname, the IX2111-600 pair pours a cherry-soda graphic across a low-cut Nike Basketball silhouette. It quietly hit shelves, so there is no long countdown here.

This is a personal one for the Dallas Wings guard. Bueckers has talked openly about her love of Shirley Temples, and Nike leaned all the way into it rather than just borrowing the color. It follows her previous Nike GT Hustle 3 and lands the same season the GT Cut 4 has become the league’s go-to guard shoe. So the ‘Shirley Buckets’ reads as both a signature-style moment and a nod to a drink she is rarely without.

A Cherry-Soda Look Inspired by the Shirley Temple

First, the theme. One side of the asymmetric upper stays clean in solid Laser Crimson with a tonal Swoosh, while the other explodes into a cherry-soda graphic, deep red syrup fading up into a clear, fizzy wash of carbonation bubbles. Then the details stack up: a translucent Key Lime outsole glows under a red midsole, a lime Swoosh outlines the medial side, and red laces run up top with a spare lime pair in the box.

Meanwhile, the storytelling lives in the small stuff. The heels carry a double-cherry logo stamped with ‘PB’ and ‘5’ for Bueckers’ name and number, the tongue wears a gold Swoosh, and the GT insoles finish the build. Underfoot, a ZoomX and Air Zoom Strobel setup handles the cushioning. Specifically, that soda-splash panel is a print, so the shoe looks busy from one angle and stripped-back from the other.

When Is the GT Cut 4 ‘Shirley Buckets’ Release Date?

The Nike GT Cut 4 ‘Shirley Buckets’ (IX2111-600) is available now. It released on August 6th for $210 at Nike.com and at DICK’s Sporting Goods, where it is in stock in full-size runs.

For now, this is a general release rather than a limited numbered drop, though Paige Bueckers PEs tend to move quickly once WNBA fans catch on. That said, Nike has not announced a restock plan, so the safest move is to grab a pair while sizes are live.

Nike G.T. Cut 4 ‘Shirley Buckets’ (Paige Bueckers PE)
Color: Laser Crimson/Sport Red-Sport Red-Key Lime
Release Date: August 6, 2026
Style code: IX2111-600
Price: $210

Gatorade ‘Buckets on Tap’ Ties In Her Favorite Drink

The launch also comes with a wink at another Bueckers partner. Nike and Gatorade built a special ‘Buckets on Tap’ package around the shoe, complete with a Nike cherry tee, a limited-edition Shirley Temple–flavored Gatorade, and a matching towel. It is a promotional set rather than part of the $210 retail release, but it doubles down on the same cherry-soda idea. On top of that, it is a neat callback for a player who once put her favorite drink on a Gatorade bottle.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The Nike GT Cut 4 ‘Shirley Buckets’ (IX2111-600) is available now for $210 at Nike.com and at DICK’s Sporting Goods, in full-size runs.

The nickname mixes ‘buckets,’ slang for scoring, with the Shirley Temple, Bueckers’ favorite drink. The GT Cut 4 carries that theme with a cherry-soda graphic, carbonation bubbles, and a double-cherry heel logo.

The Nike GT Cut 4 ‘Shirley Buckets’ retails for $210 and is sold at Nike.com and DICK’s Sporting Goods.

Player editions keep pushing the women’s basketball sneaker conversation forward, from this pair to Victor Wembanyama’s All-Star GT Cut 4. For another WNBA standout’s take on the line, revisit Jewell Loyd’s GT Cut 3 ‘Paint Splatter’, and keep it locked to JustFreshKicks for restock news on the Shirley Buckets.

Images via Nike.