According to a rumor on Tuesday, Nike and WNBA player A.J. Wilson have reached an agreement on a hefty contract extension.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Alexa Philippou, the three-time MVP and the Beaverton-based clothing and shoe titans have inked a six-year extension that is among the most lucrative shoe contracts for a women’s basketball player.
The contract was reported only a few months after Wilson declared in May that she would be releasing a Nike signature shoe. In order to align with the 2025 WNBA season, the A-One is anticipated to be released in the spring.
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Wilson’s contract, according to the source, places her among Caitlin Clark, the WNBA’s first-round draft pick, USC’s JuJu Watkins, and the New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu as one of the highest-paid show endorsements in the sport. According to reports, Clark agreed to a 28 million dollar, eight-year contract with Nike.
In addition to helping the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team win the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Wilson, 28, is a two-time WNBA champion. Last season, she won her third MVP title for the Las Vegas Aces, averaging a career-high 26.9 points and 11.9 assists. The only other players in league history to win three MVP honors are Lauren Jackson, Lisa Leslie, and Sheryl Swoopes.
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