After it was initially rumored months ago, the New York Knicks have finally made the move official, hiring longtime CAA advisor and one of the most influential people in basketball, William Wesley, known to many as “World Wide Wes.” Wesley was a longtime advisor to Leon Rose, who is now the Knicks President of Basketball Operations.
Rose, of course, used to represent LeBron James for a long time and agent Rich Paul used to work for CAA. Wesley was a longtime advisor to LeBron early on in his career. Rose also represented Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony. Steve Stoute, another advisor to LeBron from early in his career, is a brand consultant for the Knicks as well.
The addition of Wesley is just the latest in a major overhaul of the Knicks front office. They have added several scouts and then also hired highly respected executive Walt Perrin away from the Utah Jazz. While the Knicks have had their struggles over the past few decades, if they don’t turn it around, it certainly won’t be for a lack of basketball intelligence or respect around the basketball world.
