65438+ On February 6th, Beijing time, according to chams, a famous NBA player, a Nike spokesman announced that he had officially terminated his contract with Owen, and the two sides parted ways. About a month ago, Nike announced that it would suspend its cooperation with Owen and no longer release any new shoes in the Owen series! The contract between the two parties will expire in June 2023, and Owen's annual endorsement fee is about $65,438 +0 1 10,000.
To put it simply, Owen was terminated this time and lost tens of millions, but he didn't feel anything. Owen made an animation that said, "Nothing is more priceless than freedom!" " "Owen's model is unacceptable! Owen series was originally Nike's five best-selling basketball shoes, once ranked second, second only to James series.
That's not all. Owen once again updated social media: "People who are willing to spend money on my peripheral products, you are all my family, and we will always be heart to heart. It's time to show our great strength! " Some fans speculate that Owen is planning to create his own brand of sports shoes. Some fans suggested that he and Kanye jointly launch the brand.
Give up Owen's best-selling series, who will Nike find to fill the gap? The answer is Morant! As early as 20 19, Morant signed a contract with Nike, but he never had his own signature shoes. Last season, he was found to be suspected of wearing "fake shoes". It is reported that Nike will launch new signature shoes for Morant in 2023.
According to personal data, Morant has surpassed Owen this season. Morant played 20 games for Grizzlies this season, averaging 33.3 minutes, and scored 28.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 7.5 assists 1 steal, with shooting rates of 46.4%, 37% and 74.3% respectively. His real hit rate is 56. 1%, and the league ranking is 17 1.
In contrast, Owen played 17 games for the Nets last season, averaging 36.9 minutes, scoring 24.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 0.9 steals, with shooting rates of 47.3%, 32.4% and 89.7% respectively. Owen's real shooting percentage is 58%, and his league ranking is 132, which is higher than Morant's, but he is not as good as Morant in scoring, rebounding and assisting.