{"id":276545,"date":"2025-05-16T14:41:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/16\/michael-jordans-personal-touch-wins-over-napheesa-collier-in-massive-career-move\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:26","slug":"michael-jordans-personal-touch-wins-over-napheesa-collier-in-massive-career-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/16\/michael-jordans-personal-touch-wins-over-napheesa-collier-in-massive-career-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan\u2019s personal touch wins over Napheesa Collier in massive career move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4919543\" data-slug-id=\"2520654\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After spending the last five years with Nike, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/napheesa-collier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Napheesa Collier<\/a> found herself as a free agent in the sneaker world. Following a meaningful interaction with an NBA icon, the Minnesota Lynx star has opted to join a new brand. <\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, Collier will be parterning with the Jordan brand. When it came to this decision, Michael Jordan played a major role. <\/p>\n<p>When the Jordan brand held its meeting with Napheesa Collier to pitch to her, MJ himself was in attendance. This was big for her, as she feels the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/chicago-bulls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Chicago Bulls<\/a> legend doesn&#8217;t need to be bothered with stuff like this anymore. Seeing how much he cared about her joining the brand was a driving force in her making the switch. <\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s his brand but he doesn\u2019t need to be on the ground doing these things,\u201d Collier said. \u201cSo, for him to come to the meeting and do that was really meaningful. It was awesome.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Coming off a successful first season of Unrivaled, things keep looking up for Napheesa Collier. Moving forward, she&#8217;ll now be donning one of the most iconic brands in sports in the prime of her career. With the start of the WNBA season just around the corner, fans don&#8217;t have to wait long to see Collier in the Jumpman logo. <\/p>\n<p>(This is a developing story.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/752974-1648649743-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Kevin McCormick&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nKevin McCormick is a basketball writer at Sportskeeda with over four years of experience in journalism and a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Sports Management Marketing from Holy Family University.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin has worked with various notable outlets throughout his career, including 97.3 ESPN, ClutchPoints, Heavy Sports, and Sports Illustrated\/FanNation, before joining Sportskeeda in March 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Specializing in NBA and WNBA coverage, Kevin&#8217;s passion for basketball stems from his hometown team, the Philadelphia 76ers. 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