{"id":1263053,"date":"2024-04-23T16:04:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=1263053"},"modified":"2024-04-23T16:04:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:04:24","slug":"caitlin-clark-nike-contract-signature-shoe-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/caitlin-clark-nike-contract-signature-shoe-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark is Nike Basketball&#8217;s Next Signature Shoe Athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-indiana-fever-rookie-is-reportedly-nearing-an-8-year-deal\">The Indiana Fever rookie is reportedly nearing an 8-year deal. <\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>A new era in women&#8217;s basketball is on the horizon as Caitlin Clark will be <a href=\"\/nike\/nike-basketball\">Nike Basketball<\/a>&#8216;s next signature shoe athlete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/40008254\/caitlin-clark-set-sign-new-8-year-deal-nike-reports-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">reports<\/a>, Clark is nearing a $28 million contract over 8 years and will include a signature shoe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-related-the-evolution-of-women-s-signature-basketball-shoes\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/evolution-of-womens-signature-basketball-shoes\/\">The Evolution of Women\u2019s Signature Basketball Shoes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/07\/womens-signature-basketball-lead-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1224221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/07\/womens-signature-basketball-lead-copy.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/07\/womens-signature-basketball-lead-copy-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/07\/womens-signature-basketball-lead-copy-325x217.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/07\/womens-signature-basketball-lead-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/07\/womens-signature-basketball-lead-copy-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark, whose list of NCAA accolades is as impressive as expansive, will continue to make history by becoming the fourth signature shoe athlete in WNBA history within the last decade (Breanna Stewart with PUMA in 2022; Elena Delle Donne with Nike in 2022; and Sabrina Ionescu in 2023). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nike wasn&#8217;t the only lucrative brand offering Clark a deal as she received offers of $16 million over four years from <a href=\"\/under-armour\">Under Armour<\/a> and $6 million over four years from <a href=\"\/adidas\">adidas<\/a>; both deals included a signature shoe, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/sports\/basketball\/caitlin-clark-nike-deal-415ee8ec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/puma\">PUMA<\/a> was reportedly interested in Clark as well but walked away when told the bidding would start at $3 million per year, according to the WSJ.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What were Caitlin Clark\u2019s other offers???<\/p>\n<p>Under Armour : $16 million \/ 4 years<\/p>\n<p>adidas : $6 million \/ 4 years<\/p>\n<p>PUMA showed interest, but walked away when told the bidding would start at $3 million <\/p>\n<p>per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WSJ<\/a> ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VraxXzdIyW\">https:\/\/t.co\/VraxXzdIyW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NkiEvkdFfJ\">pic.twitter.com\/NkiEvkdFfJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Snkrs Day (@snkrsday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicekicks\/status\/1782855051641274436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark&#8217;s Nike deal will be the richest sponsorship contract for a women&#8217;s basketball player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Keep it locked to <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/nicekicks\">Snkrs Day<\/a> on Instagram and the <a href=\"\/sneaker-release-dates\">sneaker release dates<\/a> page to stay on top of the latest news and drops. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indiana Fever rookie is reportedly nearing an 8-year deal. 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