by Jarrod Saunders
In 1993, Michael Jordan left the NBA. But Nike continued to recognize him. In 1994, they introduced the Air Jordan 10, which displayed 10 significant achievements from his basketball journey.
From tour-only releases to charity collabs, the AJ10 has quietly built one of the most underrated catalogs in the Jordan line. Here are the 10 colorways that prove it.
In 2016, Drake unveiled a solid gold Air Jordan 10 "OVO" on Instagram, crafted by artist Matthew Senna. The shoe was never intended for wearing — it exists purely as a flex piece.
The Air Jordan 10 Retro SoleFly 10th Anniversary released to commemorate ten years since Michael Jordan's return to basketball. Its Miami-rooted design ties directly back to SoleFly's own 10-year run.
When MJ talked comeback and rejoined the NBA for the '94-'95 season, the AJ10 was poised to wow crowds on the court. "Steel" was one of the original colorways built to do exactly that.
The "New York Knicks" colorway is a standout among the City Pack. The vibrant mix of white, blue, and a touch of orange gives it a cleaner edge than most of the pack's other entries.
A year before the gold pair, in 2015, October's Very Own partnered with the Air Jordan 10 to reinterpret the classic silhouette in a wearable, retail-friendly white colorway.
The Air Jordan 10 "Cool Grey" carries an extremely clean aesthetic, with a tonal grey upper and a pop of infrared on the outsole listing out MJ's on-court accomplishments.
A near-full spectrum of color specks covers the grey leather upper, contrasted by deep black accents on the tongue and laces for one of the line's more understated releases.
One of the original 1994 colorways, "Shadow" paired grey suede with black accents for a low-key, court-ready look that's aged into a quiet grail among collectors.
The Air Jordan 10 Retro "Doernbecher" was designed by Daniel Pena, a young patient with hemophilia, through Nike's Doernbecher Freestyle program.
At a 2015 NYC fashion show, Public School NY unveiled its praised Air Jordan 10 "PSNY" alongside an all-black pair.