Caitlin Clark and Nike are close to agreement on a multi-year endorsement deal that includes a signature shoe, per @ShamsCharania. Clark, the college basketball legend and first overall draft pick by the Indiana Fever, has been wearing Nike Kobe footwear throughout the season, notably the “Bruce Lee” colorway, but soon enough she’ll be lacing up her own shoe.
Details of the endorsement deal have not yet been disclosed, but it is reported to be an eight-figure deal. Caitlin had already been signed Nike on an NIL deal back in October 2022; earlier this year at the start of the NCAA Tournament, she was featured in a billboard ad in downtown Iowa and even in Manhattan’s 34th St.
Breaking: Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark – the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft – is nearing a lucrative, eight-figure endorsement deal with Nike, per industry sources. Clark is set to receive her own signature Nike shoe.
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— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 18, 2024
Caitlin Clark’s rise in popularity arrived mostly through her final two seasons of college basketball. She eventually broke the all-time women’s NCAA Division I scoring leader, surpassing Kelsey Plumm earlier this March. Her WNBA rookie base salary will be $76,535, but through endorsement deals and opportunities, she figures to earn well into the tens of millions annually.
