Bronny James amongst 5 hoops gamers to land Nike NIL offers

Nike has finalized NIL endorsement offers with 5 prime novice basketball gamers, headlined by LeBron James’ son, Bronny James of Sierra Canyon Excessive Faculty.

The eldest son of the NBA star turned 18 over the weekend, and has already been included into the rollout of the Los Angeles Lakers ahead’s latest signature sneaker, the Nike LeBron 20.

The elder James signed a lifetime cope with Nike in 2015, and lately unveiled The LeBron James Innovation Middle on the firm’s Beaverton, Oregon, headquarters.

Along with Bronny James, Nike additionally finalized NIL offers with Iowa level guard Caitlin Clark, Stanford guard Haley Jones, Sierra Canyon Excessive Faculty star guard Juju Watkins, and prime 2023 guard D.J. Wagner of Camden, New Jersey.

“Every athlete is acknowledged as a participant who’s paving the way in which for the subsequent era on and off the court docket,” the model mentioned in a press release. “These athletes push Nike to consider new methods the sport can break limitations, deliver folks collectively, construct group and form the long run.”

Whereas specifics shall be introduced within the coming months, Nike plans to associate with every student-athlete on quite a lot of group efforts of their hometowns. All 5 at present play for Nike-sponsored faculties.

Clark, a junior level guard at Iowa, has already earned a prolonged checklist of accolades throughout her collegiate profession, together with first group All-American, Huge Ten Participant of the 12 months, Picket Award All-America, first group AP All-America and others. She additionally holds the excellence of being the one Division I ladies’s basketball participant to guide the nation in factors and assists per recreation in a season.

Jones, a senior guard at Stanford and the NCAA event’s Most Excellent Participant through the Cardinal’s 2021 championship season, can also be a Naismith Trophy finalist, heading into her last collegiate season.

Starring for the ladies’s basketball group at Sierra Canyon, Watkins is a top-ranked participant within the 2023 class from Los Angeles. The 6-foot guard was lately named California Gatorade Participant of the 12 months and MaxPreps Nationwide Participant of the 12 months.

Wagner, a top-ranked level guard within the class of 2023, is trying to grow to be the NBA’s first third-generation participant in league historical past.

His grandfather Milt Wagner was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in 1986 and performed with each the Lakers and Miami Warmth. His father, Dajuan Wagner, was the sixth choose of the 2002 NBA draft, chosen by the Cleveland Cavaliers, the place he was teammates with LeBron James throughout James’ first two seasons.