Indiana Pacers Bennedict Mathurin signs contract with Adidas
Bennedict Mathurin, a rookie for the Indiana Pacers, has signed a multi-year contract with the popular brand, Adidas.
“The rookie’s quote was used by the sneaker company in an announcement on its Twitter account.”
“I just want to be the best version of myself and the best player that I can be.”
Welcome, Bennedict Mathurin, to the adidas Basketball family! This is an adidas basketball.
He was recently named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for both October and November, and the NBA rookie has been making a splash. For the first two months of the season, Mathurin averaged 19.2 points per game. He won the honors as a reserve, so the young rookie’s accomplishments are substantial. According to The Athletic, in every game that he has played in thus far, Mathurin has come off the bench in all but one of Indiana’s 28 games. He has scored more than 20 points in 11 of those games.
As part of the brand’s latest roster addition, adidas has also recruited 11 other NBA rookies from this year’s 2022 draft class, according to Andscape.
We are excited to announce our 2022 NBA Rookie Class.
The other rookies who have been brought on board are: Keegan Murray (Sacramento Kings), Jabari Smith Jr. (Houston Rockets), Nikola Jovic (Miami Heat), MarJon Beauchamp (Milwaukee Bucks), Ousmane Dieng (Oklahoma City Thunder), Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz), Johnny Davis (Washington Wizards), Dalen Terry (Chicago Bulls), Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder), Isaiah Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Blake Wesley (San Antonio Spurs).
Mathurin recalled his first time putting on a pair of adidas when he was younger.
”I remember buying my first pair of shoes when I was 12 years old. They were the Adidas Superstar. I would play basketball with them at the park or rock them with jeans and sweats, someone sold them to me for $40. I bought a pair of shoes with the $40 my mom gave me to pay for something at school.
He is now being paid by the sneaker company to wear their athletic shoes.
Jennifer, Mathurin’s older sister, played basketball at North Carolina State University and had a pro career overseas in Finland and Australia.
