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Report: Lakers a key factor in Ben Simmons' decision to sign shoe deal
Posted on 5/17/16 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 5/17/16 at 1:59 pm
This kid is in for a rude awakening when he gets to the league.
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Projected to be a top-2 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Ben Simmons is weighing sneaker deals from both Adidas and Nike. Each company presented him with competitive offers, but Adidas offered Simmons a more incentivized contract. However even though the potential deal with Adidas will pay him more, Simmons is waiting until the results of Tuesday's Draft Lottery before deciding which company's sneaker he will be playing in and representing. According to The Vertical's Nick DePaula, Simmons' decision to wait is because he and his agents are seeing where the Lakers end up in the lottery. Simmons wants to sign with Nike and he is hoping that if they are able to select him with their top pick, Nike will give him an even larger deal.
This post was edited on 5/17/16 at 2:01 pm
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Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:01 pm to RedRifle
Seems reasonable to wait, why is he in for a rude awakening?
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:02 pm to RedRifle
Waiting until you have more information to make a business decision? Wow, how crazy! Kid's just not ready for da league
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:04 pm to RedRifle
Do you not wait for all the availble information comes out before making a life altering decision? Why shouldn't he?
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:07 pm to RedRifle
Jokes on him if the Pelicans get the top pick.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:08 pm to RedRifle
You didn't think this one through, did you?
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:09 pm to JohnnyKilroy
jokes on the team that signs him for all that money
flopty flopty
flopty flopty
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:10 pm to RedRifle
quote:For making a good business decision?
This kid is in for a rude awakening when he gets to the league.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:13 pm to Jack Bauer7
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jokes on the team that signs him for all that money
flopty flopty
I don't think he will be a franchise player in a classic sense(Duncan,LeBron,etc.), but he won't be a flop.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:15 pm to RedRifle
Yeah. What is wrong with what he is doing? If LA drafts him, his marketability will be better thus he will command more money.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:17 pm to RedRifle
What exactly is he in for? You wouldn't want all information available before making a multi million dollar decision??
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:20 pm to LMfan
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Waiting until you have more information to make a business decision? Wow, how crazy! Kid's just not ready for da league
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:21 pm to RedRifle
I don't care if this kid signs with converse. No one should give a kid that is that selfish and self centered 100 million to wear a shoe playing a TEAM sport.
They would be better off donating every dime of it to St. Jude
They would be better off donating every dime of it to St. Jude
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:22 pm to EyeoftheEldrick12
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I don't care if this kid signs with converse. No one should give a kid that is that selfish and self centered 100 million to wear a shoe playing a TEAM sport
quote:lol
EyeoftheEldrick12
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:23 pm to wildtigercat93
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Do you not wait for all the availble information comes out before making a life altering decision? Why shouldn't he?
Majority of NBA fans are still anti-labor. It's the same folks that hate that players have taken charge and now dictate free agency.
A lot of folks still long for the times when players didn't squabble with shoe deals and stayed with their teams for their entire careers. They confuse a lack of options with virtue.
This post was edited on 5/17/16 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:23 pm to EyeoftheEldrick12
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I don't care if this kid signs with converse. No one should give a kid that is that selfish and self centered 100 million to wear a shoe playing a TEAM sport.
They would be better off donating every dime of it to St. Jude
no,YOU get off MY lawn...
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:24 pm to Goldrush25
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Majority of NBA fans are still anti-labor. It's the same folks that hate that players have taken charge and now dictate free agency.
A lot of folks still long for the times when players didn't squabble with shoe deals and stayed with their teams for their entire careers. They confuse a lack of options with honor.
I'm not anti-labor, but doing what's in the best interest of the league outweighs the players best interest.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:25 pm to EyeoftheEldrick12
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I don't care if this kid signs with converse. No one should give a kid that is that selfish and self centered 100 million to wear a shoe playing a TEAM sport. They would be better off donating every dime of it to St. Jude
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:25 pm to Chad504boy
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Jokes on him if the Pelicans get the top pick.
He'll be lucky to get a deal with Keds, amirite?
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