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Nike Dunk Trickshot

A sneaker that actually dunks, built with more cleverness than you'd expect for forty dollars.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 43021 · 2025

Pieces454

Minifigs1

Year2025

Set number43021

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The verdict

This one won me over the second I pushed the lever and watched the little minifig rock forward and slam the ball home.

It's a genuinely fun mechanism, not just a static shoe on a shelf, and the SNOT work LEGO used to shape that low top Dunk silhouette is more interesting than a licensed sneaker set has any right to be. I do wish fewer of the color blocks depended on stickers, and the play value tops out fast once you've done your trickshot a dozen times. Grab this one if you love sneaker culture or basketball more than you love intricate building, and know going in that it's a display piece with one good party trick.

Best for: Sneakerheads and basketball fans who want a display piece with one genuinely fun trick built in

The full review

What it is

I'll be straight with you, I did not expect to enjoy building a shoe. But the Nike Dunk Trickshot won me over fast because it isn't just a static display sneaker, it's a little machine. There's a mini lever tucked into the base, and when you push it the minifigure on top rocks forward and slams the basketball toward the hoop. The first time it worked I actually laughed out loud. It's a small mechanical flourish, but it's the kind of thing that makes a licensed set feel like LEGO rather than a plastic tribute.

The catch

The building itself is more interesting than you'd guess from the box. LEGO used a lot of studs not on top and sideways building to carve out the low top Dunk profile, the swoosh curve, and the layered sole, and it genuinely reads as a shoe rather than a blocky approximation. My honest gripe is the reliance on stickers to nail the color blocking, since a couple of the panels that define the silhouette are printed vinyl rather than colored elements, and that always costs a set some staying power in my eyes. The play feature is also a short burst of fun rather than something that holds attention for long once the novelty wears off.

Who it's for

If you're into sneaker culture, basketball, or you collect the Nike collaboration sets, this is an easy recommend at its price point, and the exclusive minifigure with two swappable heads is a nice bonus for customizers. If you don't care about sneakers or Nike branding specifically, though, there isn't enough builder depth here to carry the set on its own. This is a display piece with one good trick, and it knows exactly what it is.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this one feels less like assembling a shoe and more like solving a small sculpture puzzle. The sole, the toe box, and the heel counter of the Dunk all come together through layered sideways construction, and you can feel LEGO's designers working hard to make plastic bricks read as suede and leather panels. The hidden lever mechanism inside the base is the real payoff, a simple gear and lever setup that translates a push into a convincing little dunk animation.

The standout piece for me is the shoe's curved sole section, built from stacked plates and tiles to get that rounded midsole profile, plus the small basketball hoop and backboard piece that gives the whole scene a purpose beyond just standing there. The exclusive minifigure is the other highlight, with its Nike Drip hoodie torso print and two interchangeable heads so you can build either a male or female figure. At under ten cents a piece for a licensed set, and with a working play feature included, it's a fair piece count for what you get, even with a few color details handled by stickers instead of printed parts.

Fun facts

01The set includes a mini lever that can be removed from the model so kids can turn it into a simple basketball toss game on its own
02The minifigure comes with two interchangeable heads, letting builders choose a male or female look for the same Nike Drip hoodie torso
03It launched alongside a companion set, 43010 Nike Slam Dunk, as part of LEGO's ongoing Nike collaboration line released September 1, 2025
04Secondary market tracking shows the set has already climbed in resale value by more than 50 percent above its retail price within months of release