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2012 NBA Draft Agents/Players List

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Highlights

  • Excel Sports Management with 7 clients selected – 11.67% (4 in 1st round)
  • BDA Sports with 7 clients selected – 11.67% (3 in 1st round)
  • Wasserman Media Group with 5 clients selected – 10.00% (4 in 1st round)
  • Priority Sports with 4 clients selected – 6.67% (3 in 1st round)
  • CAA Sports with 4 clients selected – 6.67% (2 in 1st round)
  • ASM Sports with 4 clients selected – 5.00% (2 in 1st round)
  • Octagon Basketball with 3 clients selected – 5.00% (1 in 1st round)

First Round

1. Anthony Davis (PF) – New Orleans Hornets – Kentucky (Fr.) – Agent: Thad Foucher and Arn Tellem (Wasserman Media Group)

2. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (SF) – Charlotte Bobcats – Kentucky (Fr.) – Agent: Leon Rose (CAA Sports)

3. Bradley Beal (SG) – Washington Wizards – Florida (Fr.) – Agent: Mark Bartelstein (Priority Sports)

4. Dion Waiters (SG) U- Cleveland Cavaliers – Syracuse (So.) – Agent: Rob Pelinka (Landmark Sports)

5. Thomas Robinson (PF) – Sacramento Kings – Kansas (Jr.) – Agent: Tony Dutt and Rival Sports Group

6. Damian Lillard (PG) – Portland Trail Blazers – Weber St. (Jr.) – Agent: Aaron Goodwin (Goodwin Sports Management)

7. Harrison Barnes (SF) – Golden State Warriors – North Carolina (So.) – Agent: Jeff Wechsler (24/7 Sports Management)

8. Terrence Ross (SG) – Toronto Raptors – Washington (So.) – Agent: Aaron Mintz (CAA Sports)

9. Andre Drummond (C) – Detroit Pistons – UConn (Fr.) – Agent:  Rob Pelinka (Landmark Sports)

10. Austin Rivers (PG) – New Orleans Hornets – Duke (Fr.) – Agent: David Falk

11. Meyers Leonard (C) – Portland Trail Blazers – Illinois (So.) – Agent: Jeff Schwartz (Excel Sports Management)

12. Jeremy Lamb (SG) – Houston Rockets – UConn (So.) – Agent:  Jeff Schwartz (Excel Sports Management)

13. Kendall Marshall (PG) – Phoenix Suns – North Carolina (So.) – Agent: Alex Saratsis (Octagon Basketball)

14. John Henson (PF) – Milwaukee Bucks – North Carolina (Jr.) – Jim Tanner (Williams & Connolly)

15. Maurice Harkless (SF) – Philadelphia 76ers – St. John’s (Fr.) – Agent: Happy Walters (Rogue Sports)

16. Royce White (PF) – Houston Rockets – Iowa St. (So.) – Agent: Andrew Vye (ASM Sports)

17. Tyler Zeller (C) – Dallas Mavericks (traded to Cleveland) – North Carolina (Sr.) – Agent: Sam Goldfeder (Excel Sports Management)

18. Terrence Jones (PF) – Houston Rockets – Kentucky (So.) – Agent: Arn Tellem (Wasserman Media Group)

19. Andrew Nicholson (PF) – Orlando Magic – St. Bonaventure (Sr.) – Agent: Mark Bartelstein (Priority Sports)

20. Evan Fournier (SG) – Denver Nuggets – Poitiers Basket 86 (France) – Agent: Bouna Ndiaye (Comsport)

21. Jared Sullinger (PF) – Boston Celtics – Ohio St. (So.) – Agent: David Falk

22. Fab Melo (C) – Boston Celtics – Syracuse (So.) – Agent:  Arn Tellem (Wasserman Media Group)

23. John Jenkins (SG) – Atlanta Hawks – Vanderbilt (Jr.) – Agent: Bill Duffy (BDA Sports)

24. Jared Cunningham (SG) – Cleveland Cavaliers – Oregon St. (Jr.) – Agent:  Sam Goldfeder (Excel Sports Management)

25. Tony Wroten (PG) – Memphis Grizzlies – Washington (Fr.) – Agent: Greg Lawrence (Wasserman Media Group)

26. Miles Plumlee (PF) – Indiana Pacers – Duke (Sr.) – Agent: Mark Bartelstein (Priority Sports)

27. Arnett Moultrie (PF) – Miami Heat (traded to Philadelphia) – Mississippi St. (Jr.) – Agent: Derek Lafayette

28. Perry Jones III (PF) – Oklahoma City Thunder – Baylor (So.) – Agent:  Bill Duffy (BDA Sports)

29. Marquis Teague (PG) – Chicago Bulls – Kentucky (Fr.) – Agent: Andy Miller (ASM Sports)

30. Festus Ezeli (C) – Golden State Warriors – Vanderbilt (Sr.) – Agent: Bill Duffy (BDA Sports)

Second Round

31. Jeffery Taylor (SF) Charlotte Bobcats – Vanderbilt (Sr.) – Agent: Todd Ramasar (BDA Sports)

32. Tomáš Satoranský (SG) Washington Wizards – Banca Cívica (Spain) – Agent: Phillip Parun

33. Bernard James (PF) – Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Dallas) – Florida St. (Sr.) – Agent: Happy Walters (Rogue Sports)

34. Jae Crowder (SF) – Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Dallas) – Marquette (Sr.) – Agent: Glenn Schwartzman (Alliance Sports Management)

35. Draymond Green (PF) – Golden State Warriors – Michigan St. (Sr.) – Agent: Ron Shade and Herb Rudoy (Interperformances)

36. Orlando Johnson (SG) – Sacramento Kings (traded to Indiana) – UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) – Agent:  Bill Duffy (BDA Sports)

37. Quincy Acy (PF) – Toronto Raptors – Baylor (Sr.) – Agent: Mike Silverman

38. Quincy Miller (PF) – Denver Nuggets – Baylor (Fr.) – Agent: Dwon Clifton (Envision Sports Agency)

39. Khris Middleton (SF) – Detroit Pistons – Texas A&M (Jr.) – Agent: Michael Lindeman (Excel Sports Management)

40. Will Barton (PG) – Portland Trail Blazers – Memphis (So.) – Agent: Brian Elfus (Impact Sports)

41. Tyshawn Taylor (PG) – Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Brooklyn) – Kansas (Sr.) – Agent:  Jeff Schwartz (Excel Sports Management)

42. Doron Lamb (SG) – Milwaukee Bucks – Kentucky (So.) – Agent:  Arn Tellem (Wasserman Media Group)

43. Mike Scott (PF) – Atlanta Hawks – Virginia (Sr.) – Agent: Aaron Mintz (CAA Sports)

44. Kim English (SG) – Detroit Pistons – Missouri (Sr.) – Agent: Leon Rose (CAA Sports)

45. Justin Hamilton (C) – Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Miami) – LSU (Sr.) – Agent: Justin Zanik (ASM Sports)

46. Darius Miller (SF) – New Orleans Hornets – Kentucky (Sr.) – Agent: Doug Neustadt (Neustadt Group)

47. Kevin Murphy (SG) – Utah Jazz – Tennessee Tech (Sr.) – Agent: Lance Young (Octagon Basketball)

48. Kostas Papanikolaou (PF) – New York Knicks – Olympiacos (Greece) – Agent: George Sfairopoulos (Sfera Sports Agency)

49. Kyle O’Quinn (C) – Orlando Magic – Norfolk St. (Sr.) – Agent: Alberto Ebanks

50. Izzet Turkyilmaz (PF) – Denver Nuggets – Banvit (Turkey) – Agent: Justin Zanik (ASM Sports)

51. Kris Joseph (PF) – Boston Celtics – Syracuse (Sr.) – Agent: Chris Luchey (CGL Sports)

52. Ognjen Kuzmic (C) – Golden State Warriors – Clinicas Rincón (Spain) – Agent: Rade Filipovich (BDA Sports)

53. Furkan Aldemir (PF) – Los Angeles Clippers – Galatasaray (Turkey) – Agent: Misko Raznatovic (BeoBasket)

54. Tornike Shengelia (PF) – Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Brooklyn) – Spirou Charleroi (Belgium) – Agent: Guy Zucker (Zucker International)

55. Darius Johnson-Odom (SG) – Dallas Mavericks (traded to the L.A. Lakers) – Marquette (Sr.) – Agent: Lance Young (Octagon Basketball)

56. Tomislav Zubcic (F) – Toronto Raptors – Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) – Agent: Jeff Schwartz (Excel Sports Management)

57. Ilkan Karaman (PF) – Brooklyn Nets – Kar??yaka (Turkey) – Agent: Misko Raznatovic (BeoBasket)

58. Robbie Hummel (PF) – Minnesota Timberwolves – Purdue (Sr.) – Agent:  Mark Bartelstein (Priority Sports)

59. Marcus Denmon (PG) – San Antonio Spurs – Missouri (Sr.) –  Todd Ramasar (BDA Sports)

60. Robert Sacre (C) – Los Angeles Lakers – Gonzaga (Sr.) – Agent: Keith Kreiter (Edge Sports)

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