DeMar DeRozan seals 4-year Kobe Bryant deal with Nike
DeMar DeRozan seals 4-year Kobe Bryant deal with Nike: LA native DeMar DeRozan has signed a shoe deal. This news should make many southern California basketball fans smile. The three-time All-NBA veteran sealed the deal on Monday. This way he continues to be the “face” of Kobe Bryan’s iconic Nike line.
Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan idolizes the late Kobe Bryant. He is presumed to continue to be the face of the Nike franchise in place of The Black Mamba.
DeRozan has signed a new four-year deal with the company according to sources.
DeMar DeRozan is often seen boasting Kobe sneakers from Nike. He even rocked a pair in the Drew League in Los Angeles. Nike offered the Bulls standout a new deal before the 2017-18 season. DeRozan led the relaunch of Bryant’s shoe.
The Compton in the first season in Chicago averaged 27.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per night. It was his best NBA campaign from the perspective of scoring points. He played a crucial and pivotal part in getting the Bulls back to the playoffs. But they lost in the first round to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Chicago Bulls All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan has continued his journey with Nike. This news was confirmed by NBA insider Shams Charania. DeRozan himself confirmed the signing of the deal with Nike. He reposted the news on various social media platforms.
The Bulls guard is seen wearing Nike Kobe sneakers since the signature line made its debut. He continued this trend. He brought it to the NBA. DeRozan is seen wearing player-exclusive colorways of various Nike Kobes in his games. Some of his Nike Kobe PEs were revealed to the public. The release included a gray-based Kobe 5 Protro that dropped in September 2020.
The Athletic’s Sham Charania was the first to report this news on Monday.
“Fresh off making All-NBA second team, Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan is signing a new four-year deal with Nike that keeps him as the featured face of Kobe Bryant’s iconic line, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.”
But, Vanessa Bryant pushed back on the news that DeRozan is the “face” of Kobe’s line. She took to Instagram comments that have since been deleted.
“False. He is not the face of the Kobe Line. No one is”
Vanessa Bryant responded again with a more supportive message. She reinforced that any official announcements regarding the Nike partnership with the Kobe Bryant estate will be accompanied by an official statement.
“No, they didn’t. LOVE that he’s a Kobe supporter but the caption is false. It’s misinformation. Only Kobe is the face of his line. If that changes in the future, then I’m sure Nike and I will release a statement announcing it.”
There must be additional details as the story continues to develop. But either way, DeRozan is set to continue to be a Nike NBA athlete. Whether or not he is the “face” of the Kobe Bryant line in Nike might be a topic for discussion.