Current Duke Blue Devil Zion Williamson is the most popular player in college basketball right now. His high flying dunks and tremendous upside has NBA scouts salivating over what he could truly become as a player. Because of that, he’s the consensus #1 overall pick according to many and is guaranteed to be a box office attraction as soon as he comes into the league. Along with all the NBA draft mumbo jumbo comes agents, and trust me, there are plenty who want to ink Zion Williamson to their agency.
One of those agents who’s hoping to ink Zion to their agency is no other than Floyd Mayweather.
Floyd Mayweather? Yes THE Floyd Mayweather.
Floyd already runs Mayweather Promotions — and reps a bunch of young boxing stars. But, Floyd tells us he’s been working with an NBA agent named “Earl” and he has serious interest in signing basketball players. -via TMZ
Plus, Floyd says he has a great pitch for future athletes and primarily Zion
So, what’s the pitch? Floyd says he can teach young superstars like Zion to not only make a ton of money during their careers, but he’ll make sure they’re financially set in RETIREMENT too.
“If Zion signs with me, you got my word that he gonna have a comfortable life when he’s on the court and off the court … if he did.”
It’s great to see former athletes, who were at the top before, encourage athletes and offer their advice on how to handle fame and money. Especially an athlete as polarizing as Zion. But I don’t know how this is going to work out at all. I’m leaning towards saying it won’t end too well, but hey, we all have to give it a chance right?
Flip the page to see Floyd talk about Zion and how he’d work well with him as his agent.