Sources: Lillard, Adidas agree to lifetime deal

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  • Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderDec 18, 2024, 02:46 PM ET

Milwaukee Bucks prima Damian Lillard has agreed to a life statement hold pinch Adidas, sources told ESPN.

As Lillard's woody pinch Adidas expired during past offseason, his representative, Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports Management, has been negotiating a caller woody pinch institution officials.

Lillard starred alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo to thief lead the Bucks to the NBA Cup title connected Tuesday nighttime successful Las Vegas. Lillard is averaging 25.7 points, 7.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1 bargain per crippled this season.

Lillard joins LeBron James and Kevin Durant (Nike) and Stephen Curry (Under Armour/Curry Brand) arsenic progressive NBA players pinch life footwear endorsement contracts. Goodwin besides negotiatied the first Nike deals for James and Durant.

The 34-year-old now will transcend $600 cardinal successful profession salaries from his on-court and footwear contracts.

A personnel of the NBA's Top 75 top database and an eight-time All-Star, Lillard has been a personnel of Adidas from the infinitesimal he entered the convention successful 2012. Lillard, who played his first first 11 seasons pinch the Trail Blazers, has cemented himself arsenic a staple successful the Portland community, and done Adidas has galore initiatives successful his 2nd home.

Adidas announced this twelvemonth that it named the gymnasium tribunal astatine the company's office aft Lillard.