- William Wesley
William "Wes" Wesley (b.
August 14 1964 inCamden, New Jersey ) is a noted figure around theNational Basketball Association .He is associated with many of the league's most prominent players, including
Allen Iverson ,Michael Jordan andLeBron James . Wesley, who is also known as "Worldwide Wes" or simply "Wes" (no last name), is a longtime client of Iverson and James's agent, thePhiladelphia attorneyLeon Rose .cite news
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Wesley played high school basketball for
Pennsauken High School inPennsauken, New Jersey . Playing for rival Camden High School wasMilt Wagner , who later went on to theUniversity of Louisville and the NBA. Wagner claimscite news
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accessdate=2006-01-20] that Wesley became his friend and confidant during high school, and that he introduced Wesley to Jordan, among other pro basketball luminaries.Around the same time, Rose played basketball for nearby
Cherry Hill High School East inCherry Hill Township, New Jersey . It is not known if the two knew each other than, though in 2005 Rose acknowledged having been Wesley's attorney "for 21 years."In the early 1980s, Wesley worked as a salesperson at Pro Shoe, a sporting goods company, specializing in high-end basketball shoes, across the street from the
Cherry Hill Mall . Wesley has also been reported as having owned a shoe store.Controversy
In 1997, Wesley, acting as Dennis Rodman's promoter, was involved in an altercation at a Rodman event near Philadelphia, in which he allegedly roughed up a photographer. No charges were filed. Wesley was known as The Beast of the Best growing up.
Involvement with current players
Wesley is involved with The Family, a
Detroit -area youth basketball team supported byDetroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton, and counts among his closest friends Hamilton, Iverson, andDajuan Wagner ,cite news
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accessdate=2006-01-20] the son of Milt Wagner and a first-round pick in the2002 NBA Draft . All are clients of Rose.Wesley was also very visible in the months leading up to LeBron James' defection from agent
Aaron Goodwin . Goodwin, who signed James out of high school, had helped him earn a lucrative contract with Nike. James signed with Rose during the summer of 2005.Notes and references
External links
* [http://myespn.go.com/profile/truehoop?tag=who%20is%20william%20wesley? TrueHoop.com William Wesley Section] - A collection of theories & articles about William Wesley hosted on
TrueHoop .
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E6DD113BF936A15752C1A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 2001 New York Times Magazine Article] - Feature onDajuan Wagner that also prominently mentions Wesley.
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/05/sports/basketball/05wesley.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin 2008 New York Times Article On Wesley]
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