http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/03/22/lebron-ready-to-sign-for-next-year-with-nike/ Basketball - NBC Sports Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/03/22/lebron-ready-to-sign-for-next-year-with-nike/comment-page-1/#comment-3223 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:46:33 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbcpbt/?p=900#comment-3223 I remember a while back there was marketing guy saying that it doesn’t really matter where Lebron plays marketwise, on account that he is a big enough star.

]]> http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/03/22/lebron-ready-to-sign-for-next-year-with-nike/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:26:05 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbcpbt/?p=900#comment-3222 ive gotta ask, why would lebron re-up with nike now? in theory, wouldn’t his decision whether or not to leave cleveland affect how much nike would want to pay him? theres no way that hes worth the same to nike whether he’s in ny or in cleveland or somewhere else. either a) nike knows where he’ll be, or b) there are different stipulations in his contract that are location dependent. in that case, you have to assume he’d get more money from them going to a big market right?

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