Ben Simmons has finally reached a decision on his sneaker deal.
Yahoo Sports reports that Ben Simmons will sign with Nike. It’s a multi-year deal and Nike outbid Adidas for him. This is the first time Nike has outbid Adidas for a rookie player.
His rookie deal is reportedly one of the largest rookie deals, behind LeBron James and Kevin Durant of course.
It was reported earlier that where he was drafted would have implications on his shoe deal but it looks like it doesn’t matter where he goes. If he goes to LA that would be great but it looks like he will be the first pick and go to Philly.
Having a big shoe deal as a rookie means a lot of expectation will be placed on him. People are already pegging him as the next LeBron James, so yeah we’ll see about that one. He is incredibly talented and he will do great things just how great is the question.