Aaron Hope 
Were a vote to be taken today, could any New Balance silhouette make a stronger claim to MVP status than the 999? A model like the 574 is always in contention with consistent quality, but the past year or so has been bookended by spectacular Concepts ‘Kennedy’ and ‘SEAL’ collabos, and even though Ronnie Fieg’s latest NB teamup is a 1300, it was the triple-nine upon which he applied the ‘Steel Blue’ getup. And with all that recent success, we might be fortunate enough to see more New Balance 2002R Protection Pack Purple-Mauve M2002RDIs come to retail from the in-house designers like this latest Hunter Green style. You’ll see them from more angles after the jump, and then you can grab a pair from Premier.
