Leon Rose
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| New York Knicks | |
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| Position | President |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cherry Hill East (Cherry Hill, New Jersey) |
| College | Dickinson (1979–1983) |
| Coaching career | 1983–1988 |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1983–1986 | Cherry Hill HS East (assistant) |
| 1986–1988 | Rutgers–Camden (assistant) |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Leon Rose (born 1961)[1] is an American basketball executive, attorney and sports agent. He serves as president of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a sports agent, Rose represented a number of prominent NBA players, including Allen Iverson and LeBron James.[2][3]
Early life
[edit | edit source]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. He earned his J.D. degree at Temple University Beasley School of Law while he worked as an assistant for the Cherry Hill High School East basketball team.[5] From 1986 to 1988,[6] he was an assistant for the Rutgers University–Camden basketball team under his former gym teacher.[5]
Rose was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.[7]
Sports agent career
[edit | edit source]Rose represented LeBron James from 2005 until 2012, when James left to join Klutch Sports, led by Rich Paul, who worked under Rose at CAA.[8] 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.[8] Rose negotiated a four-year deal for James with Miami.[8] He had previously negotiated a 2006 extension for James with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[8]
Executive career
[edit | edit source]On March 2, 2020, Rose was named president of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[9][10][11]
Clients
[edit | edit source]Rose's previous and current clients include:
- Carmelo Anthony,[12] forward, Last NBA team: Los Angeles Lakers[12]
- Renaldo Balkman, forward, Last NBA team: New York Knicks, 2010
- Andrea Bargnani,[13] forward/center, Last NBA team: Brooklyn Nets
- Devin Booker, guard, Phoenix Suns
- Omri Casspi, forward, Memphis Grizzlies
- Mardy Collins,[13] guard, Last NBA team: Los Angeles Clippers, 2010
- Eddy Curry, center, Last NBA team: Dallas Mavericks, 2012
- DeSagana Diop,[14] center, Last NBA team: Charlotte Bobcats, 2013
- Joel Embiid, center, Philadelphia 76ers
- Jonny Flynn, guard, Last NBA team: Portland Trail Blazers, 2010
- Richard Hamilton,[14] guard, Retired
- Allen Iverson, guard, Retired
- LeBron James, forward, Los Angeles Lakers
- Eddie Jones,[14] guard, retired
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, forward, Dallas Mavericks
- Aaron McKie, guard, retired
- Victor Oladipo, guard, Miami Heat
- Chris Paul, guard, San Antonio Spurs
- P.J. Tucker, guard, Los Angeles Clippers
- J.R. Smith, guard, Los Angeles Lakers, 2020
- Rodney Stuckey, guard, Retired
- Jonas Valančiūnas, center, New Orleans Pelicans
- Dajuan Wagner,[14] guard, Prokom Trefl Sopot
See also
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- ^ Strauss, Robert. "In Person; A 'Concierge' To N.B.A. Stars", The New York Times, August 18, 2002. Accessed October 28, 2018. "While Mr. Rose was a decent enough player at Cherry Hill East, at 5-foot-10, he knew he would never have the chance to play at the higher levels."
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- ^ Leon Rose: Class of 2011 Archived March 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Accessed August 25, 2011. "Leon Rose grew up in Cherry Hill, played varsity basketball in high school and is a member of the Cherry Hill East Basketball Hall of Fame."
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American Jews
- 21st-century American Jews
- American men's basketball coaches
- American sports agents
- Basketball coaches from New Jersey
- Cherry Hill High School East alumni
- Dickinson Red Devils men's basketball players
- New York Knicks executives
- Pennsylvania lawyers
- People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Camden County, New Jersey
- Temple University Beasley School of Law alumni