2016 TNG Pitchbook

YOUR CAREER. OUR PASSION.

Thank you for your interest in our company, The Neustadt Group (TNG). TNG is a medium-sized,
basketball-only agency based outside of Washington, D.C., representing players in the NBA and top leagues
worldwide. On the pages of this book are the career highlights of our clients since TNG’s 2005 founding.
Through hard work, talent, and determination, many of them have achieved their greatest professional and
financial dreams. Our role has been to manage their careers “behind the scenes,” by guiding them through
the ups-and-downs of professional basketball, counseling them on important career decisions, and, of
course, negotiating the high-stakes contracts that assure them financial security long after they retire from
the game.

While the following pages display key events in our clients’ careers, those careers were not built by a
single accomplishment. No Draft day, Playoff series, or award-winning season guarantees a player
long-term success. Instead, careers are built step-by-step over the long-haul, each one executed with a
vision and plan for personal and professional success. Whether you are a player, family member, coach,
administrator, or vendor, we would be happy to discuss how we play our role in that journey.

Best Regards,

Doug Neustadt, President Mike Kneisley, Player Representative

“ BEING SELECTED 4TH OVERALL IN THE DRAFT WAS A “
GREAT HONOR. I AM WITH THE TEAM I WANTED, IN THE
CITY WHERE I WANTED TO BE.

-DRAGAN BENDER

DRAGAN BENDER DRAFTED 4TH IN
THE LOTTERY BY THE PHOENIX SUNS

SHELVIN MACK IS TRADED TO THE JAZZ AND BECOMES A STARTER 2016

“ I HAD A GREAT DRAFT EXPERIENCE. I FELT LIKE TNG WENT THE “
EXTRA MILE TO MAKE ME THE BEST PREPARED PROSPECT IN THE
DRAFT, AND THEN I TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS ON THE COURT. AS
A RESULT, I AM IN A GREAT SITUATION FOR MY CAREER.

-JUSTIN ANDERSON

JUSTIN ANDERSON SELECTED 21ST OVERALL BY
THE DALLAS MAVERICKS

LUIS MONTERO SIGNS ROOKIE CONTRACT WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS 2015

“ SIGNING MY CONTRACT AND BECOMING AN OFFICIAL “
MEMBER OF MY HOMETOWN TEAM, THE KNICKS, WAS

REALLY SPECIAL. NOW I CAN FOCUS ON TRAINING CAMP.

-CLEANTHONY EARLY

CLEANTHONY EARLY DRAFTED 34TH BY HIS HOMETOWN KNICKS
AND SIGNS 2-YEAR GUARANTEED CONTRACT

SHELVIN MACK SIGNS NEW 3-YEAR DEAL WITH THE HAWKS 2014

“ THE SERIES VERSUS THE HEAT WAS THE BATTLE “
BETWEEN ONE-ON-ONE, INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL

AGAINST TOGETHER, TEAM BASKETBALL. I'M PROUD

THAT TEAM BASKETBALL WON.

-BORIS DIAW

BORIS DIAW WINS 2014 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP,
SIGNS NEW 4-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE SPURS

RICKY HICKMAN WINS THE EUROLEAGUE TITLE 2014

“ IT DOESN’T ALWAYS WORK OUT WITH THE TEAM YOU ARE “
DRAFTED BY. FORTUNATELY THE HAWKS UNDERSTOOD HOW
I WOULD FIT WITH THEIR TEAM AND TOOK A CHANCE ON ME.
I BELIEVE IT HAS PAID OFF FOR BOTH SIDES.

-SHELVIN MACK

SHELVIN MACK SIGNS WITH THE ATLANTA HAWKS

TWO-TIME EUROLEAGUE CHAMPION DREW NICHOLAS RETIRES, 2013
LANDS NEXT DREAM JOB AS TV COMMENTATOR

3-FOR-3: THREE TNG CLIENTS EARN NBA CALLUPS FROM THE D-LEAGUE

“ NEW ORLEANS IS A GOOD SPOT FOR ME BECAUSE OF THE “
COACHING STAFF, AND THEY NEEDED DEPTH AT THE WING.
BUT IT IS NOT EASY AS A ROOKIE, THERE IS A LOT TO LEARN.
I AM A MUCH BETTER PLAYER TODAY THAN I WAS 1 YEAR AGO.
-DARIUS MILLER

DARIUS MILLER DRAFTED #46
BY NEW ORLEANS

BORIS MOVES FROM THE BOBCATS TO THE SPURS MIDSEASON 2012
(GOING FROM "WORST TO FIRST"), AND THEN RE-SIGNS WITH THE
SPURS FOR TWO SEASONS

“ WHEN YOU’RE GOING THROUGH A LIFE-CHANGING“
MOMENT YOU NEED A GOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM,

AND THAT IS WHAT TNG PROVIDES.

-SHELVIN MACK

AFTER LEADING BUTLER TO TWO CONSECUTIVE
NATIONAL TITLE GAME APPEARANCES,
SHELVIN MACK IS DRAFTED #34 BY THE WIZARDS

JONAS JEREBKO SIGNS A 4 YEAR, $18 MILLION CONTRACT WITH THE PISTONS

“ WINNING THE EUROLEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WAS ONE OF MY “
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS PLAYING BASKETBALL, A BIG
ACCOMPLISHMENT AND A GREAT WAY TO FINISH MY CAREER.
LOOKING BACK, I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE CHOICES I MADE.
-TERENCE MORRIS

TWO YEARS AFTER SIGNING ONE THE LARGEST 2010
CONTRACTS EVER FOR AN AMERICAN IN EUROPE
WITH CSKA MOSCOW, TERENCE MORRIS CAPS
HIS CAREER BY WINNING THE EUROLEAGUE
TITLE WITH BARCELONA

JONAS IS CHOSEN TO PLAY IN THE ROOKIE CHALLENGE
AND NAMED SECOND TEAM ALL-ROOKIE
PAPE SY IS DRAFTED #53 BY THE ATLANTA HAWKS

“ DOUG TOLD ME I WAS GOING TO ONE OF A FEW SPECIFIC TEAMS “
AT THE TOP OF THE SECOND ROUND. STILL, WHEN I HEARD
ADAM SILVER SAY MY NAME IT WAS THE GREATEST FEELING IN
THE WORLD. LITTLE DID I KNOW THE EASY PART WAS OVER
AND THE HARD WORK WAS JUST ABOUT TO START.

-JONAS JEREBKO

JONAS IS DRAFTED #39
BY THE DETROIT PISTONS,
THE FIRST SWEDE IN THE NBA

DREW NICHOLAS WINS HIS FIRST EUROLEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP; 2009
HE WOULD WIN ANOTHER TWO YEARS LATER.

“THE PRE-DRAFT PROCESS WAS A FUN, HECTIC, AND INTENSE “
EXPERIENCE. BEING WELL-INFORMED WAS A HUGE KEY AND
ALLOWED ME TO RELAX AND FOCUS ON BASKETBALL.
-JOE ALEXANDER

JOE ALEXANDER IS DRAFTED 8TH OVERALL IN
THE LOTTERY BY THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS

FOR THE FIRST TIME, TNG HAS THREE CLIENTS 2008
IN THE EUROLEAGUE FINAL FOUR

“ IT'S ONE THING TO BE DRAFTED, BUT ANOTHER TO EARN “
A SECOND CONTRACT. WHEN I SIGNED WITH THE

PACERS, I TOOK ANOTHER STEP FORWARD IN MY CAREER

WHILE PROVIDING FINANCIAL SECURITY.

-TRAVIS DIENER

TRAVIS DIENER SIGNS A 3-YEAR,
$5 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT
WITH THE INDIANA PACERS

DIAW SIGNS 7-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH NIKE FRANCE 2007

“ THAT WAS A REALLY FUN SEASON BECAUSE WE WERE WINNING “
BY OUT-SCORING TEAMS. AFTER WE LOST IN THE WESTERN
CONFERENCE FINALS, IT WAS TIME TO NEGOTIATE MY EXTENSION.
THERE WERE A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS AND IT TOOK UNTIL
THE 11TH HOUR, BUT IN THE END WE GOT WHAT WE WANTED.
2006 WAS A VERY EMOTIONAL YEAR, IN A VERY GOOD WAY.
-BORIS DIAW

BORIS DIAW WINS THE MOST IMPROVED
PLAYER AWARD, SIGNS 5 YEAR, $45 MILLION
EXTENSION WITH THE PHOENIX SUNS.

SARUNAS JASIKEVICIUS IS SELECTED TO PLAY 2006
IN THE ROOKIE CHALLENGE AT ALL-STAR WEEKEND

“ 2005 WAS A CRAZY SUMMER BECAUSE I WAS WORKING FOR
MY CLIENTS WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM THE BIG FIRM TO

MY OWN COMPANY. NEGOTIATING SARUNAS'S NBA DEAL “

AND TEAMING UP WITH PROTALENT WAS A GREAT WAY TO

KICKSTART TNG.

-DOUG NEUSTADT

SARUNAS JASIKEVICIUS SIGNS A 3-YEAR,
$12 MILLION CONTRACT WITH THE PACERS,
THEN THE LARGEST CONTRACT EVER FOR A
EUROPEAN PLAYER MOVING TO THE NBA

TNG FOUNDED 2005

TNG FORMS AN EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE ELITE EUROPEAN AGENCY PROTALENT

#TNG-TEAM

“One of the most important reasons for leaving a large agency and starting TNG in 2005
was the ability to assemble my own team. The people and partners I put in place all bring
a different skill and dynamic for the benefit of our clients and one another. TNG currently
contains all the necessary pieces to represent today’s NBA player; however, we have the
flexibility to adjust and add to our team should our industry continue to evolve.”

- Doug Neustadt

TNG STARTING 5

Doug Neustadt, President, NBPA Registered Agent
Mike Kneisley, NBPA Registered Agent

Brett Friedman, In-House Counsel and Director of Operations
Peter Gold, Basketball Operations Manager
Mike Greenberg, Creative Director

PARTNERS OUTSIDE SERVICES

ProTalent: Exclusive International Partner Financial Management & Tax
Maurizio Balducci Trainers & Therapists
Stefano Lupattelli Travel & Concierge
Legal Services
UTA: Entertainment & Sports Media *A host of other professional
Ryan Hayden services upon request

The Neustadt Group, 2275 Research Boulevard, Suite 500, Rockville, Maryland 20850

#TNG-TOGETHER

Big enough to win, small enough to care. That’s TNG. A successful client
relationship comes from a trust that is built one day at a time, and one decision
at a time. Our exclusive client list enables us to give full focus to each client.



#TNG-DRAFT

The Draft is always a life-changing event for our newest clients, and the pre-Draft
process is our first big opportunity to prove our value to them. Therefore, we take our
clients' Draft preparation extremely seriously, with no expense spared on their pre-Draft
training programs, or on our time spent planning and strategizing every detail. TNG's first
decade saw our clients drafted in the lottery, in the first round, and throughout the second
round, as well as undrafted clients who earned guaranteed NBA contracts.

TRAINING COMBINE + TEAM WORKOUTS

BEHIND THE SCENES RESULTS

#TNG-OFFCOURT

TNG oversees all of our clients' off the court endeavors, from camps, clinics and
community involvement to regional and national marketing deals. All the while
strategically planning for the future and making calculated moves. We collaborate
with our clients and include them in all facets of the marketing process.

DRAFT RELATED COMMUNITY EVENTS

CREATIVE MARKETING PUBLIC RELATIONS

Behind the Lens with Boris Diaw: Filmmaker, Adventure
Traveler and Future Space Explorer - National Basketball
Players Association

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(Photo courtesy of Boris Diaw)
SAN ANTONIO — Boris Diaw has a future plan that goes way above and beyond, literally, anything a professional
athlete has ever thought of doing in retirement.
“I will go to space at some point,” the Spurs’ veteran forward tells the NBPA in his office at his Shavano Park
home, located in northwest San Antonio. “I won’t say in the next 10 years, but maybe in 30.”
At his rate, Diaw will have already conquered the globe in 10 years. Just take a scroll through his Instagram
account.
If there was a Most Interesting Man Award for an NBA player, he would be the favorite. In his office, he even has a

BIG ENOUGH TO WIN.
SMALL ENOUGH TO CARE.