A big reason that Houston Rockets forward Chandler Parsons switched from sports agency Priority Sports to Relativity Sports was due to his desire to expand his marketability off of the basketball court. Since signing with Relativity Sports, Parsons has gained endorsements with Chinese sneaker brand ANTA, smartphone provider ZTE ZTE and Buffalo Jeans, which may have officially made Parsons a preeminent sex symbol within the NBA rank-and-file. Today, Parsons possibly took a step back from the sex appeal, but continued expanding his sponsorship reach with the announcement of a new partnership between him and a sock company — Stance.
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