Donovan Mitchell Honors Karl Malone With The ‘Mailman’ adidas D.O.N. Issue 1

With a slew of timely moves, the Utah Jazz has firmly placed themselves in championship contention. After acquiring Mike Conley via trade as well as Bojan Bogdanovic and Jeff Green in free agency the Jazz are deeper than ever. The Utah Jazz has a storied history with their highest peak coming during the Stockton/Malone days. Now, there’s a new heir apparent in Utah by the name Donovan Mitchell. With the Jazz set for a deep playoff run, it’s only right that Mitchell honors those that came before him. In homage, Spida’s new adidas shoe the D.O.N. Issue 1 is debuting a new colorway that honors the Jazz legend Karl Malone.

The shoe is a love letter to the glory days of the franchise. It’s covered in the team’s legendary purple and features the peaks of the Rocky Mountains on the midsole as a reference to the jerseys of yore. The coolest detail is the smallest, on the upper is a small postage stamp with Mitchell’s number representing both Mitchell and the NBA’s second all-time greatest score. There’s no word as to when the Mailman inspired kicks come out but keep it locked to find out.