Jordan Brand and Carmelo Anthony have created 13 shoes together. That’s pretty crazy.
Meet the Jordan Melo M13. For some it may not be the prettiest of designs, but I like the aesthetics. However, what I really like are the shoe’s performance features: there is Unlocked Zoom Air in the forefoot, along with the FlightSpeed system (I’ll forever refer to it as FlightPlate until the brand gives us an actual reason for the sudden and unexplained name change), coupled with a lightweight Phylon midsole. Traction is strange looking, but I’ve seen stranger things work so we can’t say much at the moment. Materials, man, these materials are my jam. Soft textiles that wrap the foot with Kurim overlays for structural integrity and support — a touch of durability for the soft textile beneath.
I’m hoping these prove to be a solid on-court model as the Melo line has never let me down. Yes, sales are never impressive, but the performance of the shoe is usually a standout feature. Especially when you run into them at the outlet for 50% off retail — and retail is already reasonable at $130.
Check out our detailed look and review of the Jordan Melo M13 below and feel free to share your thoughts on them with us in the comment section. Stay tuned for the performance review in the coming weeks.
less and less air/zoom/max cushion tech. oh man, Nike heading down the replica road. for the price, I’d just get me some good looking replicas.
Interested in how the court feel compares to the aj xxx1? Does the US release of these have an xdr outsole like the ones leaked a while ago?
As I have stated in other comments, I am a fan of SuperFly.2. Now, as the super fly line seems to fade out from being the “budget option” of the signature line or the Jordan equivalent of the Hyperdunk to something else (I don’t know what to call it and it seems to me that JB hasn’t got a clear idea of what ot do with that line), Melo line remains the only stable / “you know what to expect” line. The cushion setup seems to be the one they used in the super.fly line end the melo line (since melo 10), and I actually like the Flightplate/Flightspeed system. Looking forward to the performance review (especially the traction part ;)) ).