![SuperSonics Spencer Haywood chose $100,000 upfront over a 10% stake in Nike. Had he accepted the original offer, his holdings in Nike would be worth a whopping $8.62 billion : r/nba SuperSonics Spencer Haywood chose $100,000 upfront over a 10% stake in Nike. Had he accepted the original offer, his holdings in Nike would be worth a whopping $8.62 billion : r/nba](https://external-preview.redd.it/qDKScbiiA3GzT6A3a7vECf_ufz_XcqJOUKoVOMOvi2k.jpg?auto=webp&s=761958d2c717b33a6e77fef8242d07bcbcf84601)
SuperSonics Spencer Haywood chose $100,000 upfront over a 10% stake in Nike. Had he accepted the original offer, his holdings in Nike would be worth a whopping $8.62 billion : r/nba
![Michael Jordan's $5 billion brand with Nike wouldn't have existed if Spencer Haywood and Magic Johnson signed on! - The SportsRush Michael Jordan's $5 billion brand with Nike wouldn't have existed if Spencer Haywood and Magic Johnson signed on! - The SportsRush](https://cdn-wp.thesportsrush.com/2022/08/53c5eb79-untitled-design-2022-08-13t122555.858.jpg)
Michael Jordan's $5 billion brand with Nike wouldn't have existed if Spencer Haywood and Magic Johnson signed on! - The SportsRush
![Andrew Petcash on Twitter: Andrew Petcash on Twitter:](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZkFT68XwAQH0LU.png)
Andrew Petcash on Twitter: "6) Nike became the most valuable apparel company in the world. If Haywood's agent wouldn't have sold the 10% stake... It would have been worth over $2.8B today.
![Former NBA great Spencer Haywood can relate to the risk NFL coach Brian Flores is taking - The Boston Globe Former NBA great Spencer Haywood can relate to the risk NFL coach Brian Flores is taking - The Boston Globe](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/2shMF8BYKcu8km8oO3KvvaIMatA=/960x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/M6VOIBPSFCDBHLEAM7P3JYHXKM.jpg)