Wiggins can dunk and score, but Adidas needs its next signature shoe athlete to set titself apart from the rest of the pack and sell a product of its own stature.
Wiggins has proved he can be a solid player, but what quality does he have that makes him different from, say, DeMar DeRozan. DeRozan is one of
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There are players like Kyrie Irving who, despite his flaws, has proved his worth as a star off the court through his flashy handle, quirky personality, and his ability to hit tough shots. That’s why his signature shoe is Nike’s second-best seller.
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“There are a number of athletes that are popular in the NBA, but there are only a few that are able to extend their brand above the rest of the league,” Courtney Brunious, the associate director of USC’s Marshall Sports Business Institute, told me.
Because Irving was able to create a character and a niche for himself, Brunious said, he was able to overcome playing in the shadow of James from a brand standpoint.
Wiggins has to do something similar while he’s playing with Towns, but he
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That’s why Antetokounmpo is already so appealing to Adidas. He’s an All-Star starter, the face of his franchise, a bubbly personality, and one of the best players in the league while being the same age as Wiggins. Adidas is right to covet Antetokounmpo over the guy it already had in the fold.
Adidas hasn’t shown a hesitancy to break with athletes it already has, either. The company cut ties with John Wall after it had to overpay to pry James Harden from Nike. Wall already had two signature shoes with Adidas, but the brand didn’t blink when he walked away from a $7 million deal per year.
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