He has signed contracts for $ 3.5 billion. It is the most powerful agent in the world

LaMarcus Aldridge's (Saturday, July 4th) signed a 4-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs (NBA). Will earn $ 80 million and is the maximum amount that a new club wing (last played in Portland Trail Blazers) could offer him. If the agent gets standard 10 percent, it was Arn Tellem guaranteed himself $ 2 million a year. And this is only a small part of the profits probably the world's most powerful sports manager.

20 million a year? At least

Spurs winger enters the game for the year of $ 20 million. At least as much Tellem earns. Has agreements with more than 70 basketball players, a total of more than 500 athletes represented the NBA and MLB. Recently, his client, Anthony Davis (big NBA star, winger New Orleans Pelicans), signed a contract for 145 million dollars for five years the game, Omer Asik (also Pelicans) to 60 million in 5 years, Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies on 108 million for 5 years. But Tellem is in "stable" also fighters like Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Pau Gasol or waiting for a contract Brook Lopez.

The MLB signed agreements with such aces as Jason Giambi (120 million dollars for the seven years of the game), Hideki Matsui (4 years, 52 million), Chase Utley (7 years, 85 million), Yu Darvish 6 years, $ 60 million). and are just examples. Since 2008, he negotiated for their clients contracts worth 3.5 billion dollars.

Microsoft's wife

61-year-old Tellem was vice president of the powerful Wasserman Media Group, where he worked since 2006. His managerial activity is slowly dying because recently was vice president of Palace Sports & Entertainment. Officially, the position will include 3 August. This is one of the companies businessman Tom Gores (assets: $ 2.5 billion). Palace Sports & Entertainment officially owns the NBA team, the Detroit Pistons. Tellem has to answer to having a Jewish-Lebanese-Greek roots Gores and represent the club in front of the media.



Arn Tellem maintains that he has a family relationship with their players. Here in the grip of Kyuji Fujikawa, the Chicago Cubs baseball

Certainly in the new club will have a greater power than even the most influential manager. Will coordinate the team out, used his business experience and - at least officially - does not interfere with the activities of a typical basketball, for which a coach, Stan Van Gundy and general manager Jeff Bower.


Tellem, answering questions, why he abandoned a well-paid job as manager replied that he wanted to finally do something else. For sure this will benefit his family - wife Nancy (not just anyone - she was head of entertainment and electronic media at Microsoft) and three sons, because less will be crazy trip around the world. The money known agent does not have to worry about - a little counting in his career earned more than $ 500 million gross.