Kyle Goon: Kai Jones tells NBA media that he had an interview with Rob Pelinka at the Combine, then it was followed up with a visit to the Lakers practice facility. He’s a Klutch client who has been training in the SoCal area.
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Adrian Wojnarowski: Ohio University junior guard Jason Preston will remain in the 2021 NBA Draft and sign with agent Drew Gross of Roc Nation Sports, Preston told ESPN on Wednesday.
BDA Sports: We are super excited to welcome @KesslerEdwards to the @BDA_Sports + @wme_sports family! 🤝
CAA Sports Basketball division has officially announced the signing of freshman Isaiah Jackson from University of Kentucky who will be joining their 2021 NBA Draft Class. The 6’10″, 206-pound forward is from Pontiac, MI where he attended Waterford Mott High School located in Waterford, Michigan.
CAA Sports Basketball division has officially announced the signing of freshman Keon Johnson from University of Tennessee who will be joining their 2021 NBA Draft Class. The 6’5″, 186-pound guard is from Shelbyville, TN where he attended The Webb Schools in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
CAA Sports Basketball Division has officially announced the signing of freshman Day’Ron Sharpe from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill who will be joining their 2021 NBA Draft Class. The 6’11″, 265-pound power forward / center is from Greenville, North Carolina and attended Montverde Academy under Coach Kevin Boyle in Montverde, Florida.
CAA Sports Basketball Division has officially announced the signing of freshman Cameron Thomas from Louisiana State University who will be joining their 2021 NBA Draft Class. The 6’4″, 210-pound guard is from Chesapeake, Virginia and attended Oak Hill Academy where he competed under Coach Steve Smith and became Oak Hill Academy’s all-time leading scorer that season.
CAA Sports Basketball division has officially announced the signing of Jalen Green from G League Ignite who will be joining their 2021 NBA Draft Class. The 6’6″, 180-pound guard is from California and attended San Joaquin Memorial High School, then later finished his high school career at Prolific Prep in Napa Valley, California.
CAA Sports Basketball Division has officially announced the signing of junior Davion Mitchell from Baylor University who will be joining their 2021 NBA Draft Class. The 6’2″, 205-pound Guard is from Hinesville, Georgia where he attended Liberty County High School and competed under Coach Julian Stokes Prior to attending college, Mitchell was ranked a four-star recruit coming out of high school and was ranked No. 33 nationally by 247 sports, while competing for Coach Julian Stokes at Liberty County High School, leading the Panthers to their first Georgia 4A State Championship during the 2015-16 season.
Darren Wolfson: Ex-Cristo Rey HS stud & Mpls native Jericho Sims works out tomorrow for GSW, Kings next week, then will play in front of scouts at the Combine. He signed w/ Nate Daniels of @OneLegacySports, who is certified by NCAA. So he maintains college eligibility.
Par-Lay Sports & Entertainment, the agency founded by Christian Dawkins, the former runner at the center of the college basketball scandal, has formed a joint venture with veteran NBA agent Wallace Prather and has signed G League power forward Isaiah Todd for representation in the NBA draft. Todd, who is 6 feet, 10 inches tall, is one of several players on the G League’s Ignite, a special team for young talented basketball players who decided to forgo college and who are expected to be drafted this July. He is viewed as a late first-round or early second-round prospect and was ranked No. 38 overall on website nbadraft.net’s mock draft last week. Prather and Steve Haney, Dawkins’ attorney, who recently became a National Basketball Players Association-certified agent, are representing Todd.
Liz Mullen: Mississippi State G D.J. Stewart Jr. has signed with @ISEBasketball for representation in the NBA Draft on- and off-the-court. NBA agent David Bauman is repping on the court. ISE agents Parker Cain & Travis King are repping him for marketing & all other endeavors.
Glushon Sports Management: Welcome #FranzWagner to the GSM Family! #LetsGetToWork
Standout sophomore forward Justin Champagnie has signed with the Life Sports Agency and will enter the NBA draft, ending his college career, Champagnie confirmed Monday morning to the Post-Gazette.
Baylor forward Mark Vital has now signed with an agent ahead of this summer’s NBA Draft. Tuesday, rapper Lil’ Wayne announced on Twitter his sports agency, Young Money APAA, had signed the former Baylor “glue guy” as a client.
Vincent Goodwill: National Champion, MaCio Teague, from the Baylor Bears, has signed with Bernie Lee and Kirsten Simmons from Quartexx Management for the 2021 NBA Draft, sources tell Yahoo Sports
Australian prospect Josh Giddey enters 2021 draft
Josh Giddey — a 6-foot-8 Australian playmaking guard — is entering the 2021 NBA draft, his agents Daniel Moldovan and Alex Saratsis of Octagon Sports told ESPN on Tuesday.Giddey is the No. 13 prospect in ESPN’s Top 100 NBA draft rankings, and could climb higher in the lottery.
Octagon Basketball has signed Australian-native Josh Giddey to their client roster. Giddey will be joining Mckinley Wright, Jordan Schakel, and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl who signed earlier this month.
Matt Babcock: Alabama freshman Josh Primo, who recently declared for the 2021 NBA Draft, has signed with agent Todd Ramasar of Life Sports Agency. Ramasar is NCAA certified, which allows Primo to test draft waters while leaving the door open for a possible return to Alabama next season. pic.twitter.com/JwGfCqW9fF
Klutch Sports Group: Klutch is excited to welcome @bboston_ , @terrenceclarke_ , @Jalen_J23 , @242_jones , @Scottie23L , & @mosesmoody #KlutchClass21
Edge Sports International: Welcome to the #EdgeFamily @Lj_Figueroa @OregonMBB #DRNatlTeam #21Sweet16 #21Draft
excel basketball: AJ Lawson ( @ItsAJLawson ) has joined the Excel family! #NBADraft #exceling
No. 1 pick candidate Cade Cunningham signs with agency
Excel Sports: Breaking News Cade Cunningham (@CadeCunningham_) is the newest member of the Excel family! #NBADraft #exceling
CAA Sports has signed NBA G League Ignite combo guard Jalen Green, one of the most anticipated NBA draft prospects in years, for representation in all areas. Green could be the most high-profile player to come out of the G League’s enhanced program for elite prospects. A team of agents led by CAA Basketball agents Drew Morrison, Aaron Mintz, Lisa Joseph-Metelus, Erika Ruiz and Lloyd Frischer are representing him. He was formerly reportedly represented by Goodwin Sports Management.
Comsport: Welcome to the #ComsportFamily Mr. Victor Wembanyama ! @vicw_32
Wasserman has signed several prospects for November’s NBA draft, including Florida State forward Patrick Williams, a projected lottery pick. Williams was ranked No. 11 last week on the nbadraft.net mock draft. He will be represented by Thad Foucher and Joe Smith.
Ranne also recently signed Tristan Vukcevic, a 17-year-old, 6-foot-10 Serbian power forward who plays for Real Madrid who will be eligible for the 2022 NBA draft. Vukcevic participated in the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp, put on by the NBA and FIBA in Chicago in February.
Isaiah Joe formally ended his Arkansas Razorbacks playing career just over a week ago, and now he’s entrusting a member of the Hogs’ family to help him cement his place among the 60 selections in the upcoming 2020 NBA Draft. Joe has hired Mike Conley, Sr. — former Arkansas track-and-field great who won a gold medal in the triple jump in the 1992 Olympics — as his agent in preparation for the draft that is currently scheduled for Oct. 16.
Donatas Urbonas: NBA prospect Yam Madar confirms he has signed with CAA Sports. He’s currently training in Las Vegas for this year’s Draft. Madar has received strong interest from NBA teams following his impressive performance vs Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli League Playoffs, league sources say
One Legacy Sports: Please join us in welcoming #NovaScotia native & @DelawareMBB standout @natedarling14 to the One Legacy family! 🏀 💪 #NBADraft2020 #LegacyInTheMaking #SinceDayOne
Veteran agent Jerome Stanley is joining Independent Sports & Entertainment, where he will co-represent his son, Duke guard Cassius Stanley, for the NBA draft this fall. Jerome Stanley, who ran his own firm and mainly represented NFL players in his career, will co-represent Cassius Stanley with David Bauman, ISE Basketball COO, general counsel of ISE and a veteran NBA player agent.
ISE is also representing Killian Hayes, a France native who plays guard for the Ratiopharm Ulm team in the Basketball Bundesliga league and is a projected lottery pick. Bauman and agent Yann Balikouzou are representing Hayes. The NBA draft will be held Oct. 16, and Cassius Stanley is projected to go anywhere from the middle first round to early second round, based on mock drafts. Bauman thinks Cassius is a first-round pick. “I believe Cassius’ combination of athleticism, dunking ability, basketball IQ and his excellent personality will lead him to become a future NBA All-Star,” Bauman said.
No. 1 pick candidate Anthony Edwards signs with Klutch Sports
Klutch Sports Group: Welcome @Anthony Edwards !! #DraftClass2020 #Klutch
Jason Jones: Curtis Cobb-Wagner, Lindsey Drew-Nevada, Jordan Jackson-UT-RGV, Luwane Pipkins-Providence, Bryson Robinson-New Orleans and Selom Mawugbe-Azusa Pacific signed w/ longtime Cleveland-based Agent Andy Bountogianis. Bountogianis reps over 85 clients internationally and the G-League.
Twenty-four of the NBA’s 30 teams have contacted Cretin-Derham Hall for background checks on Daniel Oturu, the former Raiders star who is leaving the Gophers after his sophomore season to turn professional. The 6-10, 240-pound Oturu will be represented by Bill Duffy, who also will represent point guard Tre Jones from Apple Valley via Duke.
Roc Nation Sports has signed a large class of highly regarded NBA draft prospects, including point guard LaMelo Ball, a projected top-five pick. The agency recently signed Ball’s brother, New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball, away from CAA Sports. Roc Nation NBA agent Raymond Brothers is representing both of the Ball brothers. LaMelo Ball, who played last season in Australia on the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League, is ranked No. 3 overall by website nbadraft.net. Brothers is also representing No. 12-ranked Memphis forward Precious Achiuwa.
Roc Nation signed Texas Tech guard Jahmi’us Ramsey, who is ranked No. 24: Washington power forward/center Isaiah Stewart, who is ranked No. 26; and Kentucky guard Immanuel Quickley, who is ranked No. 35 by nbadraft.net. Additionally, Roc Nation signed Temple forward Quinton Rose, American University guard Sa’eed Nelson and Indiana guard Devonte Green, brother of Los Angeles Lakers guard/forward Danny Green. Agents Brothers, Drew Gross and Sam Permut are representing the players.
Tandem Sports + Entertainment has signed Northwestern guard Pat Spencer for representation in the NBA draft. Matt Laczkowski, Tandem director of athlete and talent representation, is representing Spencer, who transferred to Northwestern after playing lacrosse for four seasons at Loyola-Maryland. Spencer was drafted No. 1 in the 2019 Premier Lacrosse League draft, but chose to spend the next year pursuing basketball as a graduate transfer at Northwestern.
After two years at the University of Kentucky, Immanuel Quickley has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft and signed with Roc Nation. The 6’3” guard averaged 16.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Wildcats last season. He evolved as one of the nation’s top scoring threats being named SEC Player of the Year and All-SEC First Team.
Jeff Goodman: Ohio State’s Kaleb and Andre Wesson have signed with Jelani Floyd of Beyond Athlete Management @beyond_am.
Liz Mullen: University of Houston G Nathaniel Hinton has signed with @tallentagency for representation in the NBA Draft. NBA Agent Tallen Todorovich is repping him.
Jeff Goodman: Cal State Northridge sophomore forward Lamine Diane has signed with Richie Felder of CAA, which means he will forgo his final season years in college. Averaged 25.6 points and 10.2 boards this past season.
Tandem: Tandem signed @NUMensBball guard Pat Spencer for representation for his @NBA career. Prior to Northwestern, Pat played 4 seasons of lacrosse at Loyola-Maryland. In 2019, he won the @Tewaaraton Award, which is presented to the top lacrosse player in the country #TeamTandem
Former Kentucky forward Kahlil Whitney has signed with Versus Management Team, he announced Tuesday. Whitney left the program in late January after averaging just 3.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game.
Indiana guard Devonté Green announced via social media that he will be pursuing the NBA and signed with Roc Nation Sports for representation. Green who scored 954 points during his tenure with the Hoosiers, stated that he will begin his preparation for the 2020 NBA Draft. The signing does not come as a surprise as Green’s older brother, Danny Green of the Los Angeles Lakers is also represented by Roc Nation.
Evan Daniels: Washington forward Jaden McDaniels is bypassing his remaining college eligibility and signing with Nima Namakian of BDA Sports for his professional representation, a source tells @247Sports. Averaged 13 PPG and 5.8 RPG this past season.
Okoro has already signed with Young Money APAA Sports and Lifestyle Sports Agency, and though NCAA rules give him until June 3 to withdraw his name from the draft and retain his college eligibility, Okoro said his mind is already made up.
Jeff Goodman: Michigan State’s Aaron Henry has signed with Aaron Reilly of AMR Agency, one of the 23 NCAA-certified agents, source told @Stadium. This will allow Henry to maintain his college eligibility.
Jeff Goodman: Jared Butler (Baylor), Ryan Daly (St. Joe’s) and Tyrell Terry (Stanford) have all signed with Mike Naiditch of Beyond Athlete Management, per source. Naiditch is one of the 23 NCAA-certified agents, which means that they are all able to return to school if they want.
Evan Daniels: Georgia forward Rayshaun Hammonds is bypassing his remaining college eligibility and signing with Billy Davis, of Family of Athletes, for his professional representation, a source tells
All-SEC guard Saben Lee will forgo his senior season at Vanderbilt and stay in the 2020 NBA Draft. He has signed with Wasserman Media Group, according to the company’s Twitter account.
Arkansas junior Mason Jones announced March 27th that he would declare for the 2020 NBA Draft. Jones took a further step towards pro hoops Friday by signing with Creative Artists Agency. That move officially ends his eligibility with the Razorbacks.
Josh Hall announced Thursday evening that he intends to sign with an agent and will remain in the 2020 NBA Draft. Hall, the No. 32 overall prospect in the 247Sports Composite Rankings, has signed with Nate Conley of Pro Sports Management for his professional representation, per Evan Daniels of 247Sports.
Evan Daniels: Kentucky guard Ashton Hagans is bypassing his remaining college eligibility and signing with CAA Sports, sources tell @247Sports . Hagans averaged 11.5 PPG and 6.4 APG this past season.
Jeff Goodman: Florida point guard Andrew Nembhard has signed with one Jaafar Choufani, one of the 23 NCAA-certified agents, in order to make sure he can retain his college eligibility, source told @Stadium.
Matt Babcock: Creighton’s Ty-Shon Alexander has signed with agent Nate Conley of Prosport Management.
Emiliano Carchia: Prospect Paul Eboua has switched representation and signed with BDA Sports, a source told @sportando. The Cameroonian player, a potential second rounder, will declare for the 2020 NBA Draft soon
Former Kentucky Wildcats guard Tyrese Maxey has signed with agent Rich Paul of the Klutch Sports Group ahead of the NBA Draft, the agency announced on Thursday.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Kentucky freshman Tyrese Maxey — a projected lottery pick — has signed with agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, Paul tells ESPN.
Jalen Green picks agent
Nick DePaula: Jalen Green will sign with agent Aaron Goodwin of @GoodwinSports. The projected 2021 #1 pick will begin the shoe deal process *now*, with several offers expected to top 7-figures per year. Goodwin negotiated massive rookie shoe deals for LeBron, Dwight Howard & Kevin Durant.
Keith Kreiter: Proud to Announce Isaiah Moss (@imoss38) @KUHoops has Joined the #EdgeFamily #NBADraftRiser #ChiBred m.youtube.com/watch?feature=… pic.twitter.com/DR6FtUOKTu
Jeff Goodman: Stanford’s Tyrell Terry has signed with Mike Naiditch of Beyond Athlete Management, source told @Stadium. Naiditch is one of the 24 agents who has been certified by the NCAA, so Terry can return to school if he so chooses to do so.
The NBA Draft is slowly approaching and Lamar Stevens has made his decision regarding his representation. Stevens has signed with Rize Management, according to CEO and founder Scott Nichols, as he continues his push to be drafted once June arrives.
Middle Tennessee State will be without one of its top players next season. Junior guard C.J. Jones announced via Instagram that he had signed with Durrant Sports Management and is forgoing his senior season at MTSU.
Bryan Kalbrosky: BYU senior Yoeli Childs will be represented by Keith Kreiter + Sam Cipriano of @Edge_Sports. The big averaged 22.2 PPG and 9.0 RPG per game. He shot 22-for-45 (48.9 percent) on 3-pointers. Among all D1 players who had as many pick-and-pop possessions, only one was more efficient.
JD Shaw: Grant Riller (@G_getsbuckets) has signed with agent Scott Nichols of Rize Management ahead of the NBA Draft. Grant spent four seasons at Charleston, averaging 21.9 points this past year.
Adam Zagoria: Jordan Nwora will sign this week with Mark Bartelstein and Priority Sports, per source.
“I think I should go number one, no doubt,” Edwards told 247Sports. “That’s the only place I think I should go.” Edwards signed this week with Octagon agent Omar Wilkes for his professional representation, per multiple sources. Wilkes has represented top 10 picks — Trae Young and Cam Reddish — in each of the past two NBA Drafts.
Octagon: We’re excited to welcome @UGABasketball standout Anthony Edwards (@theantman05) to the #OctagonFamily.
James Wiseman signs with agent
Adrian Wojnarowski: Memphis 7-footer James Wiseman — a potential No. 1 overall pick — has signed with @excelsm for his NBA representation, league source tells ESPN. Wiseman will start preparing for the June NBA Draft now.
James Wiseman has agent lined up?
A league source told Heavy.com that the agent Wiseman is expected to sign with is veteran Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, whose client list includes Blake Griffin, Kemba Walker, Khris Middleton, Kevin Love, C.J. McCollum, Nikola Jokic and Andre Drummond.
Jon Rothstein: Sources: The NCAA has officially added criteria for agents who wish to represent student athletes testing the waters for the NBA Draft. Criteria: Bachelor’s Degree; Certified with NBPA for a minimum of three years; Take an in-person exam at the NCAA Office in Indianapolis.
Bryan Kalbrosky: Source confirms former Wichita State and Louisiana-Monroe guard Daishon Smith (@Humnbled1_) will be repped by Dan Curtin of 3Eye Sports. Smith had the most steals and 2nd-most points in Sun Belt last season. Only ten D1 players scored more PPG on catch-and-shoot opportunities.
Marc J. Spears: Ex-Minnesota forward Jordan Murphy, who averaged 14.4 points and 11 rebounds as a senior, will be represented by agent LaMont Smith and his son, Chris.
Zion Williamson signs with CAA
Adrian Wojnarowski: CAA agent Austin Brown and Lisa Joseph-Metelus will represent Zion Williamson, per sources.
Sean Deveney: Sources say CAA is getting closer to signing presumed No. 1 pick Zion Williamson. Still not a done deal but that’s the way signs are pointing. Williamson is in the rare position of not having an agent three weeks before the draft.
As long as Zion Williamson has an agent in in place by the week of the draft, there will be time for him to hammer out all the details of his NBA transition. Still, it is an odd thing that he is without an agent at this point. Sources told Sporting News that the reason behind the delayed process goes back to Williamson’s advisor, former NBA agent Chubby Wells.
Wells had been an Atlanta-area NBA agent going back more than a decade, representing players like Dale Davis and Ramon Sessions. But his certification with the NBPA lapsed. Through his friend Anderson, Wells got involved with Williamson’s AAU team, SC Supreme, and the plan had been to have him recertify as an agent and represent Williamson. But when that plan fell through this spring, Williamson did not have an official agent and top agencies across the country piled into the process. Among those were Creative Artists Agency, Roc Nation, Klutch Sports and BDA Sports.
Bryan Kalbrosky: Oregon’s Kenny Wooten (two-time Pac-12 All-Defense) and UCLA’s Moses Brown (Pac-12 All-Freshman) have signed with First Picks Sports and will be represented by Mitchell Butler and Toby Bailey, per source. For context: The two agents both played basketball at UCLA and in the NBA.
Dylan Windler now travels to Chicago, where he is staying ahead of the draft to train with fellow clients of Priority Sports & Entertainment and agent Mark Bartelstein. He will then visit with the Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics.
July 27, 2021 | 5:37 am EDT Update
Celtics a real option for Bradley Beal?
So, should the Celtics be considered legitimate suitors for Beal? NBC Sports Washington’s Chris Miller joined Chris Forsberg on a brand new episode of the Celtics Talk Podcast to discuss. “I would say this, the Tatum thing is real,” Miller said. “Bradley would have never considered Boston if Tatum wasn’t there. Let’s just be honest, he would have never considered it. But that’s a thing, and before he had to leave [the Olympics] due to COVID, he had some really good synergy with Jayson, and those daily conversations didn’t hurt the Celtics’ chances. …
The Jump on ESPN: “Bradley Beal told me he loves Washington, wants to have a career in Washington and wants his jersey retired there. He wants to be a Wes Unseld type figure. Giannis sticking with Milwaukee could give Beal more motivation to stay in Washington” — @MarcJSpears
The Wizards, multiple sources have said, are aligning toward a full rebuild should Beal ask out. It’s not a coincidence that Bleacher Report reported that there have been preliminary talks between the Lakers and Wizards about a deal for Russell Westbrook, a deal that league sources said was increasingly likely as of Sunday night.
Multiple sources confirmed Sunday that the Toronto Raptors have emerged as a team with “significant” interest in Simmons. One source close to talks said discussions have not been substantial as of yet. Multiple sources including those close to talks said a proposed framework including Raptors guards Kyle Lowry, Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, and the 4th overall pick in Thursday’s draft for Simmons was rejected by Toronto.
One other significant shift on the Simmons front: There was talk that 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey would be willing to start the season with Simmons to rehab his value before a midseason deal. That idea now seems untenable to executives based on discussions with Philadelphia.
Sixers still in communication with Ben Simmons
PhillyVoice reached out to multiple team sources on Monday morning in wake of the report, and received pretty firm denials at every stop. “We talked to Ben on his birthday a couple of days ago, we’ve been in touch with him throughout the summer,” one source said. “We’re going to send some training personnel out to see him this summer, too…we have good dialogue with Ben, his team, and his family.”
The Lakers’ bitter cross-town rivals, the LA Clippers, are reportedly also in the running in the DeRozan bidding war. The same goes for the New York Knicks, the Chicago Bulls, and his current team, the Spurs, making it a five-horse race. This is according to NBA insider Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated:
