Russell Westbrook

Lakers guard Russell Westbrook has signed with Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management. He parted ways with Thad Foucher, his longtime agent.

The guard has to play better next season. In other words, he has to play better next season. The front office hired coach Darvin Ham in May to replace Frank Vogel. While Westbrook could stay in Los Angeles, trade rumors tell a different story. Lakers guard Russell Westbrook has signed with Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management, according to sources. Now, Westbrook has never been known for his perimeter shooting, but even his free throw shooting disappointed fans. Through 1,021 career games, Westbrook has averaged 22.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

Lakers guard Russell Westbrook has signed with a new agent after ending his 14-year partnership with Thad Foucher in July.

Which is a rare occurrence after high profile athletes and respected agents part ways. Much of the Russell Westbrook news this offseason has been about whether or not the Lakers are willing to spend the two first-round draft picks it will reportedly take to trade him elsewhere. As was Russ firing his longtime agent Thad Foucher after a 14-year partnership.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook signed with superagent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports after splitting from Thad Foucher in July.

The agent has had a hand in similar big-money buyouts of LaMarcus Aldridge, Kemba Walker, and Blake Griffin. In his statement, Foucher claimed he advised Westbrook against seeking a trade away from L.A. Instead, the agent thought the best option for the guard was to “stay with the Lakers, embrace the starting role and support that Darvin Ham publicly offered.” In the case of Drummond, Schwartz helped the former Detroit Pistons star negotiate a contract buyout with the Cleveland Cavaliers before the big man signed for the Lakers in 2021.

Russell Westbrook has made a change in representation and gone with the NBA's most succesful agent: Jeff Schwartz, President and founder of Excel Sports.

Schwartz has forged millions of dollars in endorsement deals. He limits his press appearances and tends to stay away from large corporate events or gatherings when possible. However, the growth has been unstoppable since. In 2020, Jeffrey Schwartz bought a 5 million dollar home in Coral Gables, Florida. The two story and 8,000 square home, built in 1957, sits on 1.4 acres of land in Miami-Dade County. The super agent lived in New York until 2020, but then decided to take advantage of the start of the pandemic era to relocate to sunny Florida. Previously, he was on the road four months out of the year, but has been traveling considerably less and enjoying life in Miami with his wife and three daughters. Russell Westbrook has made a change in representation and gone with the NBA's most succesful agent: Jeff Schwartz, President and founder of Excel Sports. After parting ways with his long time super agent, Thad Foucher, over "irreconcilable" differences, Westbrook has decided to go with who Forbes deemed "the world's foremost basketball agent for the fifth consecutive year" in 2019. Growing up in Cheshire, Connecticut, Jeff Schwartz began his sports management career in 1992 at powerhouse International Management Group (IMG). There he got his start managing the careers of tennis legends Pete Sampras, Marcelo Rios and Martina Hingis. After seven years, he then joined Artists Management Group (AMG) and built the athlete division into a multi-sport company representing top athletes in tennis, basketball, golf, hockey and baseball.

Russell Westbrook hired a new agent, something that could dictate his future with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Hence, Westbrook may have to stay put and hope that new head coach Darvin Ham can use him better. As things stand now, no NBA team appears to be willing to bite unless a trade happens. However, Schwartz and Westbrook will have to find a willing taker for the NBA player’s $47 million salary.

According to reports on Monday, Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook has agreed to a new deal with new agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports. The news comes ...

As mentioned above, Westbrook is entering the final season of a five-year maximum deal. The 33-year-old averaged 18.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.1 assists in 78 games last season and was largely outlined as the ‘fall guy’ in what turned out to be a disastrous season in which the team didn’t even make the playoffs. According to reports on Monday, Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook has agreed to a new deal with new agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports. The news comes following Westbrook’s announcement just last month that he and longtime agent, Thad Foucher of Wasserman would be parting company.

Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes came up with an interesting Russell Westbrook trade that would send the Lakers guard to the Magic.

The guard emerged as quality scorer as a member of the Denver Nuggets (17.5 PPG in the 2017-2018 season), but has struggled with injuries ever since. At the moment, Rob Pelinka and the Lakers front office appear to have little interest in burning both picks to get rid of Westbrook. The Lakers reportedly expressed some interest in Terrence Ross this past season, who's on an expiring $11.5M deal.

Teammates with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Paul George and Russell Westbrook are now hallways rivals. The Clippers and Lakers have not exactly been ...

Teammates with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Paul George and Russell Westbrook are now hallways rivals. Still playing at an elite level, a healthy Paul George projects to be an All-NBA level player next season. Potentially stuck with him, next year could look similar to last year.

LA Lakers star Russell Westbrook was seen at an open run practice with fellow NBA players Paul George, Victor Oladipo and Harrison Barnes.

Westbrook shot a middling 44.4% from the field. Although Lakers head coach Darvin Ham has certain plans for Westbrook, change is not something Westbrook reacts to well. However, the major concern continued to be his shooting woes. Although it doesn't feature active competition in most cases, the offseason is the only time players have to truly work on their craft and conditioning. This often leads to some pretty interesting collaborations between stars, which can be a sight to enjoy for hardcore basketball fans. A seemingly simple missed jumper spawns more narratives about Westbrook's performance.