Adrian Wojnarowski: After missing year, Mo Williams working toward NBA return, agent Raymond Brothers says. Also, Brothers now repping free agent Brandon Bass.
More on Agent Changes
Jorge Sierra: Free agent guard Jason Terry is now represented by Ryan Davis of Runway Sports, we're told.
Octagon also signed veteran forward/center Donatas Motiejunas, who played for the New Orleans Pelicans last season but will be a free agent this summer. Emens is representing Motiejunas, who was formerly represented by Wasserman.
Octagon has signed several prospects for the NBA draft, including Indiana forward OG Anunoby and Kentucky center Bam Adebayo, both projected to go in the first round.
Chris Haynes: Sources: Phoenix Suns forward Marquese Chriss, Denver Nuggets wing Will Barton switch agents to sign with Aaron Goodwin of @Aaron Goodwin.
Butler, without representation since last offseason, has signed with Bernie Lee. The Toronto-based agent has filed paperwork with the National Basketball Players Association to finalize the agreement and the Bulls were informed of the change during Butler’s exit meeting this week.
Liz Mullen: CAA Sports has signed free-agent F Omri Casspi. He was formerly represented by Dan Fegan. SBJ: http://bit.ly/2rKUCpR
David 'Dubi' Pick: Octagon Sports has signed Pelicans free-agent Donatas Motiejunas, according to source.
Jorge Sierra: NBA veteran Tyler Hansbrough has a new agent.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Boston Celtics guard Gerald Green has signed with agent James Dunleavy of @ISEBasketball.
Dan Fegan has lost seven NBA player clients and is at risk of losing his entire business as a result of the legal action his former employer, Independent Sports & Entertainment, took against him, Fegan said in a court declaration.
Jorge Sierra: D-League assists leader Josh Magette has signed with Chris Patrick of Sports Law Group, HoopsHype has learned.
Shams Charania: Sources: Minnesota guard Shabazz Muhammad has hired agent Rich Paul. Muhammad will be a free agent in July.
Darren Wolfson: Buzz in NBA circles tonight that #Twolves guard Ricky Rubio is switching agents. Has been with Dan Fegan/Jarinn Akana for many years.
ASM SPORTS: We are happy to announce that @DwightHoward has joined the ASM Sports Family ! #TeamASM #BeGr8 #FamilyFirst
Jorge Sierra: Turkish center Omer Asik has signed with agent Jim Tanner. hoopshype.com/reps/jim-tanne…
Jorge Sierra: Pistons guard Darrun Hilliard has signed with agent Jim Tanner of Tandem.
Glushon Sports Management has signed free-agent NBA guard Greivis Vásquez and Los Angeles Lakers guard David Nwaba. Jason Glushon is representing the players. Vásquez was formerly represented by Octagon, and Nwaba was previously without representation.
Per Liz Mullen, Glushon Sports Management has added two NBA players to its client roster – free-agent guard Greivis Vásquez and Los Angeles Lakers guard David Nwaba. Vásquez was previously represented by Octagon.
Agent Dan Fegan Expected To Introduce New Evidence In Legal Battle With ISE. Howard Weitzman, attorney for NBA agent Dan Fegan, in a statement to THE DAILY late Friday said he intends to present new evidence to a judge to lift a restraining order preventing Fegan from competing with his former employer , Independent Sports & Entertainment.
Darren Wolfson: Rubio's main guy, Jarinn Akana, also left ISE, I'm told. Imagine Rubio sticks with his guys. #Twolves twitter.com/iseworldwide/s…
One of the sports industry's most respected basketball agents has been fired for cause by his most recent employer and named as a defendant in a lawsuit seeking to enforce a non-compete agreement. Independent Sports & Entertainment (ISE) has filed suit against basketball agent Dan Fegan to prevent him from trying to poach ISE clients, agents and employees now that he is no longer with the company. The Complaint for Injunctive Relief paints a picture of extreme disloyal and unethical actions by Fegan, which ISE claims to have caused immense harm and damage to its operations.
It also alleges that Fegan devised a plot to make it possible for Fegan to take back the business he sold to ISE in 2013 when his employment agreement with ISE was set to expire. "As part of his plan, Fegan set the stage for a potential mass exodus from ISE Basketball: he manipulated the company's employees and agents to give their personal loyalty to him and interfered with their ability to sign new long-term employment agreements with ISE Basketball so that he could deliver on the threat of a mass exodus," per the Complaint. In July 2015, Fegan wrote an email to agents and employees of ISE Basketball notifying them that he would leave ISE when his employment term expired in December 2017.
Independent Sports & Entertainment has terminated agent Dan Fegan as President of Basketball. ISE CMO Chris Grancio will assume the role on an interim basis.
Sam Amick: Also part of the restructuring: agent Dan Fegan, per the release, has been terminated by ISE (Independent Sports & Entertainment).
Sam Amick: Very interesting agent news: ISE announces that Kevin Johnson - yes, former Sacto mayor Kevin Johnson - is now vice chairman of the agency
Excel Sports Management has signed Wizards G TREY BURKE for representation on and off the court. Excel agent MIKE GEORGE will represent Burke, who was the No. 9 overall pick in the '13 NBA Draft. Burke had been represented by CAA Sports, but he left that agency last year.
Liz Mullen: Grizzlies C Marc Gasol, who signed with Octagon last year, has left that agency & is now without an agent.
He has worked out for months, mostly in Miami, with trainer Stan Remy, best known for his work with Phoenix Suns guard Brandon Knight. He has a new agent, Washington-based Joel Bell. He’d like to hook on with a team immediately and start to learn its terminologies and such, but understands that some may need convincing, or may want to wait until the summer.
As news broke that the Los Angeles Lakers had not only fired longtime general manager Mitch Kupchak, but also lured power agent Rob Pelinka as his replacement, the ears of player representatives across the country perked up. Pelinka boasts an impressive list of clients—ranging from James Harden to Buddy Hield—and will have to divest his ownership stake in his agency, Landmark Sports, which has sparked a vast number of phone calls from rival agents. “It will be like the wild, wild west,” one rival agent told The Crossover. “It’s like a real life Jerry Maguire,” said another.
A league source also said Pelinka will still collect his allotted fees for the remainder of each player contract he has negotiated. For all player contracts above the minimum salary, agents who negotiate deals are due 4% of the player’s annual salary. For example, through James Harden’s $118 million extension with the Houston Rockets alone, Pelinka will earn $4.72 million through 2020, while also commanding an assured multi-million dollar annual salary from Los Angeles. DraftExpress lists the current and future known guaranteed salary for Pelinka's primary clients at a staggering $363,740,424, equating to over $14.5 million for his services.
Waiters said that he'll remain with Pelinka's Landmark Sports Agency for the foreseeable future, and represented by agent Brandon Rosenthal. Pelinka was Kobe Bryant's longtime agent, an obvious Lakers tie. Some of his other NBA clients include Chris Bosh, James Harden and Eric Gordon. Waiters said Pelinka going to the Lakers in such a capacity was "a dream come true." "He took a big-time job that you really can't turn down," Waiters said.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Interesting undercurrent of trade deadline: The agent frenzy to poach Rob Pelinka's old clients. Every player has numerous new suitors.
WASSERMAN SIGNS KLAY THOMPSON: Wasserman is representing Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson both on and off the court. Greg Lawrence is Thompson’s lead agent at Wasserman. He was formerly represented by BDA Sports.
Warriors G Klay Thompson has left BDA Sports for on-the-court work and is currently without a playing contract agent. Thompson left BDA for marketing work last fall and signed with Wasserman for off-the-court work.
Liz Mullen: 76ers C Nerlens Noel signed with Catalyst Sports & Media. Agents Happy Walters & Steve McCaskill repping him. SBD: bit.ly/2i0Wo0Q
Mark J. Burns: Agent Rich Kleiman of Roc Nation recently left the agency, per sources. Looks like Kleiman is heading in-house to work with Kevin Durant. To clarify even further per sources ... Durant is still with Roc Nation but Kleiman is now Durant's manager/business partner.
Jake Fischer: Per multiple sources, Sixers center and impending free agent Nerlens Noel has left Andy Miller, ASM Sports. Expected to sign with Dan Fagen.
Liz Mullen: Sacramento Kings' Rudy Gay, expected to be a top 2017 NBA free agent, has signed with Roc Nation Sports Roger Montgomery, source says.
Sam Amick: Two quick clarifications on the Klay Thompson front: he is signing with the Team Sports division at Wasserman, not Action Sports. And the aforementioned shoe deal renegotiation was never signed. Klay is still surveying the landscape on that front & Wasserman will handle
Sam Amick: But Klay's view of his shoe deal, which was renegotiated last summer, appears to have played a big part. Context here usatoday.com/story/sports/n…
Sam Amick: BDA retains Klay's basketball business while Wasserman will try to take his off-court biz to a new level. Warriors deal is through 2018-19
Sam Amick: Tidbit on agent front that will have trade deadline ripple effect: can confirm Rudy Gay is changing agents, is no longer w/ Octagon Sports.
Josh Ketroser, agent to Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, has left Wasserman. Ketroser confirmed he had left the agency but did not have any other comment. Ketroser is the latest agent to leave the basketball practice since Arn Tellem left in June 2015 to become vice chairman of Palace Sports & Entertainment, owner of the Detroit Pistons. The others include Tellem’s son, Michael Tellem, who now works at CAA Sports; James Dunleavy, who now works at Independent Sports & Entertainment; and Jason Glushon, who formed his own agency.
Liz Mullen: Atlanta Hawks F Kris Humphries has signed with @ISEWorldwide. Humphries is returning to NBA agent Dan Fegan.
Landmark Sports founder and NBA agent Rob Pelinka has signed Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh for representation. Bosh had been represented by CAA Sports but left that agency in late September. The Heat announced in September that it was unable to clear Bosh to participate in basketball activities after a preseason physical. The Heat did not disclose the problem, but it has been widely reported that Bosh is suffering from blood clots.
Barry Jackson: Can confirm, as SB Journal reported, that Chris Bosh - who left CAA - is now repped by Kobe's agent, Rob Pelinka. Still wants to play but no timetable for Bosh comeback attempt. And Heat and Bosh know it won't be with Heat.
Tony Jones: OKC Thunder forward Josh Huestis has signed with ASM Sports and Andy Miller, league sources tell The Salt Lake Tribune
Fred Katz: Can confirm @Tony Jones's report that Josh Huestis has switched to ASM representation. Was previously with Vanguard Sports Group.
Liz Mullen: ESPN broadcaster Stephen A. Smith switches agencies; signs with Creative Artists Agency in all areas. SBJ: bit.ly/2cWMJpt
Tim Reynolds: Unsure how this will ultimately affect anything, but AP is told that Chris Bosh has fired CAA as his representatives.
CAA Sports has signed Orlando Magic guard/forward Mario Hezonja, the No. 5 overall pick of the 2015 draft. He was formerly represented by Wasserman.
Liz Mullen: NBA free agent PG Norris Cole has signed with NBA agent Joel Bell. He had been repped by Klutch Sports. SBD: bit.ly/2bY411M
Liz Mullen: New Orleans Pelicans PG Jrue Holiday has signed with Jason Glushon of Glushon Sports. Former rep: Wasserman. SBD: bit.ly/2bYBegK
Jorge Sierra: Nuggets' Emmanuel Mudiay and Raptors' Bruno Caboclo will now be represented by BJ Armstrong of Wasserman, we're told.
David 'Dubi' Pick: Hearing NBA free-agent Kevin Seraphin, though rebuffed China and Euroleague offers, hired agent Bouna Ndiaye over Klutch Sports.
Jorge Sierra: FYI: Clippers guard Alan Anderson is now represented by agent Chris Luchey. https://shar.es/1wpech
Interperformances is proud to announce that the NBA star Kwame Brown decided to sign with our agency. The #1 overall pick of the 2001 draft is ready for a new life. His comeback can be the road to glory for a team that believes in him. Kwame is back, physically healthy and ready to be the outstanding player he was on several NBA teams. A great intimidator that can block shots , rebound consistently and explode in devastating dunks. No longer the young man that entered the NBA, Kwame is now an experienced and mature player and man. And he’s back, for the love of the game.
Liz Mullen: Tandem Sports + Entertainment has signed NBA free agent F Adonis Thomas for representation. NBA agent Jim Tanner is repping him.
Agent Jason Glushon has opened his own agency and negotiated forward Al Horford’s $113 million, four-year maximum free agent deal with the Boston Celtics. Glushon opened Glushon Sports Management after leaving Wasserman in May. Horford followed Glushon to his new agency, which is based in Los Angeles.
Forward/guard Evan Turner, who signed a four-year, $70 million contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, signed with BDA Sports, and Kevin Bradbury negotiated his deal. He was formerly represented by FAME.
Independent Sports and Entertainment signed free agent power forward Terrence Jones. Jones will be represented by Dan Fegan and James Dunleavy. He was formerly represented by Wasserman.
Adrian Wojnarowski: As free agency gets started, Portland RFA guard Allen Crabbe has changed representation. He hired Aaron Mintz and Ty Sullivan of CAA Sports.
Shams Charania: Beno Udrih, who'll garner interest on market as vet backup, has moved to Octagon as rep. He took buyout with Miami in February.
Liz Mullen: CAA Sports has signed three NBA players, including Chicago Bulls players Bobby Portis and Tony Snell. SBJ: bit.ly/2914zXV
Billionaire Ron Burkle is starting an athlete management and sports-related investment company that’ll be led by former Madison Square Garden Co. Chief Executive Officer Hank Ratner. The company, Independent Sports and Entertainment, essentially replaces Relativity Sports, in which Burkle was an investor. The new firm has retained several top agents and their clients from the L.A.-based sports agency, which is closing. ISE begins with more than 300 Major League Baseball, National Football League and National Basketball Association players under management, including baseball’s two-time MVP Miguel Cabrera, basketball’s DeMarcus Cousins and football’s Larry Fitzgerald.
Jorge Sierra: Serbian big men Miroslav Raduljica and Ognjen Kuzmic have signed with agent Chris Patrick of Relativity Sports.
Adam Himmelsbach: Evan Turner says he has indeed moved on from agent David Falk and is now represented by Kevin Bradbury, who also reps Amir Johnson.
Sean Deveney: Have learned that @celtics unrestricted free agent Evan Turner has fired agent David Falk. He'll be repped by Kevin Bradbury of BDA Sports.
Michael Scotto: Former No. 1 pick Andrea Bargnani signs with agent Guillermo Bermejo (You First Sports). He's in training camp for the Italian National Team
Octagon has signed Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol for representation on and off the court. Gasol will be represented by agent Alex Saratsis. He was formerly represented by Wasserman.
Emiliano Carchia: Ognjen Kuzmic leaves BDA and signs with agency Relativity Sports (Chris Patrick/Dragan Delic). Same agency as Miroslav Raduljca
Liz Mullen: Magic G Victor Oladipo signed with CAA Sports agents Leon Rose & Mitch Nathan. Former Rep: Raymond Brothers. SBD: bit.ly/1svnZtU
Jeff Goodman: Miroslav Raduljica has signed with Chris Patrick of Relativity Sports for negotiations with NBA teams. Miroslav is under contract for another year with Euroleague Panathinaikos. He has a buyout in place, will gauge NBA interest.
Priority Sports & Entertainment has signed Washington Wizards guards Ramon Sessions and Garrett Temple. Founder and CEO Mark Bartelstein will represent them. Temple was formerly represented by Performance Sports Management and Sessions by Allegiant Athletic Agency. “Ramon is doing well in Washington and I expect great things for him in the future,” his former agent, A3’s Jared Karnes, said in an email.
Houston Rockets forward Michael Beasley has also left Allegiant Athletic Agency. Beasley returned to the NBA to play for the Rockets in early March after playing in the Chinese Basketball Association and being named MVP of that league’s All-Star Game in January. Beasley had been with Karnes since 2013, but was without an agent last week.
