2009 NBA Draft: Breaking Down The Second Round Tweet

Posted on Jun 27 in NBA Players, NBA Teams, Sports Agent Blog Headline, Sports Agentsby Darren HeitnerPrint Share

Were you able to digest our breakdown of the first round?  Agencies like ASM Sports and Priority Sports came on strong at the end of the first round.  Which agencies found their home in the second round?

Second Round

1. Kings – Jeff Pendergraph PF/C – Agency: Ceruzzi Sports
2. Wizards - Jermaine Taylor SG – Agency: REID Entertainment
3. Trailblazers – Dante Cunningham PF – Agency: Bell Management International
4. Nuggets – Sergio Llull PG/SG – Agency: ASM Sports
5. Pistons – DaJuan Summers SF/PF – Agency: Wasserman Media Group
6. Grizzlies – Sam Young SF/PF – Agency: Octagon
7. Spurs – DeJuan Blair PF/C – Agency: Immortal Sports
8. Trailblazers – Jon Brockman PF – Agency: Wasserman Media Group
9. Pistons – Jonas Jerebko SF/PF – Agency: The Neustadt Group
10. Bobcats – Derrick Brown PF – Agency: BDA Sports
11. Bucks - Jodie Meeks SG – Agency: No Agent
12. Lakers – Patrick Beverley PG/SG – Agency: Lee Basketball Services
13. Heat – Marcus Thornton SG – Agency: Elfus & Siegel Management
14. Pistons - Chase Budinger SG/SF – Agency: BDA Sports
15. Timberwolves – Nick Calathes PG/SG – Agency: BEST
16. Suns – Danny Green SG/SF – Agency: BDA Sports
17. Timberwolves – Henk Norel PF – Agent: Peter de Bos
18. Suns - Taylor Griffin SF/PF – Agency: Excel Sports Management
19. Hawks - Sergey Gladyr SG – Agency: Comsport
20. Jazz - Goran Suton PF/C – Agency: Wasserman Media Group
21. Spurs – Jack McClinton PG/SG – Agency: Octagon
22. Pacers – A.J. Price PG – Agency: Excel Sports Management
23. Spurs – Nando De Colo PG/SG – Agency: CAA
24. Bobcats – Robert Vaden SG/SF – Agency: ASM Sports
25. Trailblazers – Patrick Mills PG – Agency: Goodwin Sports Management
26. Mavericks – Ahmad Nivins PF – Agency: Elfus & Siegel Management
27. Suns – Emir Preldzic SF – Agency: BeoBasket
28. Celtics - Lester Hudson PG/SG – Agency: Octagon
29. Lakers - Chinemelu Elonu PF/C – Agency: No Agent
30. Heat – Robert Dozier PF – Agency: Immortal Sports

Notes:

• I’m not sure which company was more impressive this year: CAA in the NFL Draft or BDA Sports in the NBA Draft.  BDA Sports had a total of nine players selected, putting almost one-sixth of all drafted players in 2009 under Bill Duffy’s watch.  Their lowest pick was #46 overall.  Talk about utter domination by a single agency.
• Then again, WMG came in a close 2nd.  The company had a total of eight clients selected in the draft.  Between BDA Sports and WMG, that’s roughly 1/3 of all drafted players in two companies.  How does one compete?
• Don’t ask that question to Excel Sports Management, ASM Sports, BEST or Goodwin Sports Management.  The four companies, combined, represent sixteen of the remaining forty-three drafted players.  Octagon, Priority Sports, and CAA had their success as well.  It really is tough to compete.
• Congrats to Elfus & Siegel Management who quietly had two clients selected in the second round.  The company has to be happy after last night.
  
• Think Jodie Meeks got drafted higher than he thought he would?  Will he sign an agent?  Who will it be?  Any guesses who Chinemelu Elonu will pick for representation?
• Who has the better name, Henk Norel or his agent, Peter de Bos?  Henk is nice, but you have to get extra credit for sneaking a “de” in there.

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