Getty ImagesNBA free agency this summer produced a staggering level of movement among the league’s top players. But behind the scenes, there was another big winner, in NBA super-agent Jeff Schwartz and the agency he founded in 2002, Excel Sports Management. At the time, his $1.7 billion of current contracts under management dwarfed the next best in the NBA ($980 million). Despite the frenzy of player movement this summer, Schwartz says he’d always prefer clients stay on their current teams if the money and situation are right. “Rather than thinking about the team, players are thinking who their teammates are going to be,” says Schwartz.

Source: Forbes July 21, 2019 17:11 UTC