The college basketball scandal from a few months ago continues to barrel its way around the NBA.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that Andy Miller, the founder of ASM Sports, has “relinquished his NBPA certification,” according to a memo sent out to the league's players from the National Basketball Player's Association.
The NBPA sent out a memo to players that ASM Sports president Andy Miller has "relinquished his NBPA agent certification." He was representing Kristaps Porzingis and Kyle Lowry, among dozens of others. He also represented Chauncey Billups and Kevin Garnett in past.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 6, 2017
Miller represented a host of NBA players, including Kristaps Porzingis from the New York Knicks, Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors, and some retired players as well.
In late September, Forbes reported that the FBI raided Miller's office and seized his computer. The article went on to mention the scope of Miller's NBA connections.
In 23 years of representing professional athletes, Miller has worked with 26 NBA first round picks and negotiated over $1 billion in contracts and endorsements. He is currently listed among the top NBA agents with over $150 million in salaries negotiated on behalf of players in the league.
But now, Miller has left the player's association, a sign that could point to his guilt in the whole scandal and maybe shed some light on the idea that it wasn't just college players benefiting from the illegal activities from certain agents.
There has always been a problem with agents making hush-hush promises to college players so that they would sign with a certain shoe company or agent or whatever. But until the scandal, it wasn't really known if that problem had made it into the NBA.
This issue seems to be slowly being resolved, which is good for both college and NBA players. Everyone should be operating on the same playing field when it comes to recruitment.
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