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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]
Goodwin is from
Oakland, California.
[6] His twin brother, Eric, is also a sports agent.
[9]
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^ "
LeBron James fires agent, 3 friends to take over". CBC Sports. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on August 15, 2009.
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^ "
Cavs' James picks Rose as new agent". USA Today. August 5, 2005. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
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^
"Kevin Durant Leaves Longtime Agent Aaron Goodwin".
SLAM Magazine. 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
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^
"Kevin Durant Signs With Agent Rob Pelinka".
SLAM Magazine. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
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^ "Agent kept Howard in suspense until end". Atlanta Journal Constitution. June 25, 2004. F1
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a
b
c Jeffri Chadiha. "
The Man Behind The Man". Sports Illustrated. June 28, 2004. Retrieved on August 14, 2009.
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^ Howard Beck. "
Agent Says It Is Time for Robinson to Leave". New York Times. December 19, 2009. Retrieved on December 22, 2009.
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^ Allison Glock. "
The Selling of Candace Parker". ESPN the Magazine. Retrieved on August 15, 2009.
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^ Steve Kelley. "
Agent tries to avoid bright light of publicity". The Seattle Times. May 16, 2003. Retrieved on August 15, 2009.