14. Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG “Shattered Backboard”

Arguably the greatest non-OG colorway of the Air Jordan 1 is expected to return in its original form. Hopefully this comeback will spark the joy around modern colorways of the high-top basketball classic…

13. Air Jordan 3 “Black Cat”

This 2007 classic is due out next year. There’s not much to the shoe than it being all-black, but history (and the secondary market) has shown that this simple formula is ironclad.

12. Air Jordan 8 “Aqua”

The AJ8 is in that tier of Jordans that can never seem the crack that mainstream audience. Still, the return of the Aqua is an important one, and it’ll bear the same OG specs that we saw in 2023’s “Playoffs”.

11. Air Jordan 12 “Flu Game”

The Air Jordan 12 always seems to get love, especially when an original colorway is involved. Some will argue the Taxis, but the Flu Games might be the best on from the 1997 bunch.

10. Trophy Room x Air Jordan 6

We may have no clue as to what the next Trophy Room x Jordan collaboration looks like, but on the shoe that Marcus’ dad won his first-ever ‘chip? We know the storytelling will be on point.

9. Air Jordan 5 “Grape”

2025 is absolutely stacked with OG re-issues. The Air Jordan 5 “Grape” last saw the light of day in 2013, while a lace-less version in 2018 in honor of the Fresh Prince kept fans at bay.

8. Air Jordan 12 “Taxi”

Arguably the best Air Jordan 12 colorway ever, this iconic colorway recognized for its sharp touch of yellow will officially be back Fall/Holiday 2025.

7. Air Jordan 1 “UNC Reimagined”

It’s hard to place a shoe that has such little known information. However, we just learned that the shoes are expected to be pre-aged like the Lost & Found 1s, which immediately bumps these up to number 6 on our list.

6. Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 Low OG “Velvet Brown”

Cactus Jack’s low-top Air Jordan 1 is still king. The only criticism? It seems impossible to get at retail, and the aftermarket prices are never kind. Still, any time the brown color palette appears on a Travis Scott shoe, heads will turn.