Adidas announced Thursday it has signed 16-year-old Kaleena Smith, a five-star recruit from Ontario Christian High School, to its first NIL deal for a high school women's basketball player. Smith becomes the company's first signing under three-time WNBA champion Candace Parker,

Adidas has signed a NIL deal with Kaleena Smith. With this, she becomes the first woman player, who is still in high school, to get into a contract with the global sportswear brand Adidas.

"When I think about the future of women’s basketball, it’s clear it’s in good hands with hoopers like Kaleena," said WNBA icon and Adidas president of women's basketball Candace Parker.