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Update: Jordan Brand has released the following statement:
“Melo is a long-time and respected member of the Jordan family. As is the case with all Jordan family athletes, we work together with Melo on a footwear plan each year, and no decisions have been finalized about future models. Any decision made will be a collaborative one between Melo and Jordan Brand.”
Carmelo Anthony has a new team this season, but he won’t have a new signature Melo. According to industry sources, Jordan Brand has chosen to end Melo’s signature Melo line, making his last Melo, the Melo M13 his last model. The move comes despite Anthony signing a new long-term deal with Jordan Brand in January, and although he will now have no signature Melo, Jordan Brand still plans to poise him as one of the faces of the brand. This obviously opens up space for his new teammate and fellow Jordan Brand athlete Russell Westbrook to have his own signature performance model, which was a given after he recently signed the Air Jordan XX8 Blue Camo from, anyway.
Although Anthony has continued wearing the M13 during Thunder preseason games, it’s unclear at this point what he’ll be wearing when the season starts. With no new signature Melo, it’s likely that he’ll wear a combination of sneakers, including the new Air Jordan 9 OG Black-Dark Charcoal-True Red, Super.Fly 2017, and retro models.
Carmelo Anthony’s last Melo, the Jordan Melo M13
Source: ESPN
