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Nike has just announced they’ve signed five high school and college basketball players to NIL deals on Monday in Bronny James, DJ Wagner, Caitlin Clark, Haley Jones, and Juju Watkins.
Bronny James is currently attending Sierra Canyon as a senior and ranked #45 in the class of 2023 according to 247 Sports and is still in the thick of the recruiting process. Bronny was also featured in the rollout of the Nike LeBron 20 alongside his younger brother Bryce as well.
Haley Jones is a senior at Stanford where she lead the Cardinal to the Final Four last season with All-American honors and a National Championship under her belt in 2021.
DJ Wagner who’s been ranked #1 for the class of 2023 according to 247 Sports is the son of former NBA player and New Jersey High School legend Dajuan Wagner, who also was teammates with LeBron in Cleveland. Like Bronny, he’s still in the recruitment process with Kentucky, Louisville, and Memphis all on the shortlist.
Caitlin Clark, a sophomore guard at Iowa was one of the best college basketball players in the country last season in which she was named first-team All-American and the Big Ten Player of the Year, averaging 27 points, 8 assists, and 8 rebounds per game.
Fellow Sierra Canyon classmate to Bronny in Juju Watkins is ranked #2 in the class of 2023 according to ESPN and is still in the recruiting process.
The ability to profit off of name, image, and likeness was given to athletes in 2021 to all NCAA athletes and select high schoolers depending on the state such as New Jersey and California where Bronny, DJ, and Juju currently reside.
