Stephen Curry, Jordan Spieth, Cam Newton and now Joel Embiid.

The Under Armor family has just got more power.

The star of the 76 years of Philadelphia has signed an agreement with the giant of clothing and footwear, it was announced Wednesday. The multi-year deal makes Embiid the NBA's best-paid man in footwear, according to L & # 39; athletics.

In an essay posted on the Under Armor website, Embiid, who was previously with Adidas, explained his decision.

"When I sat down with Under Armor, one of the first things we talked about was how could it be bigger than shoes, bigger than basketball," wrote the great man All Star. "I want to help change the lives of people like (the Los Angeles Clippers striker), Luc (Mbah a Moute) has changed my life."

Embiid participated in the Mbah a Moute basketball camp in Cameroon, his home country, in 2011 – an experience that, he says, paved the way for his current situation.

"Basketball has given me everything, but it has to be bigger than basketball," said Embiid. "It was the first thing I said to Under Armor, and they had it 100% behind, it's not a shoe case, I mean, listen … I'm not worried. not for that, we'll take care of it.

"But it's bigger than that – I want to use this partnership to do something real – I want to do something that would make my brother (Arthur, who died in a car accident shortly after recruiting). 39, Embiid in 2014). "