Milos Raonic to New Balance!

[Babolast]

He just signed a HUGE deal with New Balance.

Welcome to the tennis market NB.

[Seth]

This pleases me.

[Ronaldo]

First NB tennis endorsement deal AFAIK. Read NB signed Nick Swisher and Jose Bautista, couple of no-names.

[jepriy]

Yay!!! i love NB!!!

[cluckcluck]

NB for shoes or apparel or both? He ditched Lacoste and Nike. I wonder what's up with Nike these days....

[Babolast]

Originally Posted by cluckcluck

NB for shoes or apparel or both? He ditched Lacoste and Nike. I wonder what's up with Nike these days....

A shoes and clothing contract.

A big signing for NB.

[cluckcluck]

Originally Posted by Babolast

A shoes and clothing contract.

A big signing for NB.

Thanks for the info. I personally like the NB shoes quite a bit. Very comfortable.

[TheCanadian]

Since when is NB in the tennis market? They make excellent running shoes but I didn't know about their tennis shoes. This puts them on the radar in a big way. Smart move from NB.

[Ronaldo]

Originally Posted by cluckcluck

NB for shoes or apparel or both? He ditched Lacoste and Nike. I wonder what's up with Nike these days....

Wait till he cksout NB tennis gear.

[thejackal]

Originally Posted by Ronaldo

First NB tennis endorsement deal AFAIK. Read NB signed Nick Swisher and Jose Bautista, couple of no-names.

swisher and bautista are alright

If I recall NB had a long history of NOT paying athletes to endorse them. Guess this is a change of philosophy for them.

[niktub]

great match.

[JGads]

Originally Posted by Ronaldo

First NB tennis endorsement deal AFAIK. Read NB signed Nick Swisher and Jose Bautista, couple of no-names.

How is Bautista a no-name? Biggest home run hitter in baseball is not a no-name... Is NB a Canadian company, by chance?

Anyway, huge signing by New Balance. Can't believe Nike wouldn't have scooped up this dude.

LOVE NB getting into the tennis scene. Maybe this means more great shoe options for us wide-footers out there down the road. Was a big fan of the 851s as a pure speed shoe.

[PBODY99]

Originally Posted by JGads

How is Bautista a no-name? Biggest home run hitter in baseball is not a no-name... Is NB a Canadian company, by chance?

No, based in the USA with some local production of shoes.

[appdach96]

I knew it! A few days ago on his Twitter he posted a pic in a NB jacket but then deleted it. Then I noticed Lacoste had dropped his name..Can't wait to see his stuff

[pound cat]

See him playi doubles with Melzer late Sunday evening Dec 30 for the great unveiling of the NB gear...Brisbane...see the usual stream sites.

[kimguroo]

Originally Posted by thejackal

If I recall NB had a long history of NOT paying athletes to endorse them. Guess this is a change of philosophy for them.

Founders set their rule (not endorse athletes) but seems like the person from Nike changes the rule and start to endorse people.
Since they are private company no one knows they will benefit from it or not but seems like their revenues went up. Probably at the same time, they might pay more to endorsed players. Actually I like the idea (not endorse athletics) especially they are somewhat well known company.

Originally Posted by JGads

Can't believe Nike wouldn't have scooped up this dude.

Nike might need to pay more and more to fed and rafa until their contracts expires so nike might not have much money to spend.

Originally Posted by PBODY99

No, based in the USA with some local production of shoes.

Their shoes were assembled in US factories but materials are imported.

I might not surprised that NB will raise prices because of endorsements.

[mmk]

If they're going to clothe him, I hope they have something better than what Lacoste had him wearing, he looked like a total dork.

[T21D]

Originally Posted by mmk

If they're going to clothe him, I hope they have something better than what Lacoste had him wearing, he looked like a total dork.

Really? "you can put a dress on a pig, it's still a pig"

[West Coast Ace]

Good for Raonic.

When he's hoisting the trophy at Wimby in the next few yrs...

[gavna]

Originally Posted by PBODY99

No, based in the USA with some local production of shoes.

NB makes about 20-25% of the shoes in the USA currently......European supply mainly comes from the UK plant they have. China and Veitnam the main supply points overall - Current CEO came from Gillette and it seems to have a more aggressive position on sponsorship.