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Duke's Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 prospect for the 2025 NBA draft, signed a significant New Balance endorsement deal on 26 August 2024, choosing the Boston brand with a factory near his Maine home; the length and value were not reported.

The WNBA players' union used its option to end the 2020 labor deal two years early, so the contract would expire after the 2025 season and force talks on higher salaries and revenue sharing.

Nike, the NBA and the WNBA announced on 21 October 2024 a 12-year extension making Nike the exclusive on-court uniform and apparel provider for the NBA, WNBA and NBA G League through 2037; financial terms were not disclosed.

ESPN reported on 17 December 2024 that three-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson is signing a six-year Nike extension, one of the richest shoe deals for a women's basketball player; terms were not disclosed.

The WNBA's 2025 expansion team made its regular-season debut before 18,064 at San Francisco's Chase Center, losing 84-67 to the Los Angeles Sparks.

Nike Basketball named Caitlin Clark its newest signature athlete and revealed her interlocking-C logo, with logo apparel from 1 September and her first signature shoe promised for 2026.

The WNBA Board of Governors unanimously ratified the new collective bargaining agreement a day after the players, locking in a $7 million salary cap, $1.4 million max salaries and revenue sharing from the 2026 season to 2032.

Reebok's head of basketball told ESPN on 24 March 2026 that Arkansas freshman Darius Acuff Jr. has a signature shoe, the 'Acuff 1', making him the first NCAA men's player to get one from a major US brand while still in college.

Projected No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa told ESPN on 29 April 2026 that he is extending the Nike deal he signed in January 2024 into a professional endorsement contract, with a signature logo; terms were not disclosed.

Canada's first WNBA team lost its debut 68-65 to the Washington Mystics before a sold-out 8,210 at Toronto's Coca-Cola Coliseum.

The revived Portland Fire lost their first game 98-83 to the Chicago Sky, but the sold-out 19,335 was the largest crowd ever for a WNBA expansion team's home opener.

Footwear reporter Nick DePaula reported on 23 June 2026, after the Utah Jazz took Darryn Peterson No. 2 in the NBA draft, that he signed a long-term adidas deal among the five richest rookie shoe contracts in league history; terms were not disclosed.

The Spurs announced a multi-year extension for Victor Wembanyama; ESPN reported five years and $252 million, the rookie-scale maximum with a fifth-year player option, roughly $50 million less than the supermax he could have taken.

ESPN reported on 31 July 2026 that Spurs star Victor Wembanyama signed a long-term Nike extension that includes a signature shoe line, and Nike Basketball released a video showing his 'VW' logo above the swoosh; terms were not disclosed.

Breanna Stewart's 22 points led the United States back from 14 down to beat France 97-79 in Berlin, a fifth consecutive FIBA Women's World Cup title and the country's 12th.

Nike’s “Caitlin Blue” colorway of Caitlin Clark’s Caitlin 1 signature basketball shoe goes on sale October 1 for $140 in adult sizes.

ESPN reported on 1 October 2026 that Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell signed a new multiyear contract extension with adidas that will take him through a 10th signature shoe with the brand; terms were not disclosed.

Nike’s “Warning Code” colorway of Caitlin Clark’s Caitlin 1 signature basketball shoe goes on sale October 1 for $140 in adult sizes.

Nike’s “Midnight Fever” colorway of Caitlin Clark’s Caitlin 1 signature basketball shoe goes on sale October 14 for $140 in adult sizes.

Atlanta leads the best-of-seven 2026 WNBA Finals 2–1 after a 97–71 Game 3 win over Golden State on October 21. Game 4 is scheduled October 24 in Atlanta; the series began October 17 at Chase Center.

Nike’s “Cave Stone” colorway of Caitlin Clark’s Caitlin 1 signature basketball shoe goes on sale November 3 for $140 in adult sizes.

Victor Wembanyama's GT Cut 4 in weathered Mint Foam with Metallic Gold details nods to the statue France gave the United States, for $210.

Nike’s “Ice Cold” colorway of Caitlin Clark’s Caitlin 1 signature basketball shoe goes on sale December 1 for $140 in adult sizes.

Nike’s “Purple Venom” colorway of Caitlin Clark’s Caitlin 1 signature basketball shoe goes on sale December 12 for $140 in adult sizes.

The 2027 NBA champion remains a forecast. In the October 25 evening public snapshot, Polymarket prices San Antonio at 22% and Oklahoma City at 19%, with US$31,506,923 traded; exact Finals game dates remain separate from market settlement timing.