As A’ja Wilson dominates the WNBA court, her partnership with Nike is also heating up, with Nike revealing the Las Vegas Aces forward’s new signature logo on Saturday.
A’yyyyyyyyy
I can’t match that @_ajawilson22 shine Promoted to reveal the A’ logo.
– Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) June 22, 2024
The logo, a stylized “A,” will adorn pieces in Wilson’s signature collection, set to launch in 2025. Wilson’s signature shoe will be called the “A’One.”
Wilson announced his exclusive shoe deal with Nike in May, after much speculation about why the two-time MVP and two-time Defensive Player of the Year didn’t have his own shoe yet. The 27-year-old forward definitively answered her question by posting a photo of herself wearing a sweatshirt with the words “Of course I have a Dot Com shoe,” a website that leads directly to Nike. Press release.
Wilson is the fourth active WNBA player to sign a shoe deal with Nike, joining Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and Caitlin Clark, who signed a $28 million deal with Nike in April.
With the agreement, Wilson is also the first black woman to get an exclusive shoe since Candace Parker did so with Adidas in 2010, and the first black woman to sign a footwear deal with Nike since Sheryl Swoopes in 2002.
Wilson is having another dominant season and currently leads the league in scoring and rebounding with 27.8 points and 11.3 rebounds per game.
The two-time WNBA champion is a big draw for Aces fans, who have sold out Las Vegas home games in record fashion all season. The Aces have struggled more than expected, going 8-6 so far this season, but have recently bounced back with decisive wins over the Seattle Storm and Connecticut Sun this week.