BG-Series Leather Basketball, FIBA Approved - BG5000

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amazing Pro-Level Basketball I’ve been watching EuroBasket this year and couldn’t help but notice how cool the Molten BG5000 looked on the court. I decided to pick one up here on Amazon, and I’m really glad I did. Right out of the box, the ball felt a little slippery — but that’s expected since this is genuine leather, not composite leather like the Wilson Evolution. Genuine leather basketballs need to be broken in, and after putting in some playing time, the grip has become absolutely incredible. The feel is premium, the bounce is consistent, and I can tell this ball will last for years once fully broken in. In my opinion, the Molten BG5000 is a better choice than the Wilson Evolution. Not only does it offer that authentic pro-level leather feel, but it also comes in at a slightly lower price point ($95 vs. $100 for the Evolution). If you want a durable, professional-quality basketball with amazing long-term grip, I’d highly recommend the BG5000.

Basketball is great, does take some time to break in. But even fresh out the box it was ready to go. Played a couple games of 21 and 5 v 5 with this ball and no one complained.

Ball with incredible quality. A child's dream come true! 🤝🏻🤝🏻🤝🏻

It doesn't feel like leather. And it's hard to get a grip on the ball.

Every new leather ball feel bad brand new it takes time to break in real leather balls so of course the ball is not gonna feel like the evolution or another ball that's not real leather. I own all types of basketballs and yes the choice in the rec centers or community gyms are gonna be composite or Mico fiber because it gives off a broken in feeling straight out the box. And yes no one will want to play with a real leather ball because they are to groomed to play with the the other types of basketballs. But you gotta ask yourself why are the pros not complaining about the real basketballs they play with and if you remember they tried to go to composite and the pros called it trash and they quickly switched back to real leather. I can pay with any type, I have no issues with either leather or composite but I will say that leather to me is untouchable when it comes to high level competition and micro fiber or composite is for lower level to rec level play. What I'd say is just shoot around with a leather ball get use to it get it sweaty break it in and then make a opinion after u get use to the feel of it and I can tell you it will be way better than composite in the outcome. Also do the same for composite get it sweaty and wet and all slippery and see how that feels and remember leather is hard composite is soft there's a difference. Also the texture of leather will get smooth once it starts breaking in I have a picture where you can kinda see the texture of the ball it's still not any where near broken in yet. The picture is after two weeks of me just shooting and dribbling it for 2 days and for 2hr both days. So a total of 4 days and 4hr all together and I get the ball sweaty and wet in the process to also help break in it. Power dribbles help to. I absolutely love this ball no cap. I'm definitely gonna buy another.

Great for indoor games, very light and comfortable to shoot

What a beautiful basketball. This thing is perfection. I’ve tried nearly every high-end basketball on the market and Molten for one understands that at a high level of play, the best basketball is not the softest one. I think this one hits the sweet spot at which the ball can optimize players’ abilities because ball control is at a maximum and every aspect seems to be where it should be. It’s not necessarily that a softer ball is better, that a harder ball is better, nor that a stickier ball is better. When you go too far in any of these directions the ball then becomes a limiting factor. There is an ideal combination of these to optimize play at a high level and this ball does the best job yet of all the ones I’ve used. I can confirm from my shipping label that this ball indeed ships directly from Molten USA in Reno, Nevada. I was very pleased to see it as Prime eligible. Making their balls Prime eligible is a brilliant move by Molten and I hope they do this for all of their models!

It feels different than your average basketball, this is top of the line quality. You have to put in some work and rough it up but man, this ball is wonderful. It’s been months and the air pressure is still the same as when I bought it. If you’re a true hooper, get this ball, it doesn’t get any better.