Lillard signs third biggest shoe deal in the league with Adidas

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  1. BLAZINGGIANTS

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    I heard Lillard is now playing for the US Men's Soccer team.

    So of course he'll be in Brazil for World Cup.
     
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    As a ref, I don't believe you should be getting any extra compensation on the side like that.......#Shady #DoneheyStyle #PrisonTime
     
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    ^ OH SNAP!

    HCP makes a legit point - a ref should know better!

    #ablindsquirrelfindsanutnowandthen
     
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    Just like you occasionally speak to a REAL female that you don't have to inflate?
     
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    How dare you say that about Mrs. HCP - are you calling her an airhead?

    I don't think she'd approve.
     
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    I took it as he refs games at adidas, and is thus compensated for reffing games there. Would it make any difference if adidas gave him money, and then he went and bought the shoes? Or, is he supposed to ref the games for free?
     
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    As long as they are putting a dollar amount on those shoes they pay him in and giving him a 1099 at the end of the year then it is all copacetic. Personally I would prefer a check but they save money giving them shoes instead I would assume.
     
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    From the article.

    I don't exactly know what they mean by "Break out of the Portland market". Are they saying that he should try to LeBron out of here? Or if he'll gain a ton of notoriety while still being in Portland? Because, if that's the case... it's not that big of a reach to just put a shit ton of Blazers games on national TV... not like there is a bunch of options for west coast games on the double header. And the Lakers suck, so..

    But, I believe Dame to be a loyal person. I think he's a RFA after his rookie deal anyway, so we'd match any max deal (Plus, IIRC, we can give him an extra year). So, I'm not too worried... just, I hate the business model of the NBA and professional sports in general.
     
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    Jesus, maybe this will show other nba players that they can get big deals while playing in Portland. Lillard now doesn't have much incentive to bolt to a big market. It would be cool of him to take a low contract so we can afford more talent.
     
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    Where's blaze01...lillard is fools gold
     
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    Epic!
     
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    Just curious, but do people think of Adidas as a "hometown" company because their North American headquarters is in PDX? I do to some extent.
     
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    Being a corporation they probably give away rejects like shoes with a tiny scuff they cant sell as new. So they write them off and use them to get out of paying people. Win/win for the corp. Lose/lose for tax payers.
     
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    Yes, to an extent. Obviously not in the same way Nike is a hometown company.
    But then Nike is in Beaverton whereas adidas is actually in Portland...
     
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