Each year, there are several Jordan Brand shoes that never make it past the sample stage. These two Air Jordan 2K9s (2009) remained behind closed doors and will likely never hit retail. Differences between these and the release 2009s include a lack of marbleized coloring at the midfoot and addition of a dot pattern around the patent toe cap. The black patent/red/grey scheme resembles so many great Jordans of years past and is labeled with “SAMPLE 048″ on the inside heel. The black/white/red color scheme is fairly similar to the Air Jordan 2009 (2K9) White/ Metallic Silver – Black but is distinguished by its red heel piece. The inside heel is marked with “SAMPLE 057.” These Air Jordan 2009 (2K9) samples are unreleased samples for now.

Via NT.

Leading to the Air Jordan 2009 (2K9) launch, a press release by Jordan Brand unveiled the sneakers last week, and now a video advertisement has surfaced to promote the next chapter of the Air Jordan collection.

The video flies the Air Jordan 2009 in from cyberspace to a blacktop court, and then takes off. The open-ended, bizarre flick flows like an uncharted trip to Mars.

The performance-first design and makeup of the Air Jordan 2009 does shine through this 43-second teaser.

Launch of the Air Jordan 2009 is scheduled for February 14th, 2009.