Aaron Hope 
It started with players like Steve Francis and Shane Battier, then Jason Kidd, Ron Artest, Baron Davis and more. Now we have a full-fledged trend on our hands where NBA players are increasingly willing to sign with foreign-based footwear brands. The latest example is T-shirt for Essentials 3S vermelho branco infantil, who, despite signing a ‘lifetime endorsement deal’ with for in 2003, has contracted with Chinese brand ANTA. This is a particularly interesting development as ANTA was Raf in 1994, just one year before Garnett’s rookie campaign. With Li-Ning, Peak and now ANTA all throwing their hats in the ring, it’s very possible Nike will have more than just for and Reebok to contend with over this next decade. Via CK.
