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For anyone who wants to become a basketball agent
Certification for every league, what each one costs, how agents get paid, and the state and NCAA rules that apply before a client ever signs.
Certification
How do you become an NBA agent, and what are the requirements?
NBA agent requirements: NBPA certification, the agent exam and included prep course, the Rich Paul rule, fees, surety bonds and the odds of signing.
WNBAHow do you become a WNBA agent, and what does the process look like?
WNBA agent requirements: WNBPA certification, how it differs from the NBPA, whether there is an exam, what agents earn and what expansion means.
FIBAHow do you become a FIBA agent and represent players overseas?
How to become a FIBA agent: license requirements, the FIBA exam, fees, the NBPA and WNBPA exemption, the 10% fee cap and overseas pros and cons.
NILHow do you get NCAA certified to represent college basketball players?
How NCAA certified agents represent Division I men's players testing the NBA draft: requirements, the three-year NBPA rule and athlete agent laws.
The rules of the job
What does California law require of sports agents?
California’s Miller-Ayala Athlete Agents Act explained: the Secretary of State filing, student athlete contact rules, the 15-day cancel right and penalties.
NBACan a basketball agent represent coaches, and what does it require?
Why no union certifies coach agents, the NBPA and WNBPA conflict rules, college and overseas coaching contracts, and how coach agents are paid.
YouthWho should a young player trust: agents, NIL advisors and recruiting services?
The difference between a certified agent, an NIL representative, a recruiting service and a trainer, what the law requires, and what to ask first.
Reading the deals
How do NBA rookie scale extensions and restricted free agency work?
How NBA rookie scale extensions work before the October 19, 2026 deadline, what restricted free agency and the qualifying offer do, and what Jalen Duren shows.
NBAHow do Steph Curry's and LeBron James's contracts compare, and what do they mean for 2026-27?
Curry's $115.9 million Warriors extension and LeBron's veteran-minimum deal with the 76ers, side by side: the cap mechanics and what each means.
WNBAHow much do WNBA players make under the new CBA?
The 2026 WNBA CBA: a $7 million cap, a $1.4 million max, minimums from $270,000 to $300,000, revenue sharing and pay growth through 2032.
FIBAHow do overseas basketball contracts work?
How contracts abroad work: net versus gross salary, housing and car, payment schedules, the 10% FIBA agent fee cap, BAT arbitration and U.S. taxes.
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