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The 2007 NBA Sports Agent Draft

Some loyal readers may recall the attempt that I made back on April 28th, when I tried to Live Blog the 2007 NFL Draft, including the agent and company that had signed each player. It went well until about the 17th pick, when it became very hard for me to find out who represented whom. And then someone was nice enough to send me this list of the first 99 picks and their agents. This draft is going to be different.

I will attempt to list every player taken (only 2 rounds worth, so it should be do-able), their agent, and the agency that the agent works for. At the NBA draft’s conclusion, I will do some analysis and wrap-up with a little synopsis. I will probably be adding information as each pick is announced, so stick around and keep refreshing the page to catch the updates if you are interested.

The 2007 NBA Sports Agent Draft

1. Mike Conley, Sr. (MAC Management Group/BDA Sports) – Greg Oden – Portland Trailblazers

2. Aaron Goodwin (Goodwin Sports Management) – Kevin Durant – Seattle Sonics

3. Aaron Goodwin (Goodwin Sports Management) – Al Horford – Atlanta Hawks

4. Mike Conley, Sr. (MAC Management Group/BDA Sports) – Mike Conley, Jr. – Memphis Grizzlies

5. David Falk (FAME) – Jeff Green – Boston Celtics (will be traded to Sonics)

6. Dan Fegan (Fegan & Associates) – Yi Jianlian – Milwaukee Bucks

7. Bill Strickland (Blackwave Media Group) – Corey Brewer – Minnesota Timberwolves

8. Lon Babby & Jim Tanner (Williams & Connolly) – Brandan Wright – Charlotte Bobcats (will be traded to Warriors)

9. Donald Dell/Bill Strickland (Blackwave Media Group) – Joakim Noah – Chicago Bulls

10. Arn Tellem (Wasserman Media Group) – Spencer Hawes – Sacramento Kings

11. Arn Tellem (Wasserman Media Group) – Acie Law IV – Atlanta Hawks

12. Ken Carter (Young’s father’s cousin & New Orleans attorney) – Thaddeus Young – Philadelphia 76ers

13. Rob Pelinka – Julian Wright – New Orleans Hornets

14. Bill Duffy (BDA Sports) – Al Thornton – Los Angeles Clippers

15. Aaron Goodwin (Goodwin Sports Management) – Rodney Stuckey – Detroit Pistons

16. Mark Bartelstein & Aaron Mintz (Priority Sports) – Nick Young – Washington Wizards

17. Charles Grantham – Sean Williams – New Jersey Nets

18. Sam Goldfeder (Excel Sports Management) – Marco Belinelli – Golden State Warriors

19. Wallace Prather III (WP Sports) – Javaris Crittenton – Los Angeles Lakers

20. Mark Bartelstein (Priority Sports) – Jason Smith – Miami Heat (will be traded to 76ers)

21. Mike Conley, Sr. (MAC Management Group/BDA Sports) – Daequan Cook – Philadelphia 76ers (will be traded to Heat)

22. Mark Bartelstein & Aaron Mintz (Priority Sports) – Jared Dudley – Charlotte Bobcats

23. Chris Grier Luchey (CGL Sports) – Wilson Chandler – NY Knicks

24. Justin Zanik & Andy Miller (ASM Sports) – Rudy Fernandez – Phoenix Suns (will be traded to Trailblazers)

25. Lon Babby & Jim Tanner (Williams & Connolly) – Morris Almond – Utah Jazz

26. Andre Buck (CAA) – Aaron Brooks – Houston Rockets

27. Sam Goldfeder (Excel Sports Management) – Arron Afflalo – Detroit Pistons

28. Lucky Capicchioni/Herb Rudoy (Interperformances) – Tiago Splitter – San Antonio Spurs

29. Bill Duffy (BDA Sports) – Alando Tucker – Phoenix Suns

30. Marc Cornstein (Pinnacle Management) – Petteri Koponen – Philadelphia 76ers

Round 2

31. Buddy Baker (IM Sports Services) – Carl Landry – Seattle Sonics

32. Sam Goldfeder (Excel Sports Management) – Gabe Pruitt – Boston Celtics

33. Rob Pelinka – Marcus Williams – San Antonio Spurs

34. Chris Emens (Octagon) – Nick Fazekas – Dallas Mavericks

35. John Hamilton (Performance Sports Management) – Glen Davis – Seattle Sonics (will be traded to Celtics)

36. Andy Miller (ASM Sports) – Jermareo Davidson – Golden State Warriors

37. Arn Tellem (Wasserman Media Group) – Josh McRoberts – Portland Trailblazers

38. Jason Levien (LSR) – Kyrylo Fesenko – Philadelphia 76ers

39. Marc Cornstein (Pinnacle Management) – Stanko Barac – Miami Heat (will be traded to Indiana Pacers)

40. Discrepancy: Keith Glass or Herb Rudoy (Interperformances) – Sun Yue – Los Angeles Lakers

41. Andre Buck (CAA) – Chris Richard – Minnesota Timberwolves

42. Robert Fayne (Consolidated Management Group) – Derrick Byars – Portland Trailblazers

43. Chris Emens (Octagon) – Adam Haluska – New Orleans Hornets

44. Bill Duffy (BDA Sports) – Rayshawn Terry – Orlando Magic

45. Bill Duffy (BDA Sports) – Jared Jordan – Los Angeles Clippers

46. Andy Miller (ASM Sports) – Stephane Lasme – Golden State Warriors

47. Bouna Ndiaye (ComSport) – Dominic McGuire – Washington Wizards

48. Lucky Capicchioni/Herb Rudoy (Interperformances) – Marc Gasol – Los Angeles Lakers

49. Justin Zanik & Andy Miller (ASM Sports) – Aaron Gray – Chicago Bulls

50. George Bass (AAI Sports) – Renaldas Seibutis – Dallas Mavericks

51. No Agent – Jameson Curry – Chicago Bulls

52. Andy Miller (ASM Sports) – Taurean Green – Portland Trailblazers

53. Bill Duffy (BDA Sports) – Demetris Nichols – Portland Trailblazers

54. Leon Rose (CAA) – Brad Newley – Houston Rockets

55. Bill Duffy (BDA Sports) – Herbert Hill – Utah Jazz

56. Chubby Wells – Ramon Sessions – Milwaukee Bucks

57. Andy Miller (ASM Sports) – Sammy Mejia – Detroit Pistons

58. Costas Papadakis (FirstClass Management) – Giorgos Printezis – San Antonio Spurs

59. Bill Duffy (BDA Sports) – D.J. Strawberry – Phoenix Suns

60. Marc Cornstein (Pinnacle Management) – Milovan Rakovic – Dallas Mavericks

 

Concluding Notes

 

  • The winners (ranked by number of clients selected by agency):
    • BDA Sports – 10 selections (that would be 1/6 of everybody drafted)
    • ASM Sports – 6 selections
    • Goodwin Sports Management – 3 selections
    • CAA – 3 selections
    • Wasserman Media Group – 3 selections
    • Pinnacle Management – 3 selections
    • Priority Sports – 3 selections
    • Excel Sports Management – 3 selections
  • Is it fair to say that Bill Duffy and Mike Conley, Jr. will get along? Not only did they have 2 of the top 4 picks (including the #1 overall), but 5 out of their 10 selected clients went in the first round (which means that they are guaranteed money).
  • Why have I never heard of Andy Miller from ASM Sports before tonight? I need to pick things up around here. Someone get Mr. Miller to do an Interview With The Agent pronto!
  • If anyone can tell me who Sun Yue’s agent and/or Renaldas Seibutis’ agent is (the only 1 missing), I will be your lover. Thanks to reader, Almantas Kiveris for Seibutis’ agent and thanks to Jonathan Givony for Yue’s agent (the list is complete!)
  • How about my Florida Gators? They racked up 5 selections out of 60 possible slots. It’s not quite BDA Sports numbers, but it’s still damn impressive. 3 Gators were taken in the first 10 picks, and Chris Richard, a backup, went before Taureen Green, who also went in the 2nd round.
  • Will Jameson Curry select an agent and play for the Bulls or go back to school for another year?
  • I am thoroughly exhausted. I have been live-blogging this whole thing and also contributed to ESPN’s TrueHoop live blogger draft (for the Heat…and was very disappointed with their picks). I hope you enjoyed this thread. It sure beat the hell out of my attempt at the NFL Draft.

-Darren Heitner

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.

30 replies on “The 2007 NBA Sports Agent Draft”

Andy Miller is one of the most powerful agent’s in basketball. He got his start as the Fleisher Bro’s intern and became big once he got the balls to steal most of their clients.

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=102815

He ended up having to pay Eric Fleisher something like $5M for stealing the likes of Kevin Garnett and Chauncey Billups.

He most recently made a name for himself during the pursuit of Sebastian Telfair (which was chronicled in “The Jump”)

Remember when Arn Tellem was feared and mighty? And now, Josh McRoberts? I enjoy that news a great deal. I believe the Germans had a word for this feeling, “takkethattfuker.”

Or, schaudenfreude

How about the goodwin twins? Had two picks in the top 4, including durant who clearly is the most marketable. Also had the 15th pick, with stuckey.Not bad for a three person agency…

Not to mention losing LeBron James to Leon Rose and having a lot of people in the industry not believe in his abilities. Talking about Leon Rose…only one selection? And at #54? William Wesley, where you at?

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Yeah Miller has been in the news more than once and has been involved in more than one large lawsuit. He took KG about the time Fleisher and the TWolves colluded in the Smith fiasco. Allegedly he lured most of Eric’s clients away with promises of dates with Wilhemina models? That’s what we call looking out for your clients’ best interests…

Great draft form the Gators. Darren you must be happy.

“BDA Sports – 10 selections (that would be 1/4 of everybody drafted)”

Last time I checked 10 out of 60 was 1/6

I think it’s quality over quantity. Goodwin Sports has represented two of the last five number one overall picks (James in 03 and Howard in 04) and represented two of the top three picks in this year’s draft. Combine that with their unprecedented marketing acheivements (see: LeBron’s marketing deals with the Goodwins and his deals after…120M compared to less than 1M) and there should be no doubt that they are pretty damn good at what they do. And this is without the backing of Wasserman Media, SFX, or CAA (as guys like Tellem and Rose currently have).

It is really not fair to compare LeBron’s marketing deals with the Goodwins as opposed to using his pal Maverick Carter. The bulk of the $120m is in his Nike deal which was a 7-year deal. His major deals were signed when he was with the Goodwins, whomever was his marketing agent at the time would’ve gotten him that much money…

@ Chris:

Uhhh…actually that is not true. How about you read this article (http://www2.sabew.org/sabewweb.nsf/e0087b5460c4a721862569c2005fa85a/78bfb8bf269a650f86256ea70057165e!OpenDocument) and see how it all went down. When LeBron was first looking for a shoe deal, most thought it would be for about $50M-$60M (See: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/basketball/2003-04-06-lebron-shoe-deal_x.htm). The Goodwins played all the shoe companies against each other and made that deal happen.

As well, there are tons of other opportunities that LeBron’s people have not capitalized on. He hasn’t signed deals with a restaurant, a car company, a video game company, a cellular phone company, etc. There are always rumors of potential LeBron deals, but to date he’s signed nothing outside of a $500K Microsoft deal and $200K Lawnmower deal (I totally see the marketing synergies between LeBron and lawnmowers). Outside of Nike, LeBron really didn’t even have any ads going during the playoffs. I mean Dwyane Wade was eliminated in the first round, yet still dominated the marketing scene during the playoffs. And don’t tell me that Maverick and his current representatives couldn’t have signed him at least one $1M+ deal.

As well, check back in a month or so when the Goodwins are done collecting a ton of deals for Kevin Durant. People think that those LeBron deals just walked right up to his front door. Those deals were pursued and negotiated. The Goodwins had a plan on how they were going to market LeBron to the world. But after LeBron left them, all of that stuff kind of just went out the window. I truly believe that if the Goodwins still represented LeBron, he would have a ton more marketing/endorsement opportunities than he currently has now.

@ Hank:

And to think that I got an 800 on my Math portion of the SAT back in high school. I guess it has all gone down hill from there.

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WOW, THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN LOOKIN FOR, DOES ANYBODY ON SITE ACTUALLY WORK FOR A AGENCY. IM TRYING TO START MY OWN BUT DONT RALLY KNOW THE SET-UP HOW TO. KEEP THE SITE FRESH AND FUNKY….DURANT IS GOIN TO BE THE MOST POPULAR PLAYER IN THE L’ NEXT YEAR, WOW ALREADY WERE SAY LEBRON WHO?????

Matthew Vuckovich and I have started up our own agency. Many of the contributors have worked for or interned for agencies. We will do our best to keep the content fresh, and especially funky.

As far as Lebron who…

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It seemed like he was done, but he has recently come back into the fold. I recently helped contribute to his Wikipedia page. I suggest checking it out.

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I am currently searching for an agent for a college player that will have an opportunity to play in the NBA. However, he may elect to stay for another year. I would like to have access to NBA Agents and the client profile to better understand the process and the selection of a possible agent. Please respond at your convienience.

Cordially,

Marcus Newsome

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