After years of being a critical player in the Nets personnel picture, Jeff Schwartz's Excel Management Group is no longer as powerful. His two big clients on the Nets last season, Deron Williams and Mirza Teletovic, have moved on. He still counts the Nets starting point guard --and their top pick-- among his guys. In fact, Schwartz has represented every starting Nets point guard going back to Jason Kidd!
It's quite the change for the guy who some jokingly referred to the Nets "vice president for basketball operations." Two years ago, he repped five players as well as Jason Kidd.