NBA 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.
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In addition to Horford, the agency represents free agent shooting guard
Xavier Henry, who also came over from Wasserman, and New York Knicks shooting guard
Justin Holiday.
The departures are the latest moves away from Wasserman since Arn Tellem left the agency and the agent business to become vice chairman of Palace Sports & Entertainment, owner of the Detroit Pistons. Glushon began his career working as an intern for Tellem in 2006.
“I’ve always wanted to run my own business and create something and build it up in the future,” Glushon said. “I have learned so much the last nine years and feel that the time is right. I’m thrilled to create my own agency and have the opportunity to represent a select group of some of the top players in the NBA. I am thankful for my time at Wasserman.”
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All-Star Al Horford is moving to Boston after nine seasons with the Atlanta Hawks.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
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Wasserman declined to comment.
Like a lot of sports agents, Glushon is a former athlete, but he played baseball, not basketball. Undrafted out of Emory University, Glushon, a pitcher, caught on with the Oakland A’s organization and played minor league baseball from 2007 to 2009.
Glushon worked at Wasserman in the offseason until he gave up playing baseball in 2009 after reaching the Class AAA level. He became a National Basketball Players Association-certified agent in 2013.
Horford was originally represented by Aaron Goodwin when he was selected No. 3 overall in the 2007 draft. He left Goodwin for Wasserman in 2010. He left Wasserman last September for BDA Sports but returned to Wasserman and to Glushon in December.
Horford had spent his entire career with the Atlanta Hawks before his deal with the Celtics. He was an NBA All-Star in 2010, 2011, 2015 and 2016.
> NBA AGENT CHANGES: Horford is not the only player to change agencies before the richest NBA free agency market in history.
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.
Restricted free agent forward/guard Allen Crabbe has signed with CAA Sports agents Aaron Mintz, Ty Sullivan and Mike Tellem. He was formerly represented by Excel Sports Management.
> EXCEL SIGNS GOLDSCHMIDT: Excel Sports Management has signed Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt for representation.
Partner Casey Close will represent Goldschmidt. He was formerly represented by ISE.
Goldschmidt, who was drafted in 2009 and made his major league debut in 2011, was named an All-Star last week for the fourth year in a row. He’s finished second in National League MVP voting twice, in 2013 and 2015.
> CAA SIGNS METS PITCHER: CAA Sports has signed New York Mets right-handed pitcher Logan Verrett for representation.
Verrett will be represented by a team led by agents Ryan Hamill and Nez Balelo. He was formerly represented by The Legacy Agency.
The Mets recently called Verrett up from their Class AAA affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s. He was drafted in the third round in 2011 and played briefly for the Texas Rangers.
Liz Mullen can be reached at lmullen@sportsbusinessjournal.com. Follow her on Twitter @SBJLizMullen.
