Leon Rose

Early life

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. 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. From 1986 to 1988, he was an assistant for the Rutgers University–Camden basketball team under his former gym teacher.

Rose was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.

Sports agent career

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. 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. Rose negotiated a four-year deal for James with Miami. He had previously negotiated a 2006 extension for James with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Executive career

On March 2, 2020, Rose was named president of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Clients

Rose's previous and current clients include:

• Carmelo Anthony, forward, Last NBA team: Los Angeles Lakers
• Renaldo Balkman, forward, Last NBA team: New York Knicks, 2010
• Andrea Bargnani, forward/center, Last NBA team: Brooklyn Nets
• Devin Booker, guard, Phoenix Suns
• Omri Casspi, forward, Memphis Grizzlies
• Mardy Collins, guard, Last NBA team: Los Angeles Clippers, 2010
• Eddy Curry, center, Last NBA team: Dallas Mavericks, 2012
• DeSagana Diop, center, Last NBA team: Charlotte Bobcats, 2013
• Joel Embiid, center, Philadelphia 76ers
• Jonny Flynn, guard, Last NBA team: Portland Trail Blazers, 2010
• Richard Hamilton, guard, Retired
• Allen Iverson, guard, Retired
• LeBron James, forward, Los Angeles Lakers
• Eddie Jones, 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, guard, Prokom Trefl Sopot

References

References

1. (October 5, 2002). "Leon Rose: This agent is a secret no more".
2. Jasner, Phil. (May 20, 2002). "Iverson hires agent". [[Philadelphia Daily News]].
3. Windhorst, Brian. (September 13, 2012). "LeBron chooses Rich Paul as agent". [[ESPN.com]].
4. Strauss, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/18/nyregion/in-person-a-concierge-to-nba-stars.html "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."
5. (August 18, 2002). "IN PERSON; A 'Concierge' To N.B.A. Stars".
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7. link. (March 19, 2012 , 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.")
8. Windhorst, Brian. (September 13, 2012). "LeBron dumps Rose, hires friend Paul as agent".
9. (March 2, 2020). "Leon Rose Named President of New York Knicks".
10. (March 2, 2020). "Knicks hire longtime player agent Leon Rose as team president".
11. (March 2, 2020). "Dickinson College Alumnus Leon Rose '83 Named President of New York Knicks".
12. Spears, Marc. (September 26, 2009). "Anthony strives to reach peak in the Rockies". [[Yahoo Sports]].
13. Narducci, Marc. (June 26, 2006). "Rose blossoming as stars' go-to guy". [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]].
14. Callahan, Kevin. (June 20, 2002). "Local agent Rose on the rise". [[The Courier-Post]] (Cherry Hill, New Jersey).