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BDA Sports Reps Six First-Round NBA Draft Picks, Leading All Firms

The following lists the agents and firms repping all 60 NBA Draft picks in contract negotiations. Some players may have different reps for marketing endeavors. The agents listed are from published reports. The draftees are listed with the teams that selected them, and the chart does not reflect any post-draft trades.

ROUND ONE
No.
Team
Name/School/Position
Agent/Firm
1)
Clippers
Blake Griffin/Oklahoma/F
Jeff Schwartz, Sam Goldfeder/Excel Sports Management
2)
Grizzlies
Hasheem Thabeet/Connecticut/C
Bill Duffy/BDA Sports
3)
Thunder
James Harden/Arizona State/G
Rob Pelinka/Landmark Sports Agency
4)
Kings Tyreke Evans/Memphis/G Arn Tellem/WMG
5)
T'Wolves Ricky Rubio/Spain/G Dan Fegan/BEST
6)
T'Wolves Jonny Flynn/Syracuse/G Leon Rose/CAA Sports
7)
Warriors Stephen Curry/Davidson/G Lance Young/Octagon
8)
Knicks Jordan Hill/Arizona/F Bill Duffy, Kevin Bradbury/BDA Sports
9)
Raptors DeMar DeRozan/USC/G Aaron Goodwin/LRMR
10)
Bucks Brandon Jennings/Italy/G Bill Duffy/BDA Sports
11)
Nets Terrence Williams/Louisville/G Aaron Goodwin/LRMR
12)
Bobcats Gerald Henderson/Duke/G Arn Tellem/WMG
13)
Pacers Tyler Hansbrough/North Carolina/F Jeff Schwartz/Excel Sports Management
14)
Suns Earl Clark/Louisville/F Dan Fegan/BEST
15)
Pistons Austin Daye/Gonzaga/F Bill Duffy/BDA Sports
16)
Bulls James Johnson/Wake Forest/F Dan Tobin/WMG
17)
Sixers Jrue Holiday/UCLA/G Dan Fegan/BEST
18)
T'Wolves Ty Lawson/North Carolina/G Jeff Fried/Peake Management Group
19)
Hawks Jeff Teague/Wake Forest/G Mike Conley/BDA Sports
20)
Jazz Eric Maynor/VCU/G Andy Miller/ASM Sports
21)
Hornets Darren Collison/UCLA/G Bill Duffy/BDA Sports
22)
Trail Blazers Victor Claver/Spain/F Bob Myers/WMG
23)
Kings Omri Casspi/Israel/F Steven Heumann, Leon Rose/CAA Sports
24)
Mavericks B.J. Mullens/Ohio State/C Andy Miller/ASM Sports
25)
Thunder Rodrigue Beaubois/France/G Bouna Ndiaye/Comsport
26)
Bulls Taj Gibson/USC/F Aaron Mintz/Priority Sports
27)
Grizzlies DeMarre Carroll/Missouri/F Mark Bartelstein/Priority Sports
28)
T'Wolves Wayne Ellington/North Carolina/G Arn Tellem/WMG
29)
Lakers Toney Douglas/Florida State/G David Falk/FAME
30)
Cavaliers Christian Eyenga/Congo/G Justin Zanik/ASM Sports
ROUND 2
31)
Kings Jeff Pendergraph/Arizona State/F Charles Grantham/Ceruzzi Sports
32)
Wizards Jermaine Taylor/Central Florida/G Michael Whitaker/REID Entertainment
33)
Trail Blazers Dante Cunningham/Villanova/F Joel Bell/Bell Management Int'l
34)
Nuggets Sergio Llull/Spain/G Justin Zanik/ASM Sports
35)
Pistons DaJuan Summers/Georgetown/F Thad Foucher/WMG
36)
Grizzlies Sam Young/Pittsburgh/F Lance Young/Octagon
37)
Spurs DeJuan Blair/Pittsburgh/F Happy Walters/Immortal Sports
38)
Trail Blazers Jon Brockman/Washington/F Greg Lawrence/WMG
39)
Pistons Jonas Jerebko/Sweden/F Doug Neustadt/The Neustadt Group
40)
Bobcats Derrick Brown/Xavier/F Calvin Andrews/BDA Sports
41)
Bucks Jodie Meeks/Kentucky/G N/A
42)
Lakers Patrick Beverley/Ukraine/G Bernie Lee/Lee Basketball Services LTD
43)
Heat Marcus Thornton/LSU/G Brian Elfus/Elfus & Siegel Management
44)
Pistons Chase Budinger/Arizona/G Kevin Bradbury/BDA Sports
45)
T'Wolves Nick Calathes/Florida/G Dan Fegan/BEST
46)
Cavaliers Danny Green/North Carolina/F Bill Duffy/BDA Sports
47)
T'Wolves Henk Norel/Netherlands/F Peter de Bos/Foster Sports
48)
Suns Taylor Griffin/Oklahoma/G Jeff Schwartz, Sam Goldfeder/Excel Sports Management
49)
Hawks Sergey Gladyr/Ukraine/G Bouna Ndiaye/Comsport
50)
Jazz Goran Suton/Michigan State/C Dan Tobin/WMG
51)
Spurs Jack McClinton/Miami/G Lance Young/Octagon
52)
Pacers A.J. Price/Connecticut/G Jeff Schwartz/Excel Sports Management
53)
Spurs Nando De Colo/France/G Leon Rose/CAA Sports
54)
Bobcats Robert Vaden/UAB/G Andy Miller/ASM Sports
55)
Trail Blazers Patrick Mills/St. Mary's/G Aaron Goodwin/LRMR
56)
Mavericks Ahmad Nivins/St. Joseph's/F Michael Siegel/Elfus & Siegel Management
57)
Suns Emir Preldzic/Slovenia/F Misko Raznatovic/BeoBasket
58)
Celtics Lester Hudson/Tennessee Martin/G Lance Young/Octagon
59)
Lakers Chinemelu Elonu/Texas A&M/F N/A
60)
Heat Robert Dozier/Memphis/G Happy Walters/Immortal Sports

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