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[PRE-ORDER] Ships within 1-7 Business Days After the Official Release Date. As this item officially releases on 2/13/27; the shipping timeframe is within 2/13/27 - 2/24/27
 
The Air Jordan 7 Retro "Raptors" is the third retro release of one of the Air Jordan 7's five original 1992 colorways — returning for the first time in fifteen years, during the Air Jordan 7's 35th anniversary year, on the specific All-Star Weekend that Jordan Brand has treated as the occasion most worthy of its most historically significant retro drops. The 2027 retro is notable for its scarcity: the "Raptors" has been retroed only twice in the 35 years since the original — once in 2002, when it sat on shelves and required markdowns to move, and once in 2012, when the culture had fully caught up with it and it sold cleanly, with pairs now trading on the secondary market above $800 in select sizes. The fifteen-year gap between 2012 and 2027 is the longest the colorway has gone unretroduced since the silhouette launched. The "Raptors" nickname is one of the most widely cited misnomers in sneaker history: the colorway was created in 1992 as one of the AJ7's five OG launch options in a Black, True Red, and Eggplant colorway combination, and the Toronto Raptors franchise would not exist for another three years. The resemblance between the palette and the expansion team's early uniform colors, combined with the close timeline, produced the "Raptors" association permanently despite no actual connection between the shoe and the team. The official name is "Playoffs" — referencing Michael Jordan's 1992 postseason in which he wore this colorway en route to his second consecutive NBA championship, including Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals against Portland where he hit six three-pointers in the first half before his famous "Shrug." A black Durabuck upper covers the full primary surface of the AJ7's high-top construction — Durabuck being Nike's proprietary matte-finished, slightly textured premium suede-leather that provides more durability than standard nubuck while maintaining the matte, non-reflective surface quality that gives the "Raptors" its understated character. Dark Charcoal provides a secondary tone across the mudguard and lower structural zones — the two-tone black construction creating subtle depth within the dark base that makes the shoe's silhouette more complex at close inspection. True Red lands on the midsole groove detailing, tongue branding, lace tips, and insole accents — the warm red that provides the colorway's most visually immediate accent without covering any primary upper surface. Eggplant — the dark, slightly warm purple — arrives at the heel pull tabs, outsole accents, and select midsole details as the tertiary color that gives the "Raptors" its specific three-color identity. The geometric tongue graphic and outsole pattern in the AJ7's original 1992 design language return consistent with the OG specification. The AJ7's most significant performance construction distinction — it was the first Air Jordan to conceal its Air unit within the midsole, stripping visible Air from the exterior for the first time since the AJ2 — carries through the 2027 retro as the encapsulated Air cushioning that runs the full midsole without any visible window. A Huarache-style neoprene inner bootie provides the snug, sock-like fit that Tinker Hatfield built into the construction for precise lockdown without a traditional tongue.
 
Category: Footwear | Sneakers
Age Group: Toddler
Gender: TD | Toddler
Brand: Air Jordan
Designer: Michael Jordan | Tinker Hatfield
Model: Air Jordan 7 Retro (TD)
Nickname: “Raptors”
Colorway: Black / Dark Smoke Grey - True Red - Eggplant
Main Color: Black
SKU: 
Release Date: Feb 20, 2027
Season: Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter
Shaft Height: Mid Top
Closure: Lace Up
Activity: Basketball | Gym & Training | Walking | Casual