Aces star A'ja Wilson announces signature shoe with Nike - ESPN

Two-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson is finally getting her Nike signature shoe.

The long-anticipated news came Saturday morning as Wilson's two-time champion Las Vegas Aces prepared to face the Puerto Rican national team in a preseason game at South Carolina's Colonial Life Arena. The former Gamecocks national champion donned a sweatshirt for her arrival to the arena that said, «ofcourseihaveashoe.com,» a URL that redirected to Nike's website with the announcement.

Wilson's shoe will be called «A'One.»

Nike has named Wilson to the brand's roster of signature athletes — a group featuring Serena Williams, Megan Rapinoe, Naomi Osaka and the New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu. The shoe and rest of Wilson's signature collection will arrive in 2025.

«It's been incredible working with Nike toward a dream of having my collection, and it really is an honor to take this next step and become a Nike signature athlete,» Wilson said in a statement. «From my logo to the look of the shoe and the pieces throughout the collection, we've worked to make sure every detail is perfectly tuned to my game and style.»

After working with Nike for over a year to develop her signature collection, Wilson requested the news drop in conjunction with the Aces' trip to Columbia, South Carolina, which is her hometown.

«The biggest thing for me is I get to showcase what I've been working on for a couple of years now in my home state, in my home city,» Wilson told Andscape's Aaron Dodson. «A place where people watched me grow and I raised eyebrows like, 'Is she really that good?!' To then seeing me in college and now in the pros.»

Wilson will be the 13th WNBA athlete to have a signature shoe, with the majority issued during the league's early years of existence.