Sneaker free agent
Jimmy Butler A Sneaker Free Agent After Split From Jordan Brand
Heat F Jimmy Butler and Jordan Brand have "mutually agreed to part ways, bringing his multiyear footwear and apparel endorsement deal with the company to an end 10 months before its original Sept. 30, 2020, expiration date." Butler, who signed with the brand in '14, becomes the "highest-profile sneaker free agent across the league." He is "expected to begin discussions with multiple brands toward negotiating a new multiyear endorsement deal that would begin this season, potentially in advance of All-Star Weekend." At Jordan Brand, Butler was "incorporated into global campaigns" (ESPN.com, 1/2).