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Kawhi was with Jordan Brand in 2014 for his Finals MVP, the pay for players change in 7-8 years.
Kawhi was one example.
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Kawhi was with Jordan Brand in 2014 for his Finals MVP, the pay for players change in 7-8 years.
Kawhi was one example.
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Point was his low pay was because he was a low tier athlete. Their high tier guys have had competitive pay. Melo, CP3, Blake, Westbrook had million dollar+ salaries pre-2014.
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Dwayne Wade made 2 million a year with JB, he left and signed a 6 million dollar a year contract with Li-.
Jimmy Butler took a 75% paycut to sign with JB after leaving Adidas. He left JB and got a “Significant” raise by signing with Li-Ning.
My point was, Nike offers lower pay and Puma’s offering athletes more money so they choose to go with Puma.
Obviously I’m talking about the past couple of years since Puma got back in the game with basketball shoes.
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Yes but the point was that Kahwii at the time, was not recognized as a superstar/star player. He wasn’t going to be making much.
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I just saw these in person at Nike Vegas and the material on these will yellow within two weeks of consistent wear.
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Isn’t Zion making something like 5/75mil and Lukas deal was supposed to be worth more than that? I could be out of my mind “goes to Google.” Lol
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They were cheap in renegotiations too when it was time to sign a new contract. After he was the star player that he is now.
How Kawhi Leonard’s New Balance shoe deal started with Jordan Brand
Jordan Brand may have lowballed one of the best players in the game. So Leonard took his talents to New Balance.
Leonard and Jordan Brand fell out
Leonard signed with the Nike subsidiary after he was drafted and his deal paid him less than $500,000 a year. He and Jordan Brand were “close” to completing a four-year deal worth more than $20 million, according to ESPN’s Michael C. Wright and Ramona Shelburne. The deal was reportedly similar to Jordan Brand’s current contract with Pistons all-star Blake Griffin.
But contract negotiations reportedly broke down at the last minute after Leonard’s reps felt Jordan’s offer wasn’t representative of his standing as one of the top players in the NBA. When healthy, he was a perennial lock as a candidate for both Most Valuable Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. He also only played nine games last season while battling a lingering quadriceps injury in San Antonio.
https://www.sbnation.com/2018/11/28...ce-sneaker-deal-shoe-endorsement-jordan-brand
We can keep talking Kawhi if you’d like, but I’m speaking about their business practices in general.
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You’re right.
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Kawhi is a great player but I don’t think he’s really moving product like other, more marketable, players.
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4yrs/20 mil (the article said it was actually more than that) wasn’t bad for a guy who only played 9 games that season and was beefing with his team. Not going to blame a company for being cautious with him and his situation at the time.
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His New Balance line has done quite well. I’m not sure who is buying them (besides me, a shoe and Clippers fan), but somebody is.
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I’ve already said on this board that nobody was waiting to n the “Air Kawhi’s”. Again, his contract was one example.
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The Chinese brands are paying more, making better products each year, and usually don't give af about what their athletes wear off the court. Can't blame anyone for joining them.
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money-related, Nike has become master of lowball contracts. the thing about Nike is not about basing their salary on how much the players' popularity can move products but rather maximize profit by minimizing costs (production and salaries). they have become the Converse or Adidas of Old when they offered MJ his rookie contract. dropping players is not really a new thing in business. I bet the players that went to chinese brands got more lucrative offers, even the undeserving ones.
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they'd be doing better if it was easier to get their product in the states
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Man, you aren't kidding. Especially in sizes above an 11. Trying to get anything from Peak in a size 12 was ridiculous.
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My man that’s all I’m saying.
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Yes- Doing quite well off 1,000 pairs…They’re playing a very safe strategy with him.
Nike and Jordan are paying their tier 1 guys extremely well (Lebron, Giannis, KD, Zion, Luka, Russ) even though sig lines have not netted good profit the last few years. That’s why their latest signees are Jordan guys- JB can eat those contracts.
The Chinese brands large wallet size is simple: their 1bil+ pop. They can throw money at anyone- that’s why the Rondos, DHowards, AGordons are getting signature shoes.
Puma- are they really out-spending Nike or just willing to give lower tier guys money and perks? They’re not getting top tier guys from other brands, or signing tier 1 or tier 2 talent. Their guys do have a lot of upside though.
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number of pairs of these energy seem to be lower on the resell sites early than any other colorway really
hoping there's not another push out
hoping there's not another push out
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It’s weird how these are so thin and see-through like the 34s but yet they don’t feel nearly as flimsy. That “leno-weave” is kinda wild.
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Put in a low bid for a pair of Luka’s on StockX and won. Came out, with all fees, to be $5 over retail. Pretty happy (hopefully they’re really real 
. I will be returning the glory’s because I’m pretty sure the mesh will turn horribly yellow.
. I will be returning the glory’s because I’m pretty sure the mesh will turn horribly yellow.
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Put in a low bid for a pair of Luka’s on StockX and won. Came out, with all fees, to be $5 over retail. Pretty happy (hopefully they’re really real
What size?
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Some sizes available - 8, 8.5, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 12.
Just hit twitter so they'll be gone in the next few minutes most likely
Just hit twitter so they'll be gone in the next few minutes most likely
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