Aaron Goodwin

Aaron Goodwin is a sports agent who represents players in the National Basketball Association and Women's National Basketball Association. He was the initial agent for LeBron James, and negotiated endorsement deals paying James over $135 million, including a $90 million deal with Nike.^[1] James later left Goodwin in favor of agent Leon Rose.^[2] He was initially Kevin Durant's agent,^[3] but Durant moved to Rob Pelinka.^[4] Goodwin's other clients have included Dwight Howard,^[5] Chris Webber, Damian Lillard, Gary Payton, Jason Kidd, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Vin Baker, DeMar DeRozan, Damon Stoudamire, Todd MacCulloch,^[6] Nate Robinson,^[7] and Candace Parker.^[8] In 2004, he was ranked eighth on Sports Illustrated's list of the Most Influential Minorities in Sports.^[6]

Personal life

Goodwin is from Oakland, California.^[6] His twin brother, Eric, is also a sports agent.^[9]

^ "LeBron James fires agent, 3 friends to take over". CBC Sports. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on August 15, 2009.
^ "Cavs' James picks Rose as new agent". USA Today. August 5, 2005. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
^ "Kevin Durant Leaves Longtime Agent Aaron Goodwin". SLAM Magazine. 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
^ "Kevin Durant Signs With Agent Rob Pelinka". SLAM Magazine. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
^ "Agent kept Howard in suspense until end". Atlanta Journal Constitution. June 25, 2004. F1
^ ^a ^b ^c Jeffri Chadiha. "The Man Behind The Man". Sports Illustrated. June 28, 2004. Retrieved on August 14, 2009.
^ Howard Beck. "Agent Says It Is Time for Robinson to Leave". New York Times. December 19, 2009. Retrieved on December 22, 2009.
^ Allison Glock. "The Selling of Candace Parker". ESPN the Magazine. Retrieved on August 15, 2009.
^ Steve Kelley. "Agent tries to avoid bright light of publicity". The Seattle Times. May 16, 2003. Retrieved on August 15, 2009.