A’ja Wilson Agrees to Historic Contract Extension With Nike

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 04: A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces brings the ball up the court against the New York Liberty in the second quarter of Game Three of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs semifinals at Michelob ULTRA Arena on October 04, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 04: A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces brings the ball up the court against the New York Liberty in the second quarter of Game Three of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs semifinals at Michelob ULTRA Arena on October 04, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. / Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson has signed a six-year contract extension with Nike, Shams Charania of ESPN reported Tuesday.

The extension marks one of the richest all-time shoe deals for a women’s basketball player. Wilson, 28, is coming off a dominant seventh season in the WNBA in which she won her third career MVP by unanimous decision, becoming the fourth player in league history to achieve the feat.

Wilson was named one of Nike’s signature athletes this past May and has an upcoming signature shoe set to be released next spring. She first signed with Nike as a rookie in 2018.

Wilson’s new deal ranks “among the highest paid shoe endorsements in the sport,” per Charania, joining those of fellow WNBA stars Caitlin Clark and Sabrina Ionescu, both of whom are also signed with Nike.

Wilson is a two-team WNBA champion and helped the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team take home gold this past summer. She averaged a career-high 26.9 points and 11.9 assists for the Aces last season, though her quest for a third straight WNBA title came up short as Las Vegas fell to the New York Liberty in a best-of-five series in the semifinals.


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