Jaylen Brown 'Loves' That Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dropped Agent to Represent Himself

The Thunder standout will represent himself as he heads into a supermax contract negotiation this summer.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reacts to scoring a basket. | Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

Oklahoma City Thunder standout Shai Gilgeous-Alexander decided to part ways with his agent Wasserman to represent himself instead, NBA insider Chris Haynes reported on Tuesday.

It's unknown what led Gilgeous-Alexander to make this move, but he should be good for a while as he's expected to sign a four-year, $294.3 million supermax extension this summer to remain in Oklahoma City through the 2030-31 seaon. It seems like maybe the Thunder star is trying to save himself the agent fee amount by separating from them ahead of what should be a pretty straightforward deal.

Gilgeous-Alexander's decision seemed to impress Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown as he quoted the news on X, formerly known as Twitter.

"Love this," Brown said.

Love this https://t.co/4BbpSd2NBw

— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) February 19, 2025

Brown still has an agent, Jason Glushon or Glushon Sports Management. But, Brown is on a supermax contract he signed back in July 2023, so he's been through a similar situation that Gilgeous-Alexander will this upcoming summer. Brown's five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension was negotiated by Glushon, which was the richest NBA deal in history until his Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum signed a five-year, $314 million supermax extension the following year.

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