GOODWIN SPORTS MANAGEMENT
Goodwin Sports Management Seattle-based Goodwin Sports Management is one of America s premier sports management firms.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 04 Why Choose Us? 06 Our Services 08 Lebron James & DeMar DeRozan & Damian Lillard 10 Shoe Deals 12 Francisco Garcia & Gary Payton 14 Endorsements INTRODUCTION. 16 Contact GSM Founded by twin brothers Aaron and Eric Goodwin, Goodwin Sports Management has built a boutiquestyle basketball representation practice that has negotiated more than $1.5 billion in NBA contracts.
Goodwin Sports Management Why Choose Us? GSM has made a name for itself as one of the premier athlete marketing agencies in the world. The GSM team has negotiated groundbreaking deals for its professional athlete clients with global brands such as Nike, Reebok, adidas, McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Gatorade and EA Sports. Twin brothers Aaron and Eric Goodwin co-founded GSM using the theme of less is more. The idea was that representing fewer clients would result in more attention for the firm s athletes. The result was the Goodwins creation of a boutique-style firm that has negotiated more than $1.5 billion in contracts for its pro basketball clients. GSM lives its less is more philosophy. The positive effect of the company s disciplined practice is that GSM clients achieve their professional and financial potential on the basketball court and in their respective communities. I was with him 11 of the 16 years, so I figured being the most comfortable with him why not finish what I started?...with my contract coming up, I needed experience and a pit bull. Jamal Crawford, Los Angeles Clippers guard
With historic deals & decades of experience GSM s boutique roster of clients ensures personalized services and attention.
Goodwin Sports Management Our Services GSM s services for professional athletes include contract negotiation, business and marketing partnerships, endorsements, licensing, promotions, personal appearances, speaking engagements and charitable endeavors. PRE-DRAFT PLANNING Develop media packages highlighting GSM client for prospective NBA teams Arrange interviews for GSM client with prospective NBA teams Secure a Strength, Agility and Quickness Coach as well as a Basketball Skills Coach to prepare GSM client for Pre-Draft workouts Arrange Pre-Draft workout schedule for GSM client Media Relations training for GSM client Assist in securing a financial consultant and institution for GSM client POST-DRAFT PLANNING Secure a real estate agent or property management company to help GSM client with living accommodations in NBA city Find a local banking institution for GSM client Research and secure a personal chef/nutritionist for GSM client in NBA city Arrange a strategic Public Relations, Marketing and Community Outreach meeting with new NBA organization for GSM client Assist in securing a personal accountant for GSM client Contract Negotiation Business & Marketing Partnerships Endorsements Licensing Legal Assistance Promotions Personal Appearances Speaking Engagements Charitable Endeavors Social Media Personal Website
Goodwin Sports Management provides unparalleled, full-service representation for our clients.
Below Below Keith Allison GoodwinSports.com Lebron James Including the largest rookie shoe deal in NBA history, Aaron Goodwin, secured a total of $130 million for Lebron James before his first NBA game. In 2003, Carmelo Anthony was an All American as a freshman at Syracuse and led them to a National Championship. He was on ESPN every week and played in the Big East which at that time was the most visible conference in the country. Before the 2003 draft Carmelo signed with Bill Duffy of BDA Sports Management and landed a deal with Brand Jordan (a subsidiary of Nike) for 6 years and $18 million - far less than what a top 3 pick and National Champion should have gotten. Aaron Goodwin secured a deal with Nike, Jordan Brands parent company for 7 years and $90 million, which is still the largest rookie shoe deal in NBA history. Even though Carmelo may not have had the marketability to land the kind of deal that Lebron did, Carmelo was worth more than $18 million. Aaron also secured Lebron an additional $40 million in other endorsements deals totaling $130 million before he played a game in the NBA. DeMar DeRozan In 2016, Aaron Goodwin landed Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, a five-year deal for $140 million, at which time was the 2nd largest contract in NBA history. It is now the 3rd largest contract in NBA History behind Mike Conley and Damian Lillard. $130,000,000 3 THE VALUE OF ENDORSEMENTS SECURED for Lebron James before his first NBA game. TOP THREE SHOE DEALS As of 2014, Aaron Goodwin is responsible for the top three shoe deals in NBA history.
Below GoodwinSports.com Damian Lillard Recently, Aaron Goodwin secured Portland Trail Blazers all-star Damian Lillard $152 million for 5 years, making Lillard the second highest paid player in league history. In 2012, Aaron Goodwin represented Lillard in the same draft class as Anthony Davis who signed with Arn tellen of Wasserman Media Group. Davis was the #1 pick out of Kentucky, which is one of the blue blood programs of college basketball and arguably the most visible and high profile program in the country. Davis was National Player of The Year and won a National championship. He was easily the most marketable player in that draft and he signed a shoe deal with Nike for $2.75 million. While Goodwin secured Lillard, who was the 6th pick from Weber St, a school that is not nationally televised and didn t make the 2012 NCAA tournament, a deal with adidas for $5.5 million - twice as much as Anthony Davis. The deal has been renegotiated due to a 2 year opt out and is now worth $100 million and was at the time, the 3rd largest shoe deal in NBA history behind Lebron James and Derrick Rose. Aaron also did the Lebron James and Derrick Rose shoe deals. > $375 million 42nd THE TOTAL AMOUNT NEGOTIATED for the historic top three shoe deals of Lebron James, Derrick Rose and Damian Lillard. DRAFT PICK OF NICK JOHNSON For whom Aaron Goodwin negotiated a fully guaranteed 3 year deal which was the only 2nd round guaranteed deal in the 2014 draft.
Goodwin Sports Management long considered some of the most creative and best shoe-deal negotiators in the industry - Yahoo! Sports Seattle-based Goodwin Sports Management (GSM) is one of America s premier sports management firms. GSM represents several of the NBA s marquee athletes. In almost 30 years of agency work, GSM has represented more than 50 athletes 17 that have been NBA Draft Lottery selections, four that have earned the prestigious NBA Rookie of the Year Award and six that have received gold medals as members of the USA Basketball Teams.
Responsible for more than half of the largest annual shoe deals of 2014. Negotiated and Secured the top 3 shoe deals in NBA history Aaron Goodwin is responsible for the shoe deals of Lebron James, Derrick Rose and Damian Lillard. In 2014 a Wall Street Cheat Sheet article titled, 10 NBA Players Making a Fortune Off Shoe Endorsements, Aaron Goodwin is responsible for 6 of the 10 deals on this list including the top 4 deals. Responsible for the two largest rookie shoe deals in NBA history In 2003, LeBron James signed $93 million deal with Nike & Kevin Durant signed a $60 million deal with Nike in 2007.
B elow Keith Allison Francisco Garcia Klay Thompson s max deal? While Damian Lillard s max deal, secured by Aaron Goodwin, is the second largest in league history, Bill Duffy of BDA Sports Management wasn t able to do the same for Klay Thompson. Klay Thompson walked away with a $70 million contract for four years - not a max deal. Aaron Goodwin s big NBA deals includes getting his clients what some would call over market value contracts. Example of that would be the deal he got Francisco Garcia that was chosen as the 10th worst Dollar-for-Dollar contract in the league according to Bleacher Report. Garcia s contract, worth almost $30 million for 5 years - was secured in 2008 by Aaron Goodwin. SOURCE: BUSINESS INSIDER ABOVE GoodwinSports.com
RIGHT GoodwinSports.com Gary Payton In 1996, Aaron Goodwin, secured Gary Payton a 7 year deal worth $88 million with the Seattle Supersonics. At the time was the largest deal ever signed by a guard. Jaylen Brown TO P Wikipedia.org LEF T NBAdraft.net Brown, a one-and-done wing who played at California, secured a 5 year deal with adidas worth $9 million. Brown, a one-and-done wing who played at California, has made the rare move to enter the NBA draft without hiring a primary agent to handle his team negotiations. He did, however, look to agent Aaron Goodwin to negotiate his shoe deal. Goodwin has long been viewed as a marquee agent for shoe deals, having negotiated some of the most lucrative endorsement contracts in the industry, including LeBron James and Kevin Durant s rookie shoe deals with Nike, and Dwight Howard s and Damian Lillard s signature shoe deals with adidas. -Yahoo! Sports 2013 > $1.5 billion THE YEAR OF Gary Payton s induction into the Naismith Hall of Fame GOODWIN SPORTS MANAGEMENT has negotiated more than $1.5 billion in contracts for its pro basketball clients.
Goodwin Sports Management In 2009, while represented by GSM, Dwight Howard endorsed the largest number of products of anyone in the NBA... In addition to Adidas, which has featured him, he has endorsement deals with the likes of McDonald s, Wrigley, T-Mobile, Warner Bros. and DC Comics, the Milk Processor Education Program ( Got Milk? ), and Coca-Cola s Glaceau. That s believed to be the largest number of deals for any NBA player.
LEF T CBSSports.com GSM negotiated a fully guaranteed 2 year deal for Oregon St. guard Gary Payton II with the Houston Rockets worth $1.8 million, despite Payton II going undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft....When the Raptors were negotiating the four-year extension with DeRozan, Goodwin ultimately put the decision in his client s hands, according to sources, recognizing that in the end it would be the player, not him, who would be living and working under the terms of the deal... -Sportsnet.ca
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