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[url]http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/19761238/critical-coaches-how-much-of-a-factor-is-world-wide-wes-in-recruiting[/url]
 
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wesley[/url]
 
[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]Wesley, better known as “World Wide Wes,” is not an agent, but a facilitator. He represents no one but is “affiliated with” just about everyone. As [/COLOR][/FONT][I][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]Sports Illustrated[/COLOR][/FONT][/I][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000] put it: “Is he a superagent? The most powerful man in sports? William Wesley has been called both.” Wesley is widely given the credit for—although he almost always denies it—Kidd-Gilchrist’s enrollment at Kentucky, along with the delivery of former stars Dajuan Wagner, Derrick Rose, and Tyreke Evans to Memphis when Calipari coached there. Wesley has been “connected to” Allen Iverson, LeBron James, and Michael Jordan. Officially, Wesley works for Creative Artists Agency; unofficially, his value is the fact that, in many situations, he is the only person that both sides of a deal know and trust.[/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]

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