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Tim Kawakami: Of course Jackson's agent is Myers' former boss Arn Tellem. Twitter @timkawakami

Golden State Warriors, Coaching, Mark Jackson, Arn Tellem, Agents, Bob Myers 

David Falk says he’s almost done rebuilding his agency, FAME, having recently signed Georgetown forward Otto Porter Jr., one of the top prospects in this year’s NBA draft. “We will sign two or three more players and that is it,” Falk said last week. “It is a business plan I devised in 2007, when I started the business again. When everyone else is trying to do what I did in the ’80s and ’90s — build a very large business and sell it — I am doing this because I love it and want to structure it for myself where it is rewarding and fun.” ph.sports.yahoo.com

Draft, David Falk, Agents, Otto Porter 

ASM Sports, the basketball representation firm founded by NBA agent Andy Miller, has signed prospects for the NBA draft, including Russian guard/forward Sergey Karasev, one of the top European prospects. Karasev, who plays for Triumph Lyubertsy in the Russian Professional Basketball League, was ranked No. 25 by NBADraft.net and No. 19 by DraftExpress.com in mock drafts last week. Sports Business Daily

Draft, Andy Miller, Agents, Sergey Karasev 

Additionally, ASM has signed Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas, Florida forward Erik Murphy, Temple guard Khalif Wyatt, Louisville guard Peyton Siva, Miami guard Durand Scott, UCLA guard Larry Drew II, Minnesota forward Trevor Mbakwe, and Kansas guards Elijah Johnson and Travis Releford. Miller, Stephen Pina, Andrew Vye, Justin Zanik, Steve Banks and J.R. Hensley will represent the players. Sports Business Daily

Draft, Andy Miller, Agents, Deshaun Thomas, Elijah Johnson, Peyton Siva, Trevor Mbakwe, Erik Murphy, Khalif Wyatt, Durand Scott, Larry Drew II, Travis Releford 

J.R. Smith is expected to opt out of his contract and re-sign with the Knicks in a four-year deal starting at about $5 million because the Knicks own his early-Bird rights rules. New York Post

New York Knicks, Leon Rose, JR Smith, Agents, Chris Smith 

The Post has learned point guard Chris Smith, J.R. Smith’s brother who injured his knee during Knicks training camp, has fired his agent, Marc Cornstein, and will hire J.R.’s rep, CAA superagent Leon Rose, who also handles Carmelo Anthony. New York Post

New York Knicks, Leon Rose, JR Smith, Agents, Chris Smith 

So Hunter claims that one of the highest-compensated players and his agent called him on Oct. 27, 2011, and said a 50-50 BRI deal had been struck with ownership and Hunter should accept it. I am not certain who that player is. I have been told by two different sources it was Kobe Bryant. Bryant and Fisher share the same agent — Rob Pelinka. Bryant and Fisher are close friends; they joined the Lakers the same year. Bryant was the NBA’s highest-paid player in 2011-12, earning $25 million. Bryant spent part of the 2011 offseason in Germany receiving experimental treatment for his arthritic knee. Given his salary, advancing age, health concerns and legendary competitive zeal, no NBA player had more reason to be desperate for an end to the lockout than Bryant. FOXSports.com

Kobe Bryant, Billy Hunter, NBPA, Agents, Rob Pelinka 

Joe Kotoch: Potential 1st pick Ben McLemore down to a final 2 of Tony Dutt & Rich Paul for representation. Dutt w/ pipeline in Lawrence last few years. Twitter @Probballdraft

Draft, Agents, Rich Paul, Tony Dutt, Ben McLemore 

A team source confirmed reports coach Mark Jackson hired super agent Arn Tellem and fired Steve Kauffman. The move happened months ago, but the source said it was not part of Jackson's plan to get a new contract form Golden State. Jackson hired Kauffman presuming he had to hire an agent of coaches. When he learned he could retain Tellem, Jackson's representative as a player, Jackson made the switch. San Jose Mercury-News

Golden State Warriors, Coaching, Mark Jackson, Arn Tellem, Agents, Steve Kauffman 

Tellem is Warriors general manager Bob Myers' former boss and close friends with executive board member Jerry West. Jackson has two seasons left on his contract, next season is guaranteed and the Warriors hold an option for 2014-15. Without any further guarantees, Jackson would enter next season as a virtual lame duck in potentially his final contract year. San Jose Mercury-News

Golden State Warriors, Coaching, Mark Jackson, Jerry West, Arn Tellem, Agents, Steve Kauffman, Bob Myers 

Steve Luhm: Aldridge talked to agent Keith Glass, who is apparently advising Sloan. Very interesting aspect to this story. Sloan has never has an agent. Twitter @sluhm

Milwaukee Bucks, Coaching, Jerry Sloan, Agents, Keith Glass 

In a letter to USA TODAY Sports, Daina Falk reflected on her unexpected role in the story while discussing the power of fandom that was so evident in both cities in the last five months. Excerpts from the letter are below: In January, I was notified of a handshake deal that would drastically affect the fate of the fans of Sacramento and Seattle. Because of my name, everyone assumed my source was my father. They must not know that his success has depended to a great degree on his ability to maintain the confidences of a number of competing clients. Other conspiracy theorists concluded that I was the designated mouthpiece of another David, who is someone I admire and respect and who has been a friendly supporter of mine. Suffice it to say, you can rule out the Davids as my source. Let’s leave it at that. For The Win

Sacramento Kings, Seattle SuperSonics, David Falk, Agents, Daina Falk 

Sacramento inherited the Kings from Kansas City in 1985. For nearly thirty years, Kings fans have been among the loudest, strongest, and most loyal fans in the NBA. (Cowabunga). Seattle acquired an expansion franchise in 1967 and had a very successful team that won an NBA Championship in 1979. It lost the team to Oklahoma City in 2008. Both cities have experienced “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” The current controversy has brought out the best qualities of the fans in both cities: their passion, their competitiveness, and their true love of the game. For all the fans in Seattle who are truly hungry for a return of NBA basketball to the Queen City, keep your voices raised, keep the wave going, create a true Sonic boom so loud it will rattle the windows in Olympic Tower in New York! For The Win

Sacramento Kings, Seattle SuperSonics, David Falk, Agents, Daina Falk 

Gery Woelfel: All in the Family: Clifford, like Hammond and Weltman, are all represented by Steve Kauffman. Twitter @GeryWoelfel

Milwaukee Bucks, Coaching, Jeff Weltman, John Hammond, Agents, Steve Kauffman, Steve Clifford 

Liz Mullen: NBA Agent David Falk has signed Georgetown's Otto Porter for representation in the NBA Draft. Twitter @SBJLizMullen

Draft, David Falk, Agents, Otto Porter 

Syracuse University basketball player James Southerland has signed with NBA agent Mark Bartelstein's Chicago-based Priority Sports. Southerland, a 6-foot-8 forward, helped Syracuse to the NCAA's Final Four last season. Southerland averaged 13.3 points per game for the Orange. He led Syracuse with 84 made 3-point shots. He made 39.4 percent of his shots from outside the 3-point line. The Post-Standard

Draft, Mark Bartelstein, Agents, James Southerland 

Jeff Goodman: Trey Burke's father will represent him as NBA agent, but I was told Rich Paul went hard after him -- with LeBron reaching out to Burke. Twitter

Draft, Agents, Rich Paul, Trey Burke 

Chris Broussard: Baylor PG Pierre Jackson signs with Tony Dutt and Colin Bryant of Dutt Sports Management, sources say Twitter @Chris_Broussard

Draft, Agents, Tony Dutt, Pierre Jackson 

Peter Vecsey: Norman Blass, the first agent to represent NBA players--all the bigs--died April 2. He was 85. Condolences to wife, Jaclyn, and three sons. Twitter @PeterVecsey1

Agents, Norman Blass 

Jorge Sierra: Mike Silverman tells HoopsHype he will represent USC's Dewayne Dedmon. Silverman is the agent for Quincy Acy too. po.st/iZjlHo Twitter @hoopshype

Draft, Agents, Dewayne Dedmon, Mike Silverman