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The WNBA Signs League-Wide Footwear Deal with Puma

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JULY 27: Skylar Diggins-Smith #4 of Team Parker shoots the ball during the 2018 WNBA All-Star practice and media availability at the Target Center on July 27, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images)

In a stunning move that will cement Puma’s launch into the basketball segment, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has signed with Puma for the footwear brand’s first professional sports league deal.

Announced during the WNBA All-Star Game in Minneapolis, the new business deal now allows Puma to use the WNBA’s league trademarks and show WNBA players in its marketing campaigns, according to SGB Media.

“Puma not only has foresight, they are fearless trailblazers that walk the walk alongside their partners,” said WNBA star Skylar Diggins-Smith in a statement. “I’m proud to be part of a family and a brand that supports the WNBA and all the strength, independence, athleticism, individuality and feminism we represent.”

While the length and financial terms of the WNBA-Puma deal were not disclosed, the deal comes just weeks after Puma signed a deal with The Basketball Tournament (TBT) — the winner-take-all summer basketball event broadcast on ESPN with a $2 million purse. That arrangement made Puma the exclusive footwear and apparel partner of TBT, and saw Puma offer an official endorsement to any player who competes in TBT and signs with an NBA team the following season.

Moreover, Puma has recently added several young talents to its roster including top draft picks Deandre Ayton and Marvin Bagley III, as well as Celtics guard Terry Rozier and NBA veteran Rudy Gay. The company also tapped legendary rapper Jay-Z as its creative director of basketball (not president, as many outlets initially misreported).

To learn more about the Puma Clyde Court Disrupt, the brand’s first performance basketball silhouette in nearly 20 years, check out the video below.

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MINNEAPOLIS – JULY 28: Skylar Diggins-Smith #4 of Team Parker gets introduced before the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/NBAE via Getty Images)
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MINNEAPOLIS – JULY 28: Skylar Diggins-Smith #4 of Team Parker goes to the basket against Team Delle Donne during the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images)
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – July 28: The sneakers of Skylar Diggins-Smith #4 of Team Parker are seen before the game during the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game 2018 on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)

 

Source: SGB Media

6 comments
  1. Does this mean every player in WNBA has to wear PUMA? Including PE athletes such as Maya Moore?

  2. If i remember correctly, Reebok used to have a same deal with the NBA. There were some models that used the NBA logo back in 2005

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