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How do I find an agent for basketball?

By Gabriel Cooper

How do I find an agent for basketball?

How can you find a basketball agent?

  1. Go to
  2. Select the country you want to play in.
  3. Hit the tab titled Agents.
  4. A list of agencies for that country will appear. Copy the agency name and Google it.
  5. Find the agencies website and use their contact details to get in touch with them.

How do I contact FIBA?

The official email account of FIBA is [email protected]

Do you need an agent to play basketball overseas?

Know That You Don’t Need An Agent. One reason for this: Agents are known to negotiate for higher pay and more overall contractual commitments than what the team initially offers; players themselves are known to blindly accept what the team initially offers (though not always).

How much does a basketball agent cost?

Sports agents generally receive between 4 and 10% of the athlete’s playing contract, and 10 to 20% of the athlete’s endorsement contract, although these figures vary. NFL agents are not permitted to receive more than 3%, and NBA agents not more than 4%, of their client’s playing contracts.

What is the letter A in FIBA?

Originally known as the Fédération internationale de basket-ball amateur (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word amateur from its official name but retained the acronym; the “BA” now represents the first two letters of basketball.

Do WNBA players have agents?

Any agent who wants to represent a WNBA player must now be certified by the players association. The WNBPA held an agents’ seminar a couple of weeks ago, a mandatory gathering for any agents wanting to represent WNBA players. The WNBAPA has also established a list of regulations agents must follow.

Who was Rich Paul first client?

He met his first — and possibly his biggest client — LeBron James in 2002 as they were both waiting for a flight to Atlanta at the Akron-Canton Airport. At the time, Paul was selling vintage sports jerseys and the authentic Houston Oilers he had on impressed James.