Aaron Goodwin

{{Short description|Sports agent representing NBA players}}

{{About|the sports agent|#Aaron Godwin}}

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."[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/lebron-james-fires-agent-3-friends-to-take-over-1.534715 LeBron James fires agent, 3 friends to take over]". CBC Sports. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on August 15, 2009. James later left Goodwin in favor of agent Leon Rose."[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/cavaliers/2005-08-05-james-agent_x.htm Cavs' James picks Rose as new agent]". USA Today. August 5, 2005. Retrieved on August 18, 2009. He was initially Kevin Durant's agent,{{cite web|url=http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2012/02/kevin-durant-leaves-longtime-agent-aaron-goodwin/|title=Kevin Durant Leaves Longtime Agent Aaron Goodwin|accessdate=2012-06-26|date=2012-02-18|work=SLAM Magazine}} but Durant moved to Rob Pelinka.{{cite web|url=http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2012/03/kevin-durant-rob-pelinka-aaron-goodwin-oklahoma-city-thunder/|title=Kevin Durant Signs With Agent Rob Pelinka|accessdate=2012-06-26|date=2012-03-19|work=SLAM Magazine}} Goodwin's other clients have included Dwight Howard,"Agent kept Howard in suspense until end". Atlanta Journal Constitution. June 25, 2004. F1 Chris Webber, Damian Lillard, Gary Payton, Jason Kidd, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Vin Baker, DeMar DeRozan, Damon Stoudamire, Todd MacCulloch,Jeffri Chadiha. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20100604000307/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1032379/index.htm The Man Behind The Man]". Sports Illustrated. June 28, 2004. Retrieved on August 14, 2009. Nate Robinson,Howard Beck. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/20/sports/basketball/20knicks.html Agent Says It Is Time for Robinson to Leave]". New York Times. December 19, 2009. Retrieved on December 22, 2009. and Candace Parker.Allison Glock. "[https://www.espn.com/espnmag/story?id=3967891&campaign=rsssrch&source=danica The Selling of Candace Parker]". ESPN the Magazine. Retrieved on August 15, 2009. In 2004, he was ranked eighth on Sports Illustrated's list of the Most Influential Minorities in Sports.