The History of Air Jordan: A Closer Look at the First Samples and Rare Finds

When it comes to Air Jordan, few people realize that the iconic sneakers have a rich history behind them. One of the earliest samples of the Air Jordan was created in 1984, specifically for Michael Jordan's first game with the Chicago Bulls. This shoe was one of the first prototypes designed by Peter Moore and Bruce Kilgore, who would go on to create some of the most iconic Air Jordans of all time.

The first sample of the Air Jordan, also known as the "Air Jordan 1," features a distinctive black and red color scheme. This design was intended to be bold and eye-catching, much like Michael Jordan's playing style on the court. The shoe's upper deck features a unique design element, including a prominent swoosh logo on the heel.

Interestingly, the first Air Jordans were not an instant success. In fact, they were initially banned by the NBA due to their non-regulation colors and design. However, this only fueled Michael Jordan's determination to wear them, and he went on to become one of the most iconic figures in sports history.

Fast-forward to 1993, when Michael Jordan appeared at a basketball game wearing Air Force Ones. This was a bold move by Nike, as they were trying to promote their latest line of sneakers. The fact that Drake wore an OVO x Air Force One during his courtside appearance is a testament to the enduring popularity of these shoes.

In 1993, the first OVO Elevens were also released. These shoes featured a unique design element on the back of the shoe, which included a "45" logo. This design was intended to pay homage to basketball legend Bob Cousy, who wore number 45 during his playing career with the Boston Celtics.

One of the rarest Air Jordans is the "Warren G x Jordan 1" prototype. This shoe features a unique design element on the upper deck, which includes a distinctive swoosh logo. The fact that this shoe was created in collaboration with rapper Warren G adds to its rarity and allure.

In addition to these rare finds, there are also several other Air Jordans that are highly prized among collectors. One of the most iconic is the "Travis Scott x Jordan 1" prototype, which features a bold design element on the upper deck. Another highly sought-after shoe is the "Kanye West x Jordan 1" prototype, which includes a unique design element on the heel.

Interestingly, one of the rarest Air Jordans is the "Kobe Bryant x Nike Laser League" prototype. This shoe was created in collaboration with NBA legend Kobe Bryant and features a distinctive design element on the upper deck. The fact that this shoe was never released adds to its rarity and value among collectors.

The OVO brand, which is owned by Drake, has also produced several highly sought-after Air Jordans. One of the most iconic is the "OVO x Jordan 1" prototype, which features a bold design element on the upper deck. Another highly prized shoe is the "OVO x Nike Force" prototype, which includes a unique design element on the heel.

When it comes to rare shoes like these, collectors are willing to pay top dollar for them. In fact, some of these shoes can fetch prices of over $10,000, depending on their rarity and condition. Whether you're a seasoned collector or just starting out, there's never been a better time to explore the world of Air Jordan.

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wow these are fire guys I open up another random box and look at this all gold these are fire dude that red bottom they have them in every Jordan right here in the same color wait let me see if I could pull out some of the other one sixes you heard the price from your sneakers oh my god reminds you the reality different the Ray Allen p11 it was just gold right here you don't know that's the the Chris Paul tree pull those on the Ray Allen the one with the little ring right here oh oh oh Miami one yeah yeah where are those and then show them the Space Jam yeah right let me ask you something how much do you think this room is worth full market value breathe it breathe it real quick one to two million really yeah it's almost six six I haven't opened the boxes five and then we added some stuff in we added like this set and couple other things so when I were at like six almost six market you see all the red ones yeah um I can't believe the other ones are going forget thousand books I want to see with my size no no a terror squad Jordan A's I love you just because the color yeah you know where those I think Fred Jones yeah he wants the Superboy of my place in Dubai oh really yeah has every single pair of sample PE I've ever seen everything and things that I've never seen - I bought this watch this is black mamba hue blue yeah came with a nine and a half shoe signed by him but why did it or you can't get your own size no just it's uh you get the watch and you inch one shoots not yeah yeah that's nine and a half very random so that's Chris Paul when he was on on the Hornets maybe I never thought of that that could be it - yeah cuz it's kind of like the Hornets colors buzz but then maybe he was like I wanted to tie it to his homework and find out cuz I have no idea what the real story of this is I've haven't seen anyone never been posted nowhere yeah except that when the event this is one of the first samples okay this is why we're the 7210 color comes from okay but this is before they first made them because this is the soul that they were testing this is what they were trying to go with so if you look at the tags in 1993 that's in 1993 these are ovios I think Drake wore one of them courtside I think that's it they won't they won't put real they did it with those Air Force Ones they won't do it anymore it should have been the best Jordan in that Drake Drive these are all you on the court right here right yeah we can put these on camera yeah ovo Elevens guys the 45 on the back if I had both pairs where one of each everybody crazy shorts and Paul has the best Jordan Pease of all time but you hate him huh yeah I don't like him I mean I'm sure the good guys what's the 45 so special for you war 45 when he came back mm-hmm oh and that's when the levees can take you're done to be my cameraman what'd I tell you I told you 13 it's all it's a one on one but yeah these are fire you can't even get that purple pop like that on camera it is the best purple ever whose is this baby no this is made for MJ oh really no crazy Warren enzyme no these are dead stock okay okay underneath is the upper deck certificate so here's a story I got these from a collector that's so crazy and we have the other one oh yeah so I have two of the four out of the four was with you pretty cool Wow one is in Warner Brothers and one no one knows this one has a little more character to it this is Warren game-worn this is the movie one move you want movie one movie Warren can't really say that too many sneakers oh you can't Wow still has the dust from the baseball scene in it yeah you just haven't always be there guys feel the dreams over there so apparently wore two pairs for the movie for the set and everything and this is one of the two Travis fours other Travis fours undefeated fours crisp all fours also there's the M&M force I think you have the best force of all time there's some of the best force ever which one you take in if you have to choose any one right now to take let's say you can get it for retail are you taking DP for retail are these for sure gonna pick the purple it's a tough door I mean it's between these two and then after the purple over the undefeated over then defeated maybe maybe because I already happened here's the one they're over you on the back of the back tab look at this right there boom drinking a lot of great shoes but all of Drake's good shoes ever never came yeah why they released three pairs what I mean you don't like to rap through force the ones with the Signum but if those were in here with the label like this no I wouldn't know no because we like where's the owl placement on that okay where would you have liked the the Raptor force if they would have had that over yo owl on the back yes and then it would either have the jump man or the Nike bro this isn't the retro isn't right this is a retro the ranchers go for more than the original less less made right machine zoom actually I'd love cheat you how many crazy shades we have that's gonna be another day video ball don't lie I don't know how he played with this up until when he retired like who play with this I mean you try to put put in a crazy insult yeah but even there's playing in this mid souls ridiculous oh this one's for me you got the leather jacket you know that would have been sick Kobe Bryant what an 11 laser lo one of one this is worn by Kobe do oh I see the AIC see it read the names in it yeah you ain't look at the finer details large project that stories are gonna be on display make sure you tag that pig in the room tattoo I always do is tag project guys but they're both different there's KB right here's something really cool you're gonna like I haven't seen that one that's a Kanye - mm-hmm these are beautiful because I don't think they ever made these shoes they never released yeah I never like even regular museum that's a thief came out but this is a different these are images don't even set no more cameras DP no more cameras dream close routine big blonde boy how we do baby my life like the Beatles I just wish them lethal they get mad at me see potent I make it to be peaceful they tell me I got a ego but I'm putting up with my peoplelet me ask you something how much you think this room is worth 1 to 2 million it's almost 6 6 I haven't opened the boxes you got to start putting it together a little bit right have you seen this no I didn't see those but I do know so we pulled out the whole Kobe's Kobe Air Force One set but these are like like the best ones I remember seen done in like the soul collector magazine Yeah right besides are you what's not for sale and him try to buy what's for sale you know everything from you know ESPYs obviously you know you know troubles are coming here again all this stuff the base you can put in s B's on all like the celebs you know come in here start from the ramp we did a complex con what are you into s B's Jordans everything everything everything ok I do not have the Jordan 8 in the Jordan 3 these are a 10 oh I don't have people pass around like shitty sizes all the time but a size 10 in this I know crazy I have the age oh yeah he sold me just the 8 with oh dude me I was supposed to get that that's my fault for not being on top of it thank you I even I didn't hope I just opened this box and I was like oh my god you brought both pairs I want these silver retro even more rare than the original both of these well because of the version of it and the size those are worth a lot chances these are coming out no chance team people didn't come all the friends and family pairs right yeah he's smart he's a real look at these today I got offered the same pair but I couldn't authenticate anything you know but these guys I'm sure look if you just are opening boxes just like look pair is dying probably this probably is some crazy more pair keep going what do you guess guess what's like the one item you've seen so far I can't talk about it that's the thing they don't know what to do seriously I really want these the Tinker threes these as well been I've been taught by the best you know saying there's a lot of stuff that I would pick if I had to choose one item to take from this room but I think the main one would have to be these right now that's the inner high piece of me speaking because there's a lot of Grails in here even those autographed Kobe's but I'm taking these right now look at the box Jordans used to come in they just I would be so mad if I picked up a shoe and it was squeezed in there like that that's not even the perfect box got some newer heat in the room as well the MCA off-white Air Force Ones a lot of people asking me if they think these are gonna go up in price I think give it a few months all the other previous exclusive Air Force one-off White's went up crazy so I definitely think these ones will - wow these are fire guys I open up another random box and look at this all gold these are fire dude that red bottom they have them in every Jordan right here in the same color wait let me see if I could pull out some of the other one sixes you heard the price from your sneakers oh my god reminds you the reality different the Ray Allen p11 it was just gold right here you don't know that's the the Chris Paul tree pull those on the Ray Allen the one with the little ring right here oh oh oh Miami one yeah yeah where are those and then show them the Space Jam yeah right let me ask you something how much do you think this room is worth full market value breathe it breathe it real quick one to two million really yeah it's almost six six I haven't opened the boxes five and then we added some stuff in we added like this set and couple other things so when I were at like six almost six market you see all the red ones yeah um I can't believe the other ones are going forget thousand books I want to see with my size no no a terror squad Jordan A's I love you just because the color yeah you know where those I think Fred Jones yeah he wants the Superboy of my place in Dubai oh really yeah has every single pair of sample PE I've ever seen everything and things that I've never seen - I bought this watch this is black mamba hue blue yeah came with a nine and a half shoe signed by him but why did it or you can't get your own size no just it's uh you get the watch and you inch one shoots not yeah yeah that's nine and a half very random so that's Chris Paul when he was on on the Hornets maybe I never thought of that that could be it - yeah cuz it's kind of like the Hornets colors buzz but then maybe he was like I wanted to tie it to his homework and find out cuz I have no idea what the real story of this is I've haven't seen anyone never been posted nowhere yeah except that when the event this is one of the first samples okay this is why we're the 7210 color comes from okay but this is before they first made them because this is the soul that they were testing this is what they were trying to go with so if you look at the tags in 1993 that's in 1993 these are ovios I think Drake wore one of them courtside I think that's it they won't they won't put real they did it with those Air Force Ones they won't do it anymore it should have been the best Jordan in that Drake Drive these are all you on the court right here right yeah we can put these on camera yeah ovo Elevens guys the 45 on the back if I had both pairs where one of each everybody crazy shorts and Paul has the best Jordan Pease of all time but you hate him huh yeah I don't like him I mean I'm sure the good guys what's the 45 so special for you war 45 when he came back mm-hmm oh and that's when the levees can take you're done to be my cameraman what'd I tell you I told you 13 it's all it's a one on one but yeah these are fire you can't even get that purple pop like that on camera it is the best purple ever whose is this baby no this is made for MJ oh really no crazy Warren enzyme no these are dead stock okay okay underneath is the upper deck certificate so here's a story I got these from a collector that's so crazy and we have the other one oh yeah so I have two of the four out of the four was with you pretty cool Wow one is in Warner Brothers and one no one knows this one has a little more character to it this is Warren game-worn this is the movie one move you want movie one movie Warren can't really say that too many sneakers oh you can't Wow still has the dust from the baseball scene in it yeah you just haven't always be there guys feel the dreams over there so apparently wore two pairs for the movie for the set and everything and this is one of the two Travis fours other Travis fours undefeated fours crisp all fours also there's the M&M force I think you have the best force of all time there's some of the best force ever which one you take in if you have to choose any one right now to take let's say you can get it for retail are you taking DP for retail are these for sure gonna pick the purple it's a tough door I mean it's between these two and then after the purple over the undefeated over then defeated maybe maybe because I already happened here's the one they're over you on the back of the back tab look at this right there boom drinking a lot of great shoes but all of Drake's good shoes ever never came yeah why they released three pairs what I mean you don't like to rap through force the ones with the Signum but if those were in here with the label like this no I wouldn't know no because we like where's the owl placement on that okay where would you have liked the the Raptor force if they would have had that over yo owl on the back yes and then it would either have the jump man or the Nike bro this isn't the retro isn't right this is a retro the ranchers go for more than the original less less made right machine zoom actually I'd love cheat you how many crazy shades we have that's gonna be another day video ball don't lie I don't know how he played with this up until when he retired like who play with this I mean you try to put put in a crazy insult yeah but even there's playing in this mid souls ridiculous oh this one's for me you got the leather jacket you know that would have been sick Kobe Bryant what an 11 laser lo one of one this is worn by Kobe do oh I see the AIC see it read the names in it yeah you ain't look at the finer details large project that stories are gonna be on display make sure you tag that pig in the room tattoo I always do is tag project guys but they're both different there's KB right here's something really cool you're gonna like I haven't seen that one that's a Kanye - mm-hmm these are beautiful because I don't think they ever made these shoes they never released yeah I never like even regular museum that's a thief came out but this is a different these are images don't even set no more cameras DP no more cameras dream close routine big blonde boy how we do baby my life like the Beatles I just wish them lethal they get mad at me see potent I make it to be peaceful they tell me I got a ego but I'm putting up with my people\n"