Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese might be a rookie, but she is already one of the most popular players in the WNBA.
Reese ascended to superstardom after she helped lead LSU to a national championship in 2023. The “Bayou Barbie” exploded onto the scene as a junior, averaging 23.0 points, 15.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks and winning the 2023 NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player award.
In her senior season, Reese maximized every bit of her $1.8 million name, image and likeness (NIL) value
. That ranked her eighth in the entire NCAA and second to Iowa star Caitlin Clark for women’s basketball, according to On3.
LSU went on another deep NCAA Tournament run in 2024, this time falling to Clark and Iowa in the Elite Eight. Reese elected to forgo her final year of college eligibility, taking her talents — and business — to the WNBA.
The 22-year-old forward was selected by the Chicago Sky with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft and already had plenty of endorsements lined up for her rookie season. The Sporting News takes a closer look at those deals below.
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Angel Reese endorsement deals: Reebok, Beats By Dre and more
Angel Reese’s Reebok deal
When Shaquille O’Neal took over as president of Reebok, one of his first orders of business was signing Reese to become one of the faces of the basketball department. The value of the “multi-year deal” was never revealed, but Reese recently said she has a signature sneaker on the way with Reebok.
“So many different shoe companies wanted to work with me. But I chose Reebok. What was it about Reebok? One, they don’t have a women’s basketball player [as] a face. So I wanted to be that,” Reese said.
“Two, Shaq. You know my relationship with Shaq.
“And three, I like how they’re rebranding everything and they’re letting me be the creator behind everything I want to do. So I’m having my own shoe line coming out, merch with my name on it…Y’all like what I wear, y’all like how I dress, y’all like my style. I wanted to incorporate that into Reebok.”
Reese was seen wearing Reebok “Solutions” in her Sky home preseason opener.
Angel Reese’s Beats By Dre deal
Reese also had an NIL deal with Beats By Dre that has carried over to the WNBA.
Reese gifted the entire LSU women’s and men’s teams with Beats By Dre headphones during the season, and now she says that she plans to do the same for her Sky teammates.
Wearing my new fav Beats Solo 4 in CLOUD PINK for my first campaign with Beats! 💋 Taking these with me everywhere! #beatspartner pic.twitter.com/TYiJ9m3WM4
— Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) May 5, 2024
Like her Reebok deal, the value of her Beats By Dre partnership was never revealed.
Angel Reese’s other endorsement deals
Reese had a lengthy list of NIL endorsements and it is unclear which deals will follow her to the W. To name a few, Reese had deals with Airbnb, Amazon, PlayStation, SI Swimsuit, Starry and many more, according to On3.
One of her newer endorsements is a deal with Panini America, who exclusively partnered with Reese to release a “Panini Instant WNBA Draft Night trading card.”
Reese will be featured in Panini’s collegiate and WNBA products, and the brand will also sell her autographed memorabilia.
— On3 NIL (@On3NIL) April 10, 2024
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