What if Michael Jordan Would Have Signed with Adidas?
Can you imagine that? The game would not be the same without the legendary Air Jordan line, right? No Jordan Brand, no Air Jordan 1, no Air Jordan 3, no Air Jordan 6, and no Air Jordan 11. WOW, the shoe game would be very different. Without a doubt, it will never be a signature sneaker line more popular and more successful than the Air Jordan line.
Thank God Nike scooped Michael Jordan up because that wasn’t his original plan. Did you know that MJ wanted to sign with adidas? Yep, as a matter of fact, MJ told Darren Rovell of CNBC that he never even wore Nike shoes until he signed his Nike contract. adidas was always his favorite shoe, so likewise, MJ wanted to sign with the three stripes. You know how everything turned out, and Mike ended up helping Nike out in a MAJOR way. This is a History Lesson, so check out the video and pay attention!
This is the Nike contract, if you guys come anywhere close – i’ll sign with you guys (adidas) – Michael Jordan
What if MJ would have signed with adidas?
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one thing people are also forgetting is nike was struggling to stay in buisness before they sighned MJ and took a huge risk in sighning in signing him as a rookie but it paid off for the both of them obviously ! can u imagine the shoegame without nike or the jumpman logo? because as jordan just said no one was really big into nike at that time
that would have been catostrophic
TokyoMike where did you hear it was the black model that Thinker showed to Jordan? I’ve always wondered what color was first shown to him.
It wouldn’t matter if they still looked good….But if they were ugly, it would’ve saved me A LOT of money lol
It probably wouldn’t have been different…. jordan brand was a brand made from nike. Why couldnt he have just done the same thing with Adidas? So instead of a nike sign it would’ve been a Adidas sign.All the same shoes just a minor difference. Maybe im wrong