“Free agent” on the equipment manufacturer market for several weeks, Trae Young decided to leave adidas to join Jordan Brand. According to Boardroomthe Hawks leader has signed up for several seasons, and he will be one of the headliners of the Air Jordan 39. A model that he has been wearing for a few weeks, and the partnership is now official.
“This brand embodies basketball, style, the desire to win and the desire to be a great player,” Young told Boardroom. “I am very excited to join the family and get to work. For me, it's about setting the bar for people who come after us…I'm grateful to MJ for doing that for people like me. My goal is to try to continue this legacy for young people, including my brother, who will come after me. »
A partnership among young people
According to our colleagues, the brand plans to prepare an exclusive model for it, without it being a signature shoe. Other information: the Anta brand was positioned to sign him.
To convince him, Jordan Brand played the “heartstring” since the brand has been equipping its former college in Oklahoma since 2018, and it decided to sponsor its AAU team with grants for the young players on its team. “Oklahoma became a Jordan Brand school in 2018, right after I entered the Draft”Young remembers. “At the time, I said to myself that I would have liked to have the chance to wear the Jumpman in college. Now the circle is closed. »
