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Jeffrey Schwartz

Jeffrey Schwartz

CEOExcel Sports Management
New York, NY

Founder of Excel Sports Management, an industry-leading sports agency representing top-tier talent.

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Biography

Jeff Schwartz (born February 24, 1964) is the founder and CEO of Excel Sports Management, one of the most influential sports agencies in the world, particularly in NBA player representation. Based in New York, Schwartz earned a B.A. from Miami University and a Juris Doctor from Temple University Law School before entering sports management. He began his career in the early 1990s at IMG, representing top tennis athletes before pivoting fully to basketball. In 2002 he founded Excel Sports Management, focused initially on NBA players and growing it into a powerhouse that negotiates elite player contracts and global endorsement deals. Over his career, Schwartz has negotiated billions of dollars in NBA contracts and is consistently ranked among the most powerful and highest-earning agents in the sport, representing multiple MVPs, All-Stars, and top-tier prospects.

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Cade Cunningham

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Ivica Zubac

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DeAndre Jordan

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Jamal Murray

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Dwight Powell

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Jamal Murray

Helped negotiate a four-year, $208 million maximum contract extension for Jamal Murray with the Denver Nuggets. The deal kept Murray under long-term contract after his emergence as an All-Star guard and an integral part of Denver’s championship-contending core, demonstrating Schwartz’s continued success in securing elite long-term financial security for his top clients.

Denver Nuggets / NBA

09/07/2024

Nikola Jokić

Represented two-time MVP Nikola Jokić in negotiating his massive five-year, $270 million supermax extension with the Denver Nuggets — at the time the largest in NBA history. This deal ensured Jokić would remain the cornerstone of the Nuggets’ franchise and reflected his transformation into one of the league’s most dominant and valuable players.

Denver Nuggets / NBA

06/30/2022
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