So was Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, Deandre Ayton, Josh Giddy, Ben Simmons, etc

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Lots of stories of great, well grounded, mature for their age kids who really struggled (and continue to struggle) with NBA fame and money.

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AJ inks 4 million dollar Nike deal

CougarGuy84

Nov 4, 10:08am

If he pans out as everyone predicts, might be a steal of a deal for Nike. Lebron gets $30 million a year from Nike

dingus79

Nov 4, 10:12am

I doubt that the terms of this deal extends into his future pro career

BYU-TIFUL

Nov 4, 10:16am

Yeah true, just in comparison it seems like good bang for the buck for Nike

dingus79

Nov 4, 10:17am

What’s truly amazing is that free market loving Americans successfully

Polecat

Nov 4, 10:13am

Does it help that we are a Nike school? Could this deal stop him from going to a

Star-Lord

Nov 4, 10:14am

There are cases of player and school sponsors not aligning, but it doesn't hurt

tacallaway

Nov 4, 10:16am

Cooper Flagg is signed with New Balance but plays at Duke, a Nike school.

Cougar86

Nov 4, 10:20am

His "top 4" schools are all Nike schools

RenoCoug

Nov 4, 11:46am

Nike might have required that he choose a larger metropolitan area.

ParentingNotForSissy

Nov 4, 11:51am

I believe Auburn is an Under Armour school and Kansas is an Addidas school

Duke Silver

Nov 4, 10:16am

I can't possibly conceive of a scenario in which a guy is worth that to a

Mitty

Nov 4, 10:21am

You clearly aren’t the target market then. But kids grow up and see their

Duke Silver

Nov 4, 10:24am

Kids are weird

Mitty

Nov 4, 10:32am

I agree. Kids want to be perceived as "cool" by their peers, and that's because

Duke Silver

Nov 4, 11:06am

Or, probably even more likely, kids see their favorite player and to buy that

Crowd Factor

Nov 4, 2:50pm

Nike being the cool shoe over Underarmor (lol) or other brands that have taken a shot is how they stay king. And if he

shimmy

Nov 4, 10:30am

They are making a bet on future returns.

JuicyJam

Nov 4, 10:48am

Yeah, MJ was a waste of money for Nike.

cougaman

Nov 4, 10:57am

Deal might well include an exclusive negotiation period for his initial pro deal, or something similar.

CalGTR

Nov 4, 11:58am

I get it. I feel the same way, but there’s a reason Phil Knight is a Billionaire

ninja math

Nov 4, 12:04pm

You remember the DONs dont you? Every Utah kid had a pair. Now nobody wears them

Magneto

Nov 4, 12:37pm

With respect, no one us can really fully know why we choose certain things over

Roko's Basilisk

Nov 4, 3:12pm

Often this kind of success ruins a young person.

Plantagenet

Nov 4, 10:43am

Not AJ. He's incredibly grounded for his age.

Mostlyaccurate

Nov 4, 11:27am

So was Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, Deandre Ayton, Josh Giddy, Ben Simmons, etc

ninja math

Nov 4, 12:11pm

Does this mean BYU NIL only has to pay him ~$500k?

YankeeCoug

Nov 4, 11:29am

Wouldn't have any impact at all.

CalGTR

Nov 4, 11:55am

Good for him. This was the real intention of NIL

palangi

Nov 4, 12:06pm

RE: Good for him. This was the real intention of NIL

BackPacker

Nov 4, 1:16pm

I can't but think with deals like this companies can demand where athletes have

First-n-10

Nov 4, 1:12pm

Made a cool AJ Nike logo

Kougrage

Nov 4, 2:26pm

Ok I get that theoretically a kid could have a deal separate from the school but

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