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Under the Same Roof

Agents can also influence a player’s decision-making process in free agency. In Giannis’ case, he’s represented by Alex Saratsis of Octagon – the same agency as Steph Curry. Being under the Octagon umbrella, Giannis and Curry now have an existing communication line that could come handy in recruitment without breaching the NBA’s anti-tampering rule. Everything starts with a real good sales pitch. For the Dubs’ message to be conveyed, they would need this kind of backchannel.