"Two years ago, Nike had a chance to pay Curry a lot of money and lock him up for the future. After offering less than $2.5 million a year, Nike had a second chance — this time to match Under Armour's new offer," Rovell writes. "Unsure that Curry would ever be able to sell signature shoes, Nike let him go."

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