With a 3-0 lead over the Charlotte Bobcats in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, one would think that the only thing on Dwight Howard‘s mind right now is finishing up the series with a sweep and moving on to the next opponent. Instead, it seems like he has some other big things on his mind. Last night, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reported that Howard has dropped Aaron Goodwin as his NBA agent and that Howard will most likely allow extended family/friends manage his future contractual negotiations. As Wojnarowski points out, this is an interesting move, since it was not too long ago that another NBA superstar (LeBron James) left Goodwin with the same plan. The difference is that James left Goodwin and signed with Creative Artists Agency (Leon Rose) to handle his team contracts, and started his own marketing firm (LRMR) with a few of his closest friends.
Did Howard not enjoy the shoe deal Goodwin got him? What about the amazing social media exposure that Nate Jones was able to provide Dwight? Aaron Goodwin and his team at Goodwin Sports Management will survive. With his impressive list of clients, he can still practically root for any team remaining in the playoffs to win the championship this year. I wonder why Howard left and who he will pick to replace the people at GSM.
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