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]
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]