The the uninformed, the “Rookie Of The Year” is inspired by a tan jacket Michael Jordan wore during the NBA’s 1985 award ceremony, where he was of course presented with his Rookie Of The Year Award. The 2018 release featured “Golden Harvest” nubuck overlays and a white leather base, bordering “Chicago” color blocking if not for a black outsole. It’s well regarded as one of the best AJ1s of the modern era in terms of material quality and one of the best non-original Jordan 1 colorways of all time.

The low-top should mimic the same color blocking to the best of it’s ability, but naturally, all focus will be on whether or not its materials live up to the precedent set by the high-top. It’s also worth suggesting that the shoes might come with a “Sail” midsole like we’ve seen across other returning Jordan shoes, but we’ll need to wait on official images to say for sure