Beijing time on October 28, according to a report by well-known sneaker expert Nick DePaula, multiple sources revealed that the famous sports brand Adidas is negotiating to buy out the contract of Wizards star John Wall.
Before the start of this season, Wall had already begun to wear Nike related shoes, which made fans have to guess whether there is another conflict between him and Adidas? It also reminds people of the dispute between Wall and Adidas 4 years ago:
In that season, Wall’s contract with Adidas expired, but Adidas had already prepared the third generation signature shoe for Wall, Adidas John Wall 3. It seems that he is ready to renew the contract; but Wall has no intention of renewing the contract because Adidas' initial offer of US$7.5 million per year is too low! He wore Nike and Jordan Brand shoes like crazy during the game! Hoping to win the favor of Nike; after seeing no hope of renewing the contract, Adidas was forced to change the name of Adidas John Wall 3 to Adidas Crazy Explosive, as the exclusive sneaker of Andrew Wiggins, one of the Timberwolves' stars.
However, after waiting for a season, Nike still did not prepare a sneaker contract for Wall. The disgraced Wall could only return to the arms of Adidas; but Adidas is obviously not someone to be trifled with. He abandoned himself at the beginning and now looks back. People will naturally be punished:
First of all, Adidas resolutely cut off Wall's signature shoe series, and Adidas John Wall stayed in the second generation;
In addition, we can also see that Wall's sneaker contract will also be smaller in the future. Too much - in January 2018, Adidas announced that it had re-signed a five-year contract extension with former spokesperson Wall, but the price was only US$25 million. Compared with Harden and even Rubio 's 100 million yuan contract, It’s N levels worse!
So it is obvious that the conflict between Adi and Wall does exist, and it has a long history. After all, judging from Wall's various behaviors, he obviously loves Nike more and still loves it, which makes Adi intolerable;
In addition, Wall accidentally fell down at home in February this year, causing a rupture of his Achilles tendon. He was sidelined again for 12 months due to injury. The continuous injuries were also the reason why Adidas wanted to buy out Wall. Indeed, he is in a small ball market like Washington and his exposure is extremely insufficient. Although Wall has superior strength, he cannot bring matching benefits to the brand due to injuries. It is reasonable for Adidas to reluctantly part with him. After all, if Wall is left to do advertising and publicity, and the financial investment is greater, it is not as good as the two parties reaching a buyout early so that they can get together and part ways happily.
It can be said that the ending of Wall and Adi is undoubtedly a loss of people and money! Adidas currently owns Zach LaVine Trae Young and other future stars; now that they are giving up Wall, they are giving way to the future of the brand.
