There are 3 types of material used on a basketball:
1. Leather 2. Composite/Synthetic Leather
3. Rubber
The type of leather on a basketball
leather
leather, with traction for grip
hard leather
A Regular 1.................
The WAVE has grooves on the leather and the regular basketball is smooth on the leather.
The type of leather on a basketball
Leather basketball
The basketball itself is in a solid state of matter and the air inside of it is in a gaseous state of matter.
A leather basketball is better than a rubber ball but if your playing outside the ground ruins the leather so a rubber ball is better when you are playing outside
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leather
A leather basketball has a inner rubber bladder which is inflated with air.
Patent leather
It is made out of leather and air
Leather
The leather is put on the basketball for grip, wear and tear, and consistency. The bounce of the ball comes from the rubber bladder that the leather is surrounding. Air pressure and the quality of the ball effect it's bounce more than the leather.