Leon Rose
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Leon Rose (born around 1961[1]) is an attorney and sports agent as well as the President of Basketball Operations for the New York Knicks. He represents a number of prominent NBA players, including Allen Iverson [2] and formerly LeBron James.[3]
Rose grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and attended Cherry Hill High School East, where he played basketball and was later inducted into the school's hall of fame.[4] Rose graduated from Dickinson College, where he played on the basketball team, and earned his law degree at Temple University Beasley School of Law. He was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.[5]
Rose represented LeBron James from 2005 until 2012, when James left to join a new agency led by Rich Paul, who worked under Rose at CAA.[6] Rose and fellow CAA agent Henry Thomas, who at the time represented the Heat's Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, worked together to bring the three players together on the Miami Heat in 2010.[6] Rose negotiated a four-year deal for James with Miami.[6] He had previously negotiated a 2006 extension for James with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[6]
Clients
Rose's previous and current clients include:
Carmelo Anthony,[7] forward, Last NBA Team: Portland Trail Blazers[7]
Renaldo Balkman, forward, Last NBA team: New York Knicks, 2010
Andrea Bargnani,[8] forward/center, Last NBA team: Brooklyn Nets
Devin Booker, guard, Phoenix Suns
Omri Casspi, forward, Memphis Grizzlies
Mardy Collins,[8] guard, Last NBA team: Los Angeles Clippers, 2010
Eddy Curry, center, Last NBA team: Dallas Mavericks, 2012
DeSagana Diop,[9] center, Last NBA team: Charlotte Bobcats, 2013
Joel Embiid, center, Philadelphia 76ers
Jonny Flynn, guard, Last NBA team: Portland Trail Blazers, 2010
Richard Hamilton,[9] guard, Retired
Allen Iverson, guard, Retired
Eddie Jones,[9] guard, retired
Aaron McKie, guard, retired
Victor Oladipo, guard, Indiana Pacers
Chris Paul, guard, Oklahoma City Thunder
Dajuan Wagner,[9] guard, Prokom Trefl Sopot
J.R. Smith, guard, Last NBA team: Cleveland Cavaliers, 2018
Rodney Stuckey, guard, Indiana Pacers
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, forward, Charlotte Hornets
Jonas Valančiūnas, center, Memphis Grizzlies
Kenny "Special K" Soll, Harlem Globetrotters