{"id":1243700,"date":"2020-09-30T21:39:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T01:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1243700"},"modified":"2020-09-30T21:40:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T01:40:02","slug":"anthony-davis-scored-a-groundbreaking-endorsement-deal-shortly-after-joining-the-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/anthony-davis-scored-a-groundbreaking-endorsement-deal-shortly-after-joining-the-lakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Davis Scored a &#8216;Groundbreaking Endorsement Deal' Shortly After Joining the Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As any basketball fan can tell you, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/it-might-sound-crazy-but-anthony-davis-might-actually-be-underrated\/\">Anthony Davis is a big presence<\/a> on the NBA landscape. While that's true in a literal sense\u2014the center is not a small man by any stretch of the imagination\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/Anthony-Davis\/\">the LA Lakers star<\/a> stands tall in both basketball and business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although plenty of professional athletes land big-name endorsements, Anthony Davis took things a bit further in 2020. Taking advantage of his star status, the Lakers center landed a &#8220;groundbreaking&#8221; deal with one particular brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anthony Davis is one of basketball's biggest names <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Best Of Anthony Davis | 2019-20 NBA Season\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/beH4x2ivacM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/derrick-rose-may-have-prevented-anthony-davis-from-quitting-basketball\/\">Derrick Rose May Have Prevented Anthony Davis From Quitting Basketball<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the modern NBA, there's less room for conventional big men; ideally, everyone has to be able to handle the ball and spread the floor. <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/lebron-james-believes-anthony-davis-is-a-future-hall-of-famer\/\">Anthony Davis,<\/a> however, hasn't had a problem making a name for himself at the professional level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The center initially burst onto the scene in his hometown of Chicago, where he played both high school and AAU ball. He showed enough talent on the hardwood to earn a place at <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/how-many-kentucky-players-have-been-first-round-draft-picks\/\">the University of Kentucky. <\/a>During his brief college career\u2014like many <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/how-much-is-john-calipari-worth\/\">John Calipari<\/a> recruits, Davis only spent one season on campus\u2014the big man cleaned up. In addition to averaging 17.7 points, 13 rebounds, and 5.8 blocks per game, he also claimed multiple National Player of the Year awards and won the NCAA championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Davis then entered into <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/the-disappearance-of-no-2-overall-pick-in-the-2011-nba-draft-derrick-williams\/\">the 2011 NBA draft,<\/a> joining the New Orleans Hornets as the first-overall pick; the franchise would rebrand as the Pelicans, and the center grew into a legitimate star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Davis lifted his team to relevance, he eventually tired of being the big fish in a small pond. In January 2019, he requested a trade to a contending team; once the regular season ended, he got his wish and joined the Lakers, where <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/lebron-james-is-no-longer-the-best-player-on-his-team-for-the-first-time-in-his-career\/\">he's starred alongside LeBron James.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The big man is no stranger to big-money deals <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The cast of Space Jam 2 will include:<br><br>\u2022 Anthony Davis<br>\u2022 Damian Lillard<br>\u2022 Nneka Ogwumike<br>\u2022 Chiney Ogwumike<br>\u2022 Chris Paul <br>\u2022 Diana Taurasi<br>\u2022 Klay Thompson <br><br>(via multiple reports) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tphu9U40F9\">pic.twitter.com\/Tphu9U40F9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1141539181623238657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/anthony-davis-60-million-financial-success-boils-down-to-a-single-word\/\">Anthony Davis' $60 Million Financial Success Boils Down to a Single Word<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we've already established, Anthony Davis is a big man with talent to match. That reality has also helped the Lakers center build up a big bank account during his time in the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/anthony-davis-10809\/\">Spotrac,<\/a> Davis has earned a total of $121 million thus far in his career; being the first-overall pick and growing into a legitimate star certainly has its perks. While his future is up in the air\u2014the center can hit free agency this fall or activate his option and spend another year with the Lakers\u2014AD's bottom line will only continue to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His financial interests, however, don't start and end with basketball. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/anthony-davis\/#5e5461d07fa6\">Forbes,<\/a> Davis has sponsorship deals with Beats Electronics,\u00a0ExxonMobil, First Entertainment Credit Union,\u00a0and Nike; he's also appeared on t<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/anthony-davis-has-already-had-a-childhood-dream-come-true-twice-during-his-nba-career\/\">he cover of NBA 2K <\/a>and is set to appear in the <em>Space Jam 2.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anthony Davis scored a unique deal with Ruffles after becoming a Laker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ruffles Signs Anthony Davis to Chip Deal\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yTCf5g3gHls?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the most part, Anthony Davis' endorsement deals all seem like pretty standard stuff. His partnership with Ruffles, however, has been a bit more unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly after Davis joined the Lakers, he also teamed up with the Ruffles brand. He wasn't simply coming on board to be a pitchman, though. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/six-time-nba-all-star-anthony-davis-signs-first-ever-chip-deal-with-ruffles-official-chip-of-the-nba-300870603.html\">a press release<\/a> from the time, the center was signing &#8220;a first-of-its-kind &#8220;Chip Deal&#8221; that puts Davis in the driver's seat as a Ruffles creative partner to develop bold products and offer transformational fan experiences.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to helping bring the custom &#8216;Ruffles Ridge Top' sneakers to life, Davis also ventured into the culinary side of the operation. Ahead of the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, Ruffles launched a limited-edition lime and jalapeno chip; in addition to inspiring the flavor, the Lakers big man also appeared on the bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Chip lovers and basketball fans finally get a taste of what's been cooking with Ruffles and six-time NBA All-Star,\u00a0Anthony Davis'\u00a0groundbreaking endorsement deal, The Chip Deal,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/ruffles-and-anthony-davis-collab-reaches-new-heights-with-launch-of-new-flavor-lime-and-jalapeno-300987288.html\">a PR statement <\/a>explained. &#8220;Ruffles, one of the marquee brands from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, and the basketball powerhouse set yet another new precedent and go where no other athlete collaboration has gone before \u2013 the co-creation of a custom potato chip flavor.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It's not clear how much money Anthony Davis earned from his Ruffles deal. It's safe to assume, however, that he can afford as many potato chips as he could ever want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Stats courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/anthony-davis-5.html\">Sports-Reference<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/davisan02.html\">Basketball-Reference<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During his time on the hardwood, Anthony Davis has seen and done a great deal, including signing a unique endorsement deal after joining the Lakers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":1243805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4841],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Anthony Davis Scored a &#039;Groundbreaking Endorsement Deal&#039; Shortly After Joining the Lakers - 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