In July, Russell Westbrook and his longtime agent, Thad Foucher, parted ways, citing irreconcilable differences.
Those differences were apparently the fact Foucher believed Westbrook’s best move was to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Of course, the team has been aggressively looking to trade the former league MVP since midway through this past season.
Los Angeles ideally wants to deal Westbrook to the Brooklyn Nets in return for Kyrie Irving, a player that would make the Lakers an instant championship contender again. But talks between the two teams haven’t been fruitful, at least not yet.
Now, Westbrook has a new agent: Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports.
Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook has signed with agent Jeff Schwartz of @ExcelSports for his representation, Westbrook told ESPN on Monday afternoon.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 1, 2022
Schwartz represents a number of other prominent NBA players, including Nikola Jokic, Kevin Love, Kemba Walker and former Laker Brandon Ingram.
In the past, he also managed tennis legends Pete Sampras and Martina Hingis.
