The Air Jordan 17 (XVII) was released in 2002. Michael joined the Washington Wizards as President of Basketball Operations in January of 2000 and sWith a removable midfoot cover you were once again given the power to choose whether or not the laces should be visible!elected Kwame Brown with the top overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft.So one key element to the Air Jordan XVII was from Jazz music. If you look on them you will notice molded in jazz notes.

When you purchased the Air Jordan 17, you got a nice metal carrying case and a CD.This shoe came with a Jumpman embossed metal carrying case. So, this was not your average shoe box.The Air Jordan 17 was released February 9, 2002. This was the first shoe released since Jordan’s 2nd return to the NBA playing for the Washington Wizards.