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Monday Bullets
Published 6/23/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... CNBC's Darren Rovell addresses the reality that no player from the 2008 draft class yet has a shoe deal. I have heard several stories of agents asking for Kevin Durant money, only to find it is not available. Rovell explains how the market has been changing: "The basketball shoe market is down from the $4.5 billion the market was at when Nike signed LeBron. Powell says this year basketball shoes will gross in the $2.5 billion range. Then consider how dominant Nike is. Adding up Nike, Converse and the Jordan business, Nike has a 93 percent share of ...

Blog-A-Roni: Imus’ Racist Remarks About Pacman
Published 6/23/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... . • Darren Rovell of CNBC puts his best foot forward in explaining why this year’s top NBA draft picks haven’t signed shoe deals yet . • THE SPORTS POINT is on the fence about Hollywood’s next potential blockbuster - Will Smith , Tom Cruise& David Beckham as “ ...

Sports Links 06.23.08
Published 6/23/2008 by picodulce at the east coast bias
... An article from CNBC on how the days of the first-round draft pick getting a shoe contract before the rookie contract have changed, with contractual power in the hands of Nike (instead of in the hands of the players), bidding wars at a low level, and new shoes less profitable for the companies. ...

Wrapping Up the 2008 Draft and Looking Forward to 2009
Published 6/27/2008 by Nate Jones (noreply@blogger.com) at JONES ON THE NBA
... you know what I'm talking about). They'll all be solid basketball players, but I don't know if doubt any of them will end up on that Kobe, LeBron, CP3 Level. The shoe companies usually know what's up, and the fact that no one is getting big shoe money shows that they don't think anyone in this class is going to be that transcendent on the court.  ...

FirstCuts: Rose, Beasley Picking Shoe Brands?
Published 7/8/2008 at The Sporting Blog
File this under wild speculation, but will Michael Beasley wear the Jumpman and Derrick Rose stick with the three stripes? If the debuts of Rose and Beasley in the Orlando Pro Summer League are any indication, Beasley could be wearing Jordan Brand while Rose will wear adidas. [image] It has been written by CNBC s Darren Rovell, among others, that the shoe money just isn ...