Coming off the success of the M10 is the Jordan Melo M11, which in some ways, looks like the complete opposite of its predecessor. We previously gave you a look at the Melo M11 on Carmelo’s feet during a warm-up, but the images weren’t as clear as these ones. The most notable attribute on the M11 is the numerous perforations, and subsequent breathability on the sneaker. This is a lot different than the M10, which scored nearly perfect scores on every feature of our performance review, except for breathability.
The unlocked zoom still remains on the forefoot, as does the bungee-like lacing system and Flight Plate. An inner booty is added (much like on the Super.Fly line,) while the seamless midsole/heel cup is very reminiscent of the recently released CP3.VIII.
Stay tuned to WearTesters for release info on the Jordan Melo M11. As always, let us know your thoughts on the sneaker in the comments below.
Reminds me of the JCrossover 2
I thought the same thing
Just realized this could be Melo’s Christmas kicks
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Taking design cues from brandblack… Hmmm
I like this one a lot. I can feel a litany of it looks like jcrossover 2, but really the only actual similarity is the support wing things and only because of how its highlighted and embossed pattern, but tbh it really doesnt.
Jcrossover 2 anyone?
Looks like potential for another performance beast for the Melo line. Like what they’ve done with the foundation there aka sole/midsole setup.
That said, when I first saw this I was thinking J Crossover II as well from an aesthetic level.
BrandBlack??
It’s a bit odd that there is no tendril connecting the heel to the forefoot.
The midsole isn’t decoupled so it makes sense. The heel and forefoot of the XX8 and XX9 are completely separate.
Don’t quite understand it. Why ruin the transition when we won’t receive the flexibility of a decoupled heel and forefoot? Really curious on the benefits of that set up.
Ehh well once the foam breaks in it will get more flexible I’m more bummed that they took the tendril out. I’d rather have the midfoot covered up more like the Superflys or have a tendril. However compared to the 28s the gap does look a little smaller from the side so the could player smoother.
im planning to actually start designing shoes and as I look at it, the shoe have the midsole connected on the sides/outer midsole of the shoe. this should work as good or even better than the XX9 (hopefully). the change from raw to synthetics probably wont be an issue here. Carmelo is known for nice fitting shoes and it looks like the same material as the hyperfuse. traction will probably be not as good as the xx9 when it comes to jab steps and cuts but still hold up nicely. they’ve probably changed the psi in the zoom units. the hyperposite material and the midsole cupping around most of the shoe except the forefoot will give this shoe serious support. the very noticeably added the perforations… but got rid of the flex grooves. there’s no type of flexibility other than the rubbery upper. That might the major imperfection of the shoe along with there might be too much vertical room in the forefoot due to the way the shoe upper is made.
I don’t really mind the gap in the middle, most shoes have it but it’s usually much smaller and the gap happens more gradually so its not very noticeable. Also It also hard to tell how large the gap is judging looking at the shoe from the bottom, so maybe I’m being to hard on the shoe and its probably a cheaper less and complicated way of making a flightplate shoe work without having a tendril, but I think the key is to make the gap happen more gradually. They could have just made the shoe flatter but then they wouldn’t be able to show the flightplate like they did which does look really nice imo.
*I meant to say the gap on alot of shoes is usually on the medial side and the medial part gets smaller while the middle and lateral side is usually supported by the outsole. So my only concern is how stable the midfoot will be.
Wow, looks like a beast. Super.fly 3 mixed with quality materials and (hopefully) heel unlooked zoom? and it will be more breathable? I’m sold.
God shutup who cares what it looks like it’s the melo 11 damn
Hopefully the traction plays like the XX8s traction
these look more like an evolution of the fly wades then the brandblacks… if anything it looks like brandblacks and fly wade2 hade a baby.
exactly my thoughts especially the fly wade playoff edition but Jordan Brand defiantly has been taken some ideas as of late from blandblack. But what company doesn’t? They all innovate off of each other which is why it is a great time to be a basketball player with all the tech available to us
Is the traction more like the XX9 or SF3? I like the look of the shoe! Flight plate is a great tech to have in your kicks.
That jumpman on the heel looks off. Going to be hard to beat the M10 performance wise and visually.
brandblack. ..ish! Lol
Sick will be copping
Why not Jordan xx9 with premium materials. That’s what I loved about melo 10.
Kinda like the Lexus es is Toyota Camry in a tuxedo
You think it will have Zoom or any other cushioning in the heel, Nightwing?
Overall though, I like the looks of the shoe.
I don’t think so, if you look closely, you can see that the heel is cored out.
Agreed but someone like Melo, he would need heel cushioning
Super.Fly 3 + CP3.VIII + XX9 !? LOL
Just stop…
He did
I love these up until the the m10 the melo line was complete trash
Need them ASAP. This cw just got me in love at first signt. Almost like jcrossover2.
Why Melo keep getting the mixture of all shoes?
These look like those Jordan 14.5 that came out earlier this year. Material quality looks suspect. Melos usually have the nicest materials of any signature shoe out there.
Kinda bummed with no heel zoom, but it makes sense. The M10 was basically a premium version of the XX8 SE. If the XX9 was a premium version of the XX9 it would hurt sales of the XX9.
Is it me or that jordan logo on the last image look weird
yup… it’s Class A shoes from China.. 😀
Looks like they’ve modified the traction some. Hopefully it will play better than the super.fly and XX9. It always bums me out when a brand takes a step back just for the sake of creating a new design. Under Armour has a good model where the next iteration of a shoe has the same basic traction and cushion tooling. That way the people that loved the first one can get the same stuff.
is it just me or the Logo looks odd?
it is not only you, it looks like Jordan from 2003, when he put on some extra weight and also the price of these is $225. If that is true then what the hell, that is ridiculously expensive and it does not have any woven material on it…
Who said it was 225
fugly
It’s made of synthetic materials?!! :-((( I loved raw materials on my melo m10 (but zoom eventually poped), I hoped they just fix unlocked zoom on m11, but it looks like they changed the whole thing.
For the reason i can’t understand, the whole J 2015 line seems to be worse than 2014 (like traction, no heel zoom, and now – no raw materials on melos…)
I vote for J 14,5 rewiev!
Maybe they’ll return to a Regular-Season(plastic), and Playoffs/Artisan-Edition for the Playoffs.
I’m with you though, this year is a serious downgrade from last year, and if it’s up to me, they should simply release 1 shoe, the Raw-Material shoes, because that’s what made Jordan Performance great the last couple of seasons, the raw-materials, used in very modern, innovative, performance-based shoes.
UA, and Nike do the Synthetics much better than Jordan does.
Kind of similar to the Howard 5 looks wise, too bad they didn’t continue on the m9, and m10 progression, because those were really Luxury focused, these seem functional, but not a lot more.
When do they release it?
Kind of a joke how much these resemble the J Crossover 2.
JB made a cheap plastic knockoff of the Jamal Crawford’s. this is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. cant stop laughing at how far they’ve fallen
they release dec 24th it shows it on foot lockers release calender
I think that this show will really rely on the unlocked zoom and if is as explosive as the 28 or even the 29 not like the super fly 3 and if the traction is anywhere like the 29 not like the super fly 3
jordan melo m11 size us 15?