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He should take it unless Nike ups their offer.
He should take it unless Nike ups their offer.
Adidas lost the NBA contract to Nike and is close to being #3 in the U.S. with
Under Armor surging fast to pass them. Adidas is known for soccer and that's
not the #1 sport in the U.S.
roflmao 200m for this pos
Wow that's crazy. If i am nike I let him walk ...
s around the Houston metro area and NBA cities are celebrating imo
Nike is full of giving Irving a signature shoe before Harden. Besides, Nike did an absolutely ty job of promoting Harden's MVP campaign like under armour did for Curry.
shoes
With 13 turnovers in the most important game in recent ticket history, the NBA made the right call.
didnt they give Rose the same deal and soon after he blew out his knee...Adidias is like desperate crack
i don't get it.
I doubt white boys buying this ...this is why nikkas stay broke....no sane reasonable person would buy Hardens shoes
Ill buy them if Yeezus designs them. Semi Srs.
Who's buying Kobe's shoes? s that want to tear an Achilles? Nah probably rapists.
The kids love Irving idk why but his kicks are legit.
One an MVP candidate.
Adidas has made a big play for the biggest basketball sneaker free agent of the summer of 2015.
The company has submitted a bid of $200 million over 13 years to sign Houston Rockets guard James Harden, sources told ESPN.com. Nike, whose deal with Harden recently expired, has until the end of next week to match the deal or lose him.
A $200 million offer is huge, considering it represents half of what the brand paid for 11 seasons as the NBA's official uniform supplier. Earlier this year, Adidas announced that it would not fight to renew that deal, which will see its compe or Nike take over after the 2016-17 season.
With incentives, if the deal is consummated, Harden could very well make more from Adidas in the coming years than the Rockets. Harden signed an $80 million contract extension with Houston in 2012 that goes through the 2017-18 season.
"We've invited James Harden to join Adidas," said Adidas spokesman Michael Ehrlich in a statement. "We're a brand of creators and he truly embodies what that means with his approach to the game, his look and his style on and off the court. He's coming off a historic season where he won the scoring le and was voted MVP by his peers. His connection with fans is unparalleled and unprecedented and he can take the game, our brand and the industry to new heights."
Adidas has submitted a bid of $200 million over 13 years to sign Houston Rockets guard James Harden, sources told ESPN.com. Scott Halleran/Getty Images
Despite having the NBA deal, Adidas has slipped in recent years due to a lack of individual basketball stars. In 2012, the company signed a massive 14-year deal with Derrick Rose, only to see him miss plenty of action because of knee injuries. Its other star is Damian Lillard, whose Portland Trail Blazers aren't really showing much promise. Endorser John Wall shows plenty of flash, but his first signature Adidas line fell relatively flat this year.
With Stephen Curry locked up by Under Armour and Kevin Durant choosing to stick with Nike last season, Harden is the only veteran whom Adidas could poach -- even if it means overpaying. This past year, Adidas fell to the No. 3 best-selling apparel brand in the United States, after being passed by Under Armour.
Harden doesn't have a flashy game, per se, but he certainly is in the upper echelon of marketable stars. His beard speaks for itself, as does his natural sense of fashion. That is big for Adidas, who sells plenty of Originals and could always use a boost to its more expensive Y-3 line.
There's also reality star-type placement, as there's apparently a budding relationship between the Rockets star and Khloe Kardashian. There's an even greater connection with Adidas as rap star Kanye West, who is married to Khloe's sister Kim, moved his Yeezy line from Nike to Adidas last year.
There's also international hope for Harden, as the Rockets already are very popular in China thanks to former player Yao Ming. Sources say part of what Adidas is willing to pay has to do with the potential for the masses to embrace Harden on an even greater scale if the Rockets can make more of a splash in the playoffs in the coming years.
Harden hasn't yet had a signature shoe, but the Nike Hyperchase, which was the shoe that he was most attributed to this past season, sold well certainly because of his wearing of them. In most cir stances, Nike wouldn't match this number from Adidas, but it's said things are hypersensitive inside corporate headquarters after the brand not only gave up Curry to Under Armour -- after not matching an offer for less than $4 million a year -- but also missed at golfer Jordan Spieth, who went with Under Armour as well.
Adidas is under new leadership, which is eager to put its stamp on a turnaround. Eric Liedtke recently took over to lead global branding for Adidas, as longtime executive Erich Stamminger left in the midst of the company being pressured to bolster its business in North America.
The company hasn't been afraid to pay huge dollars to get big properties in sports. Its deal with Manchester United -- the largest uniform sponsorship in sports, guaranteeing the team $128 million a year for 10 years -- officially kicked off on Saturday. But money doesn't always help win deals. Sources said Adidas offered the most money to the University of Michigan to try to keep its deal with the school, but the Wolverines still chose to move on with Nike after this season. In Harden's deal, however, Adidas has to win if Nike can't match the deal offered.
As the basketball shoe business has skyrocketed in recent years, Adidas has mostly been a player on the sideline. Nike and its Jordan-owned brand make up 90 percent of basketball shoes sold in the U.S., while Adidas has less than 5 percent market share.
From April through June, Harden had the seventh-best selling jersey in the NBA, finishing ahead of the likes of Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook
A no brainer, really.
This is all about business. yourself to the highest bidder.
Harden has a very effective game given the state of the NBA's officiating and weakness at the SG position.
That said, his game is as ugly as his facial hair. If he somehow turns down $200M he must be even more stupid than he looks.
wtf buys baller shoes these days?
Stick to your guns. Don't sell out.
people who play ball during the summer and not lazy kunts like you mate.
Who cares? Why is this even a thread?
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