WATCH: Miami guard Nijel Pack debuts commercial as part of $800,000 NIL deal
Miami guard Nijel Pack is now the star of a brand new commercial thanks to a lucrative NIL deal. Pack partnered with LifeWallet — an app that aids in tracking and storing medical history — to promote their product with the commercial, which he tweeted Tuesday.
The video began with Pack making a couple of puns about his last name before he started making rapid fire 3-pointers. Finally, he delivered the line “Never leave your home without your LifeWallet. Saving time, saving lives” to end the commercial.
The commercial is part of a two-year NIL deal worth $800,000 that Nijel Pack made with LifeWallet after transferring to Miami from Kansas State this offseason. The deal will reportedly pay him $400,000 per year, and he also received a new car.
The 6-foot sophomore guard averaged 17.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists last season for the Wildcats and was one of the most coveted players in the transfer portal. He ranks as the No. 19 overall player and No. 3 point guard according to On3’s Transfer Portal Rankings. Pack ultimately chose the Hurricanes over Ohio State and Purdue.
“I chose Miami because, first, Coach L (Jim Larranaga) is a great coach and he allows his guards to get up and down and play with lots of freedom,” Pack said to On3 of his decision. “Second, (Miami) is coming off a great season, and has a really good group returning plus some freshmen and transfers and I believe we can be a great team. Lastly, the ACC is a great conference to play in and I love to play against the best.”
He will join an incoming group of four freshmen — four-star PF AJ Casey, four-star C Favour Aire, three-star SF Christian Watson, and three-star SF Danilo Jovanovich. Miami also added small forward Norchad Omier, the No. 2 overall player in the portal.
Pack will have three seasons of eligibility remaining to amass NIL deals in South Beach and help take the Hurricanes back to the Elite Eight for a second consecutive season. He entered the NBA Draft this offseason, but withdrew before the June 1 deadline.