The Real Reason Why Zion Doesn’t Have An Agent Yet

There is less than four weeks remaining before the 2019 NBA Draft, and there's still something curious about Zion Williamson, the player on whom the entire draft world has been focused since he entered college.He still has not signed with an NBPA certified agent. But at the same time it’s not like he needs one. There's no doubt that Williamson will land in New Orleans, which lucked into the No. 1 pick on the night of the NBA Draft lottery. There's also no doubt that Williamson will put his name on what likely will be a record-setting shoe contract once the dust settles.

As long as Williamson has an agent in place by the week of the draft, he’ll have time to work out the details for the NBA transitioning process. But it’s still extremely odd a player of his caliber to still not have an agent, we all know people would die to represent him. But Williamson doesn’t just want any agent, sources told Sporting News that the reason behind the delayed process goes back to Williamson's advisor, former NBA agent Chubby Wells.
Wells played at Clemson for three years in the late 1970s when he was a teammate of Lee Anderson, Williamson's stepfather. Wells had been an Atlanta-area NBA agent going back more than a decade, representing players like Dale Davis and Ramon Sessions. But his certification with the NBPA lapsed.

Through his friend Anderson, Wells got involved with Williamson's AAU team, SC Supreme, and the plan had been to have him recertify as an agent and represent Williamson. But when that plan fell through this spring, Williamson did not have an official agent and top agencies across the country piled into the process.
Among those were Creative Artists Agency, Roc Nation, Klutch Sports and BDA Sports.
While Williamson's family will still lean heavily on Wells for advice, the goal for choosing an agency is, according to a source, "one that can be most effective at building his brand."
A source told SN that Williamson and his family are nearing a decision, which will come possibly as early as next week.