NY Times - no WNBA star has a lines of shoes (Maya)

[HuskyNan]

Lots of quotes from Maya.

Not a Single W.N.B.A. Star Has a Shoe Line to Call Her Own

 

[CocoHusky]

The article pains a very incomplete & somewhat misleading picture of the sneaker market for WNBA players. For starters Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne also have thier own shoes.
Candace Parker ~ Official Website » Crazy Light 3
Elena Delle Donne Launches Signature Shoe - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA
With Stewie's Nike deal she is wearing the same Nike shoes she wore at UCONN in the Storm color scheme-so technically those are Stewie's shoes because no one else is wearing them & the same can be said for Moriah Jefferson Adidas shoes. There are several players who have "modified' versions of shoes endorsed by men. For example Diana Taurasi wears a women's version of Lebrons, Simone Augustus wears a modified version of Kyrie Irving shoe and Ephinay Prince wears a modified version of Kobes. All of these players are cashing an endorsement check form the sneaker companies and even Kelsey Plum signed a endorsement agreement with Nike last year.
" The WNBA’s current apparel deal with Adidas provides makes the WNBA sneaker market interesting. If players does not have a sneaker contract with a specific brand, they must wear Adidas sneakers on court or be forced to cover up the logos with tape or a marker.'
She’s got sole: the current state of sneakers in the WNBA

 

[willtalk]

Big Deal! Not only did Imeda Marcos have a line of shoes, she had an entire warehouse full.

 

[Trappa]

The article pains a very incomplete & somewhat misleading picture of the sneaker market for WNBA players. For starters Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne also have thier own shoes.
Candace Parker ~ Official Website » Crazy Light 3
Elena Delle Donne Launches Signature Shoe - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA
With Stewie's Nike deal she is wearing the same Nike shoes she wore at UCONN in the Storm color scheme-so technically those are Stewie's shoes because no one else is wearing them & the same can be said for Moriah Jefferson Adidas shoes. There are several players who have "modified' versions of shoes endorsed by men. For example Diana Taurasi wears a women's version of Lebrons, Simone Augustus wears a modified version of Kyrie Irving shoe and Ephinay Prince wears a modified version of Kobes. All of these players are cashing an endorsement check form the sneaker companies and even Kelsey Plum signed a endorsement agreement with Nike last year.
" The WNBA’s current apparel deal with Adidas provides makes the WNBA sneaker market interesting. If players does not have a sneaker contract with a specific brand, they must wear Adidas sneakers on court or be forced to cover up the logos with tape or a marker.'
She’s got sole: the current state of sneakers in the WNBA

The sneakerheads I know don't consider a Players Edition the same as having their "own" sneaker though, which is the line I think this article is drawing too.