This summer, Leonard's farce with the Spurs became a highlight of the offseason, which finally ended with the Spurs and Raptors trading Leonard and Demar demar derozan. Kawaii's Spurs era officially ended.
Just recently, it was reported that the famous sneaker brand Air Jordan also decided not to renew Leonard's sneaker endorsement contract later this year.
During the negotiation between Leonard and Jordan, the two sides were infinitely close to signing a four-year, $22 million contract, but Leonard thought that the price did not reflect Leonard's achievements and influence in the league, so he refused.
As for Jordan, they are not worried about leonard's performance after his comeback. What they are worried about is that leonard was not interested in endorsement contracts and commercial advertisements before, and he didn't want to play in fancy sneakers, which made it difficult to promote the brand and bring goods.
Leonard will look for a new sneaker endorsement contract this fall. Most sports shoes contracts will expire after September 30th, local time. After that, players will be allowed to meet with other sports shoes companies to discuss a brand-new contract.
But for many sneakers, the impact and influence of this news is great.
Although Leonard doesn't have his own signature sneakers, in the process of cooperation with Jordan, they also created a pair of exclusive "air Jordan1high" pass the torch for Leonard. This sneaker is to pay tribute to leonard's performance in the 20 14 Spurs championship.
The body of the shoe shows the classic main color of the Spurs with electroplated silver, the sole has Leonard's signature palmprint logo, the details of the shoe body have the exclusive imprint of Champions Think 16 series, and the shoelace buckle has the words 20 14.
The shoe was officially put on sale in April this year, when the official price was $65,438 +060.
However, with the breakdown of negotiations between Leonard and Jordan, the market price of this pair of shoes has soared and is now close to 10,000 yuan. This is a big blow to many sneakers.
The comfort of this shoe is moderate, and its collection value increases with Leonard leaving the Spurs, but whether it is worth the current price still needs to be questioned.
So in your opinion, this pair of shoes that are about to be out of print is worth this price and worth collecting?