Front Office Sports on X: "Nike execs Phil Knight and Sonny Vaccaro signed Michael Jordan to his first Nike contract in 1984. The terms: 5 years, $500,000, and his own signature line.
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Prior to Michael Jordan's Monumental Nike Deal, $2.8 Billion Were Sacrificed by a Former Lakers Star in Order to Secure $100,000 - The SportsRush
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