Steve A. Kauffman
Steve A. Kauffmanis an American professional sports agent who currently represents many prominentNational Basketball Association(NBA) and collegiate coaches.
Background and education
[edit]Kauffman holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting fromTemple Universityand a Juris Doctor from theUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School.
Early career
[edit]Kauffman began working in the sports industry in the 1970s, at the age of 27, providing accounting and legal services for such clients asMuhammad Aliand basketball Hall of FamersJulius ErvingandCharles Barkley.He subsequently founded KSMG where he represented a number of high-profile professional athletes such asDominique WilkinsandRony Seikaly.[1][2][3]Kauffman negotiated many notable contracts, including the record-settingJon Koncak$13.2 million, six-year deal, making the journeyman center the 5th highest paid basketball player at that time.[4][5]
Kauffman invented the 'player opt out' and 'love of the game' clauses, both common in modern professional athlete contracts.[2]Kauffman's firstNational Football League (NFL)client wasChicago Bearsfirst-round Draft pickBrian Urlacher,whom Kauffman represented for eight years.[6]
Kauffman also served as the Commissioner of theEastern Basketball Association,which expanded under his leadership and became known as theContinental Basketball Association (CBA).[2][7]The CBA was the world's first professional basketball league.[8]
Current work
[edit]Kauffman's current NBA head coaching clients includeMichael Malone,Jeff Hornacek,Lionel Hollins,[9]Steve Clifford,[10]andMonty Williams.[11][12]He also represents numerous assistant coaches. Front office clients include Chris Wallace,Ryan McDonough,[13]John Hammond,Pete D'Alessandro,Jeff BowerandDonnie Walsh.[7][14][15]Other notable past and present clients includePaul Westphal,[16]Jon Koncak,Eric Snow,[1][17]Ron Darling,andDominique Wilkins.[18][19]College basketball coaching clients includeDave Pilipovich,Ed DeChellis,Mark Price,and Brian Fish.[20]
Personal life
[edit]A Philadelphia native, Kauffman relocated to Malibu, California, in 1995. Kauffman and his wife, Jan, have five children (Matt, Jake, Casson, Jill and Lisa), a grandson (Boden), as well as two black standard poodles (Chanel and London).[21]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Blazers Insider: Coaching search should extend beyond Kaleb Canales".oregonlive.com. 7 June 2012.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^abc"It's March Madness For College Coaches Too - SB Nation Bay Area".bayarea.sbnation.com. 12 March 2012.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^Fischer, D. (1997).Fifty Coolest Jobs in Sports.Macmillan USA.ISBN9780028618722.
- ^"The Atlanta Hawks' Jon Koncak was a center of little - 11.06.89 - SI Vault".sportsillustrated.cnn.com.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^"NBA Has 64 Members In Millionaire Club - Philly.com".articles.philly.com.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^"Hard to bear Chicago without Pro Bowler Brian Urlacher".
- ^ab"Kauffman adding college coaches to basketball client list".sportsbusinessdaily.com. 19 March 2012.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^"Continental Basketball Association Company Profile - Yahoo Finance".biz.yahoo.com.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2014/jul/02/ex-grizzlies-coach-lionel-hollins-agrees-lead-broo/?CID=happeningnow[bare URL]
- ^"Steve Clifford's hiring as Charlotte Bobcats' head coach was 13 years in the making".charlotteobserver.com.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^"Mark Jackson will not be next 76ers coach:InsideHoops".insidehoops.com. 6 May 2010.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^"Jackson to renew his tour for a coaching gig this summer".probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com. 19 March 2010.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^"Phoenix Suns pick old fan favorite Jeff Hornacek to try to turn around franchise's fortunes".azcentral.com.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^"Ed Stefanski newest Raptors exec".torontosun.com.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^"HoopsHype - Steve Kauffman Rumors".hoopshype.com.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^"Opportunity knocks for assistant coaches - NBA - Yahoo Canada Sports".ca.sports.yahoo.com.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^"Sign in to Cleveland.com".cleveland.com.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^"NBA lockout slams door on loan to Celtics' Dominique Wilkins. (lockout by basketball franchise owners suspends $8.4 million loan to Wilkins from the Boston Celtics)(Brief Article)".highbeam.com. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-06-11.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^"Report: Warriors assistant Malone eliminated from Magic head coach search".csnbayarea.com.Retrieved2014-02-13.
- ^"Sports Business Journal".4 November 2013.
- ^Darren Heitner."Steve Kauffman".sportsagentblog.com.Retrieved2014-02-13.