Sabrina Ionescu Confirms Nike Deal After Being The First Overall Pick In The 2020 WNBA Draft

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After being selected as the no. 1 overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft, Sabrina Ionescu took to Instagram to announce and confirm that she had signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Nike.

According to ESPN, Ionescu secured offers worth multiple times her expected WNBA salary. The company offers were even outpacing the value of recent WNBA Finals MVP-level player deals.

"During a time when we all need sport more than ever, we are thrilled to have a generational talent like Sabrina join the Nike family," Rosemary St. Clair, the VP/general manager of Nike Women, told ESPN. "Together, we're going to bring even more excitement to the game of basketball and inspire the next generation of athletes."

Less than an hour after Ionescu's official jersey was available; the jersey's sold out. Nike is the jersey provider for the WNBA, and now that Ionescu has signed a deal with Nike, it can also sell Oregon jerseys with her name on the back, according to ESPN. Ionescu jerseys were back in limited stock Sunday night and will ship no later than June 1.