Kyrie Irving, a guard with the Dallas Mavericks, was ruled out of the final matchup with the Denver Nuggets before the All-Star break. The offseason, however, for “Kyriediculous,” by all means, appears to be going quite agreeably.
The veteran basketball player seems to have made some significant strides in the money-spinning sneaker market after agreeing to a lucrative three-year, $126 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks. The dynamic guard will be endorsed by the Chinese shoe brand ANTA for the next five years as its Chief Design Officer.
Kyrie Irving new sneaker deal details
A one-time Nike athlete, Kyrie Irving had his own shoe line with the brand. But, “Mr. 4th Quarter’s” contentious online statements endorsing an anti-Semitic movie caused Nike to terminate their partnership with him late last year. S. Charania of The Athletic claims that Irving’s new contract with ANTA presents him with yet another excellent business opportunity.
What Charania said is as follows: “Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving has signed a five-year endorsement deal with Chinese sportswear brand ANTA, plus the unique position of Chief Creative Officer at the company, industry sources told @TheAthletic @Stadium. Irving’s management company, A11Even, negotiated the deal.”
The lucrative new shoe deal for Irving will also give him the ability to recruit/sign players and other collaborators, and bring a level of manufacturing to the United States to kickstart ANTA’s process to fully distribute in US. https://t.co/mmelAU9Ffp
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 12, 2023
Shams added, “The lucrative new shoe deal for Irving will also give him the ability to recruit/sign players and other collaborators, and bring a level of manufacturing to the United States to kickstart ANTA’s process to fully distribute in US.”
Since November, “Kyrazzle-Dazzle” had been without a shoe endorsement. It appeared best for him and his camp to remain patient with his next step after carefully reviewing the details of his contract with ANTA. According to reports, Adidas, Puma, and New Balance were the other businesses that had expressed interest in collaborating with the former champion.
Irving’s other business endeavors
Kyrie Irving was foreordained for a basketball profession despite being born in Australia and raised in “The Garden State”. Irving’s super lucrative NBA contract accounts for the majority of his net worth, according to insiders. In a series of Pepsi Max advertisements in 2012, Kyrie created the persona of “Uncle Drew” based on that.
The persona became so well-known that Irving directed a movie with the same name in 2018. Also, he voiced an episode of the Fox cartoon series “Family Guy” and made an appearance on the Disney Channel show “Kickin’ It.” “The Ankletaker” Kyrie announced the launch of KAI Consulting in May 2021.
KAI Eleven Consulting, LLC, wants to help disadvantaged entrepreneurs across industries, especially Black and women-owned enterprises. “Mr.Overtime” Irving likewise took part in a $500,000 startup investment for the Black-owned commercial trucking firm Fleeting in May 2021.
Kyrie Irving ever so magnanimously even gave the players who declined to come back to the court out of fear of catching the coronavirus $1.5 million in aid through the KAI Empowerment Fund and yet his net worth in the year 2023 is $90 million.
