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Nike Signs Cade Cunningham, Projected Top NBA Draft Pick

Cade Cunningham is now a Nike athlete.

First reported by ESPN, Cunningham — who is widely projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft — inked a multiyear footwear and apparel endorsement deal with the brand.

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“We all can tell a Nike commercial as soon as they come on. Those things matter to me, and I want to be associated with a brand like that,” Cunningham told ESPN.

ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported via Twitter that Cunningham’s deal with Nike, according to sources, is believed to be the highest-earning shoe deal among the players in the upcoming draft class.