PHOENIX—Las Vegas Aces ahead A’ja Wilson isn’t any stranger to successful and success, because of her contributions to girls’s basketball.
From highschool to the WNBA, Wilson is a winner, and her A’One sneakers are proof of that.
BREAKING: Following the success of her first signature sneaker, A’ja Wilson’s Nike A’Two will debut in Summer time 2026 ✨ @_ajawilson22
Count on the retail value to extend from $115 to $145, which is able to doubtless include a serious overhaul of the sneaker’s know-how 📈 pic.twitter.com/ofWlFvQ57G
— Sole Retriever (@SoleRetriever) August 11, 2025
Because the launch of A’One, the primary drop—the Pink A’ura—have been offered out in lower than 5 minutes, cementing the success of Nike’s lineup of footwear for Wilson, a signature athlete, and different WNBA gamers for years to come back.
Nike confirmed on Tuesday that Wilson’s second signature present, A’Two is about to be launched in the summertime of 2026. The worth is predicted to extend from $115 to $145 on account of a serious overhaul of the sneaker’s know-how.
Wilson caught up with Ballislife to debate the success of the A’One footwear and her expectations for the brand new shoe.
A’ja Wilson Talks Signature Shoe Success with Ballislife
Ballislife: When the discharge of the A’Ones launched earlier this yr, how did you anticipate them to contribute to the league’s development?
Wilson: “I imply, it was a motive why I’m a signature athlete. Wish to proceed to push that lid off of the glass ceiling. I wished to shadow that tumbler ceiling, and hopefully that my shoe might be a car for us to do this and rising the sport. So it sort of shocked me on the approach and the stream that everybody wished it, however on the similar time it didn’t, as a result of we’ve got wonderful followers.”
“I’ve a tremendous fan base that likes to pour energy and braveness into me, and I hope that they will do this and see that within the shoe. And I’m glad they adore it as a lot as I do.”
Ballislife: You’ve seen WNBA legends akin to Sheryl Swoopes get their very own signature shoe. How a lot quantity does it communicate to when present gamers throughout the league are getting their very own?
Wilson: “It’s. It’s quite a lot of quantity that goes into it. Clearly, it’s about time that we’ve got a possibility to showcase what we do and the way we do it, and the way nicely we do it. We obtained to provide a nod to our greats that proceed to put the inspiration down for us to stroll this path so we are able to proceed to plant seeds for the subsequent era.”
A’Two Set to Debut Summer time 2026
Ballislife: Whenever you heard Nike confirmed the second mannequin of the A’Ones, set to launch in the summertime of 2026, what have been your expectations?
Wilson: “To be higher than the one which’s just about one of the simplest ways I can put it. I can’t inform an excessive amount of, however simply to be higher than the one. As a result of we as a workforce at Nike, we put in much more into this shoe to make it a greater shoe. So hopefully it might do higher than the primary assortment.”
Ballislife: How do you anticipate the league to increase, entice extra followers, and usher in new audiences by your signature shoe?
Wilson: “It’s only a choice factor. I don’t assume it’s one thing that the league can essentially do to push footwear onto folks. I feel it’s extra so of simply the kind of particular person within the athlete that they’re and the fan base that they’ve. It gravitates folks to grasp that our shoe is not only a basketball shoe.”
“I do know my shoe is not only a basketball shoe that you could simply play in or hoop in or it’s only for girls. It’s a shoe for everyone. I hope that everybody can run their their very own race at their very own tempo in my shoe. And love that, and adore it as a lot as I do.”
