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The Detroit Pistons have four courts. Twenty-three NBA teams have at least one alternate court. As the embracing of NBA’s City Edition uniform tradition continues, NBA teams have started going all-in on matching their arena court to the uniform.
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Discussion Questions:
- What is branding?
- Why is branding important to Nike?
- Why is branding important to NBA teams?
- Do you think alternate courts represent an example of branding? Why or why not?
- Which alternate court do you like best? Why?
- What is cross promotion?
- How might this story represent an example of cross promotion?
- What is licensing?
- As it relates to the relationship between the NBA and Nike, who is the licensor? Who is the licensee?
- What is merchandise?
- Why are merchandise sales important to the NBA and its teams?
- Why are they important to Nike?
- How might the City Edition uniforms help to sell more merchandise?
- Which City Edition uniform do you like best? Why?