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I'm gonna say he will sign with Adidas,but I really hope he signs with JB or Nike
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him on JB would be
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He wore a Nike polo at the predraft camp =]
June 1, 2008
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JB won't sign Derrick Rose. They don't just sign anybody. Most top picks don't even have signature shoes.
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Back in high school, i seen him wearing af25 and LBJ IV. So my guess is that he signing with Nike. And yes, that is one of the greatest owned pics ever.
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is it me or does he look like a black Jean Clause Van Dam
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Yeah his eyes have that Van Damme look!
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Sign him JB, then drop Melo
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"JB won't sign Derrick Rose. They don't just sign anybody."
Well, they did just resign the disgrace that is Garbagemelo...
Well, they did just resign the disgrace that is Garbagemelo...
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Why all the hate on Melo??? Dude can ball...if yalls are gonna be talking about how JB doesn't just sign anyone..then answer me this?? Fred Jones??? SlamDunk Champ who won the the contest with a missed dunk?? But at the same time..Rose being signed is prematured..He needs to win ROY at least before being signedto JB. Otherwise Jordan Brand will just have hyped players. Nike signs hyped players..The Jordan Brand branch, in my opinion, was supposed to be provenplayers. Melo was more proven at the time he got on JB. I love derrik rose, but Melo WONthe NCAA title game with Syracuse..Memphis just got there.
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nike signs hyped players, but alot of them end up living up to the billing. jb has nobody other than melo. they have better athletes repping them in the nflthan in the nba...and thats where it came from.
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Beasley >> Rose
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chris paul...
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Rose wearing Nike Huarache 2k8 in these Bulls workout photos.
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"nike signs hyped players, but alot of them end up living up to the billing. jb has nobody other than melo. they have better athletes repping them in thenfl than in the nba...and thats where it came from."
Chris Paul, Ray Allen, and Rip Hamilton are all solid JB pitchmen.
2 are All-Star NBA champions. 1 was a sensational MVP runner-up (who should have won it over the Shaq-less mamba).
Chris Paul, Ray Allen, and Rip Hamilton are all solid JB pitchmen.
2 are All-Star NBA champions. 1 was a sensational MVP runner-up (who should have won it over the Shaq-less mamba).
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3stripes for Mayo, Rose might still be undecided
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Why does Eric Gordon look like he's 8 years old?
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Nike didn't make a special push for Derrick Rose. As a matter of fact, I don't think they made a special push for anyone this year on Major Deals as itwere.
If Rose wears Nike, it won't be on a large scale player Contract. Could be Product only. Adidas may get him if others throw cash at him.
Depends on what World Wide Wes wants for him.
If Rose wears Nike, it won't be on a large scale player Contract. Could be Product only. Adidas may get him if others throw cash at him.
Depends on what World Wide Wes wants for him.
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Kevin Love with Converse!
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http://www.cnbc.com/id/25330766
It's the Monday before the NBA draft and not one top draft pick has signed with a shoe company.
It's partly due to the fact that there's just not one standout slam dunk, marketable player in Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley or O.J. Mayo. But it'salso due to several other factors that can't be ignored.
I'm going to say right now that the seven-year, $90 million contract LeBron James signed in 2003 with Nike NIKE INCNKE
will be the equivalent of the 10-year, $252 million playing contract Alex Rodriguez signed with the Texas Rangers in 2000. There will never be a shoe contractthat will surpass LeBron's deal in total dollars, unless it's the extension LeBron signs.
But even that's in question. Why? Because while James somehow lived up to the hype on the court, his shoes haven't.
"Nike overspent on LeBron," said Matt Powell, an analyst for SportsOneSource. "They haven't gotten out of him what they paid for."
The only reason why Nike has definitely made their money back on Dwyane Wade and likely made sense on Carmelo Anthony was because their initial contracts werefor $400,000 and $3 million a year, respectively.
Here are some more factors to consider.
The basketball shoe market is down from the $4.5 billion the market was at when Nike signed LeBron. Powell says this year basketball shoes will gross in the$2.5 billion range.
Then consider how dominant Nike is. Adding up Nike, Converse and the Jordan business, Nike has a 93 percent share of the basketball shoe market, the largesttake of any shoe business by one company.
And finally, consider this. Michael Jordan is still Nike's best endorser by a mile. Powell says sales of the Jordan brand make up a larger percentage ofthe overall shoe business than they ever have. For every three pairs bought in this country, two of them (67 percent) are the Jordan brand. Nike has a 24percent share, adidas has a 4 percent share and Converse has a 2.5 percent share.
Given these numbers, you can imagine what it would take for Nike to fork over big bucks when they already have a basic monopoly on the business. And you canimagine how marketable a certain player would have to be in order for adidas to jump at him.
Five years ago, the power was in the hands of the players and the agents. Agents like Aaron Goodwin, who structured LeBron's Nike deal, made sure to getLeBron signed before the lottery so that a smaller market wouldn't hinder his contract earning potential. (The persistent rumor that LeBron would have mademore in New York is not true.) Carmelo was also signed with Nike before the draft.
But, given the state of the market, and the state of the players -- no, O.J. Mayo is already not "the next LeBron" -- all the power is in the handsof the shoe companies. And it looks like they're content to wait to see who goes where before they decide how much to pay them or if they should go afterthem at all.
It's the Monday before the NBA draft and not one top draft pick has signed with a shoe company.
It's partly due to the fact that there's just not one standout slam dunk, marketable player in Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley or O.J. Mayo. But it'salso due to several other factors that can't be ignored.
I'm going to say right now that the seven-year, $90 million contract LeBron James signed in 2003 with Nike NIKE INCNKE
will be the equivalent of the 10-year, $252 million playing contract Alex Rodriguez signed with the Texas Rangers in 2000. There will never be a shoe contractthat will surpass LeBron's deal in total dollars, unless it's the extension LeBron signs.
But even that's in question. Why? Because while James somehow lived up to the hype on the court, his shoes haven't.
"Nike overspent on LeBron," said Matt Powell, an analyst for SportsOneSource. "They haven't gotten out of him what they paid for."
The only reason why Nike has definitely made their money back on Dwyane Wade and likely made sense on Carmelo Anthony was because their initial contracts werefor $400,000 and $3 million a year, respectively.
Here are some more factors to consider.
The basketball shoe market is down from the $4.5 billion the market was at when Nike signed LeBron. Powell says this year basketball shoes will gross in the$2.5 billion range.
Then consider how dominant Nike is. Adding up Nike, Converse and the Jordan business, Nike has a 93 percent share of the basketball shoe market, the largesttake of any shoe business by one company.
And finally, consider this. Michael Jordan is still Nike's best endorser by a mile. Powell says sales of the Jordan brand make up a larger percentage ofthe overall shoe business than they ever have. For every three pairs bought in this country, two of them (67 percent) are the Jordan brand. Nike has a 24percent share, adidas has a 4 percent share and Converse has a 2.5 percent share.
Given these numbers, you can imagine what it would take for Nike to fork over big bucks when they already have a basic monopoly on the business. And you canimagine how marketable a certain player would have to be in order for adidas to jump at him.
Five years ago, the power was in the hands of the players and the agents. Agents like Aaron Goodwin, who structured LeBron's Nike deal, made sure to getLeBron signed before the lottery so that a smaller market wouldn't hinder his contract earning potential. (The persistent rumor that LeBron would have mademore in New York is not true.) Carmelo was also signed with Nike before the draft.
But, given the state of the market, and the state of the players -- no, O.J. Mayo is already not "the next LeBron" -- all the power is in the handsof the shoe companies. And it looks like they're content to wait to see who goes where before they decide how much to pay them or if they should go afterthem at all.
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Originally Posted by 5am6oody72
Why does Eric Gordon look like he's 8 years old?
i would argue that Anthony Randolph looks just as young.
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infamousod, thanks for posting that story....good read.
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