DJ Wagner Net Worth After Nike Deal: Meet His Girlfriend, Father & Brother Kareem Watkins

Publish date: 2024-08-11

How much is DJ Wagner Net Worth After Nike Deal? American basketball player DJ Wagner Jr has an estimated net worth of 600,000 US dollars as of 2022.

According to CBS Sports, Wagner, along with five other young college basketball players, signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with Nike Basketball on October 10, 2022. And thus, all of these five aspiring student players would see a significant increase in their revenue and net worth.

Though the deal was made only just a couple of days ago, no immediate impact and rise on Wagner’s overall money worth are to be expected. Still, his net worth will likely to increase very soon and is projected to be around a million dollars at some point in early 2023.

DJ Wagner is the third generation basketball player in his family after his grandfather Milt Wagner and father Dajuan Wagner Sr.

Meanwhile, his father, Dajuan Wagner Sr., has a net worth of $5 million in 2022. Cleveland Cavaliers drafted him in the 2002 NBA draft in the 6th place, but he was forced to retire from playing due to his worrying health condition.

Wanger Sr earned a total of $8,185,051 from his salary and wages in his career, which totals around $13 million if adjusted for current US dollar inflation. He spent three seasons at the Cavaliers and played for Golden State Warriors in the 2006-07 season.

Endorsement Deal And Contract With Nike

DJ Wagner, the lead prospect in the Class of 2023 and Kentucky basketball’s primary priority, has agreed to a NIL agreement with Nike in October 2022.

He is one of five college athletes whose Name, Image, and Likeness the sports clothing giant has signed an endorsement contract, according to ESPN’s Nick DePaula.

It has been general that Louisville and Kentucky are vying to sign Wagner, a highly sought-after talent, and that Wagner’s recruiting has been made public.

According to the odds provided by 247Sports analysts, the Wildcats have an 83.3 per cent probability of signing Wagner over the Cardinals. The son of former NBA player Dajuan Wagner also has the option of forgoing college entirely and joining the NBA G-League immediately.

The Big Blue Madness in Kentucky is slated for October 14, and Wagner is expected to attend. This will be his second time attending the competition. Wagner won’t be coming back to Louisville for another formal visit anytime soon, it’s predicted.

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