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W<\/span>e all have career-defining moments, and Angel Reese<\/strong><\/a> is no exception. After winning the 2023 NCAA<\/strong> national championship, the country’s biggest representation agencies sought to add her to their client portfolio. However, the rising star chose loyalty over money and ultimately got both.<\/p>\n Reese is one of the faces of the WNBA<\/strong> today. Alongside the likes of Caitlin Clark, Cameron Brink, and Camilla Cardoso<\/strong>, the Chicago Sky<\/a> forward has revitalized the league, landing some juicy endorsement deals along the way.<\/p>\n However, it wasn’t always that way. Early in her college career, the then-young player was told by an agent that she would never make much money as a professional player<\/strong>. Five years later, Reese’s net worth is hovering around $2 million<\/strong>, thanks to her agent, Jeanine Ogbonnaya.<\/p>\n On a recent episode of her podcast, Unapologetically Angel<\/em>, Reese recalled those days when she rose to fame and began the siege of the big agencies<\/strong>. “I remember telling agencies, like, ‘I’m telling y’all right now, if y’all not letting Jeanine in on this, like it’s dead.'”<\/em><\/p>\n The bold move paid off handsomely for Reese<\/strong>. From her NCAA days with the LSU Tigers<\/a> to today with the Sky, Reese and Ogbonnaya have landed endorsements with Airbnb, Topps, Tampax, Reebok, Reese’s, and Beats by Dre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Reese is the only WNBA player to have landed a deal with Reese’s<\/strong>, and the Reebok deal includes her custom line of sneakers<\/strong>. Angel’s loyalty and Ogbonnaya’s vision have catapulted the player’s earnings to such a degree that she no longer relies on her salary with Chicago<\/strong> to sustain her lifestyle.<\/p>\nReese and Ogbonnaya: A winning team<\/h2>\n