Comments on: Under Armour, Brandon Jennings, and the Next Epic Shoe Deal http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/03/16/under-armour-brandon-jennings-and-the-next-epic-shoe-deal/ A blog for sports agents: Discussing sports business news, Sports Law, and other interesting sports related material Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:47:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: It’s All About The Shoes: Brandon Jennings « She.Got.Game. http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/03/16/under-armour-brandon-jennings-and-the-next-epic-shoe-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-141509 It’s All About The Shoes: Brandon Jennings « She.Got.Game. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:58:31 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=4612#comment-141509 [...] In doing so, Jennings not only got paid by Lottomatica Roma but by Under Armour, who inked the 19 year old to a 2 million dollar contract. Jennings quickly became the face of the brand’s basketball division that’s known for [...] [...] In doing so, Jennings not only got paid by Lottomatica Roma but by Under Armour, who inked the 19 year old to a 2 million dollar contract. Jennings quickly became the face of the brand’s basketball division that’s known for [...]

]]> By: BBall20 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/03/16/under-armour-brandon-jennings-and-the-next-epic-shoe-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-121973 BBall20 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:56:10 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=4612#comment-121973 I think this is a very risky move for UA though because it remains to be seen how the "Upper Management" of the NBA takes to the kid once he makes a move to the NBA. I am not sure if there is animosity there for him not "following" the rules that they have in place. I think it also remains to be seen if he actually changed the landscape of recruiting. I follow college recruiting a bit and have not heard of anyone actively promoting themselves as heading overseas instead of college yet. Also not sure of UA's presence overseas, if there even is one. But could be a good ploy if their shoes are available in Italy. I think this is a very risky move for UA though because it remains to be seen how the “Upper Management” of the NBA takes to the kid once he makes a move to the NBA. I am not sure if there is animosity there for him not “following” the rules that they have in place. I think it also remains to be seen if he actually changed the landscape of recruiting. I follow college recruiting a bit and have not heard of anyone actively promoting themselves as heading overseas instead of college yet.

Also not sure of UA’s presence overseas, if there even is one. But could be a good ploy if their shoes are available in Italy.

]]> By: Brian Gleason http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/03/16/under-armour-brandon-jennings-and-the-next-epic-shoe-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-121956 Brian Gleason Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:33:26 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=4612#comment-121956 Very interesting move by both Under Armor and Brandon Jennings. I'm really interested to see how Jenning's decision to go to Europe changes the recruiting landscape and the choices these players make. For Under Armor, I think it all comes down to winning and Jennings developing. In the list of examples you gave, they all had one thing in common, winning. If Owens and Smith don't win those medals, then maybe we never hear of Puma and Adidas. If Jordan doesn't develop into arguably the greatest player of all-time, then Nike may not have the brand they do today. @BGleas <a href="http://www.twitter.com/BGleas" rel="nofollow">follow @BGleas on twitter</a><a></a> Very interesting move by both Under Armor and Brandon Jennings. I’m really interested to see how Jenning’s decision to go to Europe changes the recruiting landscape and the choices these players make.

For Under Armor, I think it all comes down to winning and Jennings developing. In the list of examples you gave, they all had one thing in common, winning. If Owens and Smith don’t win those medals, then maybe we never hear of Puma and Adidas. If Jordan doesn’t develop into arguably the greatest player of all-time, then Nike may not have the brand they do today.
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