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William Sydney "Wes" Wesley (born August 14, 1964 in Camden, New Jersey) is a consultant for Creative Artists Agency. Known as "World Wide Wes" or simply "Wes," he is noted for his relationships with numerous high-profile National Basketball Association (NBA) players and team owners, college basketball head coaches and their agents. Considered by many observers within the industry as a power broker and one of the most influential men in the business side of basketball, he forged those strong ties without being associated with any business entity.〔Thamel, Pete. ("Agency Role Could Limit Basketball Broker's Power" ), ''The New York Times'', August 2, 2010. Accessed September 17, 2015.〕 He is associated with many of the league's most prominent players, including Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Richard Hamilton and Allen Iverson. Wesley is a longtime client of Iverson and James's agent, the Philadelphia attorney Leon Rose. One of hip hop's biggest contemporary artists, Drake, gives Wesley a shout out on his popular diss track "Back to Back," stating "I learned the game from William Wesley, you could never check me," (the first verse in the song) exposing Wesley to a new audience. Wes was also referenced in Jay-Z's verse in the song Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2. ==Early years== Wesley played high school basketball for Pennsauken High School in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey. Playing for rival Camden High School was Milt Wagner, who later went on to the University of Louisville and the NBA. Wagner claims that Wesley became his friend and confidant during high school, and that he introduced Wesley to Michael Jordan, among other pro basketball luminaries. Around the same time, Leon Rose played basketball for nearby Cherry Hill High School East in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. In 2005 Rose acknowledged having been Wesley's attorney "for 21 years."〔 In the early 1980s, Wesley worked as a salesperson at Pro Shoes Inc., an elite sneaker company, specializing in high-end basketball shoes, across the street from the Cherry Hill Mall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=William Wesley in the spotlight )〕〔 Wesley attended Brandywine College (now called Widener University) in Chester, Pennsylvania for one year.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Wesley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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