ON A WARM SUMMER DAY in late June, Maverick Carter is sitting in the backseat of his Maybach sedan listening to an early copy of Drake’s new album, Scorpion, when he hears himself name checked: “They don’t have enough to satisfy a real one. / Maverick Carter couldn’t even get the deal done.” Carter chuckles, shaking his head. Once mocked for riding the coattails of his childhood friend LeBron James, he has become legendary for his negotiating prowess, which secured James a record-breaking $1 billion-plus lifetime deal with Nike in 2015.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 12, 2018 13:52 UTC