
It’s not just about the materials, but the way it’s made. These basketball compression pants are 79% polyester and 21% elastane, so they’re a bit more flexible than your standard compression pants. At the time, it was a game-changer for the company, and now, a perfected version of the same principle is used in their HeatGear Armour Compression Legging. Here’s the thing about Under Armour they started in 1996 with prototype #0037, “The Shorty,” a really tight t-shirt that wicked sweat quickly. Speaking of sport gear colossi, this list wouldn’t be complete without Under Armour compression leggings. It really is a no-brainer for basketball players.

Comfortable, firm, yet stretchy, and little to no friction plus, it dries fast.
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The Nike Training Pro Utility Tights are an all-in-one kind of deal. Also interesting, it’s woven differently in zones of friction to avoid chafing and keep you nice and cool. What’s more, they come with Dri-FIT technology, a particular type of polyester that soaks up the sweat and spreads it thin in the fabric, so it evaporates faster. Oddly enough, these leggings have more polyester than spandex, and yet they’re very stretchy. Not something you can’t say about many of the other options out there. Not only do you get the benefits of compression pants, but you also get to stay dry. They might have started as a shoe brand, but they have some mean compression pants too-case in point, their Nike Training Pro Utility Tights.

Nowadays, its checkmark logo, the “swoosh,” is recognized all over the world. It started as Blue Ribbon Sports way back in 1964 and was renamed Nike in the ’70s. Athlete or not, everybody knows Nike is a staple in the sports gear industry.
