The face of the WNBA and two-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson is finally getting her Nike signature shoe.
The long-anticipated news came Saturday morning. As Wilson’s two-time champion Las Vegas Aces prepare to face the Puerto Rican national team in a preseason exhibition at South Carolina’s Colonial Life Arena. The former Gamecocks national champion wore a sweatshirt for her arrival to the arena that said, “ofcourseihaveashoe.com,” with the URL redirecting to Nike’s website with the announcement. Wilson’s shoe will be called “A’One.”
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— A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) May 11, 2024
Nike has officially named Wilson to the brand’s roster of signature athletes — a group featuring Serena Williams, Megan Rapinoe, Naomi Osaka and the Sabrina Ionescu. The shoe and rest of Wilson’s signature collection will arrive in 2025.
“It’s been incredible working with Nike toward a dream of having my collection. It really is an honor to take this next step and become a Nike signature athlete,” Wilson said in a release. “From my logo to the look of the shoe and the pieces throughout the collection. We’ve worked to make sure every detail is perfectly tuned to my game and style.”
The process
After working with Nike for over a year to develop her signature collection. Wilson requested the news drop in conjunction with the Aces’ trip to Columbia, South Carolina, which is her hometown. This was a full circle type of moment for Wilson.
“This is something that I’ve been working so hard on. I think that’s what a lot of people don’t understand,” Wilson told Andscape. “I didn’t want to just get a shoe … Because, I feel like when people think of me. When people think of my team, they know. ‘We’re going above and beyond.’ And that’s what I want my shoe to be.
“It’s been an incredible ride, but there’s a lot of weight lifted off my shoulders now because it was starting to get hard,” Wilson continued. “But with the movement and growth of the game, I feel like this was the perfect time to say, ‘Hey, I got a shoe on the way.'”
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