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Originally Posted by disasterpiece
I thought his contract ended in 2010...
Thats the contract with Cavaliers not Nike. Nike signed LeBron 90 mils for 9 years.
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Originally Posted by disasterpiece
I thought his contract ended in 2010...
Originally Posted by Chewdeezy
Doesn't Nike own Converse?
co-sign. then got to the "far more superior than Kobe" then.....Originally Posted by lilhen18
Good post, I agree with just about everything but the "far more superior than Kobe" part.Originally Posted by clkru
yeah... i'm wondering if Nike will be inclined to keep LeBron. He seems to have a Shaq-like appeal to pitching stuff. He is enjoyable to watch and charasmatic, but his shoe products just don't seem to move all too quickly. Plus, coupled with our tanking economy and the fact that any basketball shoe that isn't a Jordan no longer being appropriate for everyday fashion, I wonder if Nike will be hot on the idea of giving LeBron a huge new deal.
Personally, I only know of 2 people out of all my friends in Seattle who have actually bought a LeBron Nike product in the last year - one purchased and enjoys the Soldier 2's for ball, and the other purchased (and returned shortly after due to overly bulkiness) the LeBron 6's. Personally, I'm looking forward to the Soldier 3, but only because they resemble the Air Max Enforcer (a personal fav), and will only ever use them for ball assuming they aren't too bulky.
Basketball shoes just aren't what they used to be off the court, and a lot of people serious about ball seem to go with Huaraches, Kobes, BBs, or overly Hypeduperdunk-type of shoes to play in.
As much as I love LeBron and believe that he is the greatest basketball player in the world (far more superior than Kobe), I guess I'm just wondering if LeBron is even worth a big second Nike contract based off of his sales performance... anyone "in the know" care to touch on LeBron's athletic shoe marketing value?
Nike does have a big financial decision to make soon. It will be interesting to see the outcome.
Exactly.Originally Posted by Chewdeezy
Doesn't Nike own Converse?
Originally Posted by TheGGGame
Originally Posted by disasterpiece
I thought his contract ended in 2010...
Thats the contract with Cavaliers not Nike. Nike signed LeBron 90 mils for 9 years.
Originally Posted by bigtimejerky
id expect retros of the AZG and II to hit in 09...
?Originally Posted by disasterpiece
Originally Posted by TheGGGame
Originally Posted by disasterpiece
I thought his contract ended in 2010...
Thats the contract with Cavaliers not Nike. Nike signed LeBron 90 mils for 9 years.
Oh, I understand that, but I thought he signed a 7 year deal for 90 mil in 2003... making him a "shoe free-agent" in 2010...
LeBron signed a seven year deal with Nike in 2003:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/draft/2003-05-22-james-deals_x.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/draft/2003-05-22-james-deals_x.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/s...3-05-22-james-deals_x.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/s...3-05-22-james-deals_x.htm
LOL. You failed hard.Originally Posted by Icecixz
the only reason i believe that Lebron isnt worth as much as a Jordan Brand or Kobe Line is simple...Credibility....MJ has 6 rings...Kobe has 3 rings* with shaq....Lebron= None....If Nike pushed hard and signed Wade...Wade= One ring* with shaq....people will be more inclined to wear products known to associate to a champion....Becuase your not truley the best if you dont have a Ring to show for it!
Good post.Originally Posted by clkru
"exactly... while LeBron is signed with Nike he helps selling not only his signature sneakers but other Nike merch too."
What Nike merch? LeBron's apparel is average at best and his annual sig shoes are not universally applicable (as in they are GENERALLY only found to be ballerific by larger players) - especially compared to Kobe's clothes and shoes (and I don't even like Kobe or buy his stuff).
I'm starting to think that LeBron may have a mild case of the bigmenjustdon'tsellshoesitis. Its either that, or Nike has just totally dropped the ball on marketing him. He's far too good, charasmatic, and popular to have such average product.
I love LeBron, but Nike needs to step it up and stop making him seem like such a pedestrian pitchman.
Originally Posted by Icecixz
the only reason i believe that Lebron isnt worth as much as a Jordan Brand or Kobe Line is simple...Credibility....MJ has 6 rings...Kobe has 3 rings* with shaq....Lebron= None....If Nike pushed hard and signed Wade...Wade= One ring* with shaq....people will be more inclined to wear products known to associate to a champion....Becuase your not truley the best if you dont have a Ring to show for it!
Originally Posted by Icecixz
the only reason i believe that Lebron isnt worth as much as a Jordan Brand or Kobe Line is simple...Credibility....MJ has 6 rings...Kobe has 3 rings* with shaq....Lebron= None....If Nike pushed hard and signed Wade...Wade= One ring* with shaq....people will be more inclined to wear products known to associate to a champion....Becuase your not truley the best if you dont have a Ring to show for it!