Arn Tellem Quotes

United States, Sports Agent
February 21, 1954

Arn Herschel Tellem is vice chairman of the Detroit Pistons. From 1981 to 2015 he was a sports agent best known for his representation of basketball and baseball players. He was Vice Chairman of the Wasserman Media Group, a global sport and entertainment marketing agency headed by Casey Wasserman. From 2009 to 2010 he wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated, the Op-ed page of The New York Times, Grantland and The Japan Times.

He is weighing all of them carefully and hopes to make the best decision for him and his family in the very near future. The decision will not, however, be made today.

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- Future
- Decision
- Make
Numbers have been discussed, and we've made progress and we're continuing to talk.

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- Progress
- Talk
- Discussed

We've never talked about it, but we've always just assumed we'd talk at the end of the season, that's the reality of it. The reason we haven't talked is I think they probably want to see the year out and see how the team does.

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- Reality
- Team
- Talked
The rule should be HS students should be allowed to pursue their career.

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- Career
- Students
- Pursue
When you're an agent or a lawyer; its about service, not for yourself, but for your clients.

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- Service
- Clients
- Agent
They have real interest, but at the same time, they are still evaluating things. We're all keeping our fingers crossed.

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- Real
- Interest
- Evaluating
I can't say anything, I can't make any comment other than to say a number of teams have expressed interest in a number of possibilities.

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I appreciate the years I have spent at SFX and am looking forward to a positive working relationship moving forward.

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NBA gets to see these players develop more..Did Lebron need another year, Did Kobe need another year.

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- Year
- Players
- Develop
Ultimately, we want it to turn into a long-term deal. That was expressed from both sides. He wants to end his career here.

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- Career
- Deal
- Sides