While the reasons why some individual Air Jordans are prized more than others are as diverse as the sneakers themselves, one ...
The Air Jordan 5 showed up right when Michael Jordan, Nike, and Tinker Hatfield were hitting their collective stride. Jordan back then was without a championship, but very much ascendant.
A grade school-sized pair of unreleased Cactus Jack x Air Jordan 4s has fans speculating on the sneaker's origins.