Li Ning entered the NBA in 2006. The first NBA player Li Ning signed was damon jones, who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was the first player in NBA to wear Li Ning, which made Li Ning the first China sports brand to appear in NBA. In August of the same year, Miami Heat won the NBA championship, and Li Ning signed O 'Neill and launched O 'Neill's SHAQ series, which caused great concern, but the most sensational thing was the signing of 20 12 Li Ning and Wade. They signed a contract with Wade at a sky-high price of 10, which shocked the whole sports circle. You know, the Heat was the hottest player in the NBA at that time. Wade, as one of the three giants of the Heat, has a great natural exposure. The signing of Wade made Lee a great success. Later, they signed a lifetime contract with Wade and returned several pairs of sneakers. After that, Li Ning signed several stars in the NBA, such as CJ mccollum, D 'Angelo Russell, jimmy butler, Van fleet and so on.
Besides Li Ning, China brand also entered the NBA with Anta, and they entered the NBA earlier than Li Ning. They signed a contract with Bater in 2002, and Bater joined the Spurs to win the championship. But at that time, Anta didn't have professional basketball shoes, so he was just a spokesperson and didn't appear in the NBA in Anta shoes.
However, they also signed stars such as Francis, Scola, Parsons and Rondo. The most sensational thing is that they signed a contract with Thompson, which brought them a lot of popularity. Later, Anta also signed Hayward.
Peak is another China brand that has entered the NBA. At first, they sponsored the Toyota Center of the Rockets, and then signed Yao Ming's teammates Batty, Lori, Landry, Artest and Mutombo, all of whom signed Peak. Later, he also signed Vujacic, Kidd, Parker and others.