In April 2024, it was announced that Joel Embiid had made the intriguing decision to part ways with Under Armour — with whom he had been signed since early 2020 — and join…Skechers! While Skechers is not a verbal basketball powerhouse, it’s actually beginning to make inroads with hoops players, and Joel Embiid is a huge get for a brand that is more associated with geriatric slip-ons than it is with NBA hard courts.

We’ll have to wait and see whether Embiid will be gifted a signature shoe by Skechers, as he was with the Under Armour Embiid 1 (which, to be honest, never quite took off with the sneaker public).

Prior to both of these deals, Embiid had been signed with Adidas during his first few injury-prone seasons. The Three Stripes had convinced him to showcase various budget models like the Veja Kids V-10 low-top sneakers Bianco and the an innovative sneaker.

When asked if he would ever consider signing with Lonzo Ball’s Big Baller Brand, Embiid jokingly responded that it would take $1 billion. The comment came on the heels of a $10,000 fine after Embiid directed some foul language at LaVar Ball on Instagram Live.