The media revealed the details, and Xiao Hua's punishment was still too light

Recently, Grizzlies star Ja Morant announced through social platforms that he and his agent Jim Tanner have officially dissolved the partnership, and the two sides broke up. Tanner was the agent Morant found when he announced his entry into the NBA, and the two have had a five-year relationship since they were contacted in 2019. Even after Morant was suspended and the wind rating fell to the bottom, Tanner has been speaking for Morant, and the two used to be very good, but now they are strangers.

It's not that Jim Tanner's business ability is poor, in fact, although he is not as big as James' agent Rich Paul, there are many stars under his hands.

For example, Spurs Optimus Prime Tim Duncan, Heat Thunder Allen, Rockets tough guy Battier, and New York Crazy Jeremy Lin have all worked together, and they have worked together very happily. Some fans would think that agents are just experts in negotiating contracts, but in fact it's more than that.

In addition to finalizing the player's contract, the agent is also responsible for some of the player's commercial endorsements. Morant, as a leader of the younger generation, has tens of millions of dollars in sneaker contracts and sports drinks, etc., and the choice of agent is very important for a player. For example, Tristan Thompson, the center of the Cleveland Cavaliers, although he only averaged 8+8 data per game, Rich Paul insisted on talking about an 80 million contract for him, and the title of the Eight Sages came from this.

Of course, a high-quality agent, they can get no worse income than some stars. Especially if there are more stars under his hands, it is not a new thing to earn tens of millions of dollars a year. According to NBA rules, agents can take a cut of up to 4% of a player's contract and 20% of a commercial endorsement contract. Taking Morant as an example, his contract with the Grizzlies is about 200 million, and Tanner can get about 8 million. Coupled with some commercial endorsements, and then look at the number of stars under his hands, there are not a few who have made a lot of money.

Therefore, in order to save money, many players sometimes let their family members be agents, or simply do not hire agents. Take, for example, James Harden. From 2017 to 2023, in these 6 years, Harden's agent is his mother. At that time, Harden was at his peak, and basically what he could get was the best given by the team. But in February '23, Harden had to hire a professional agent, because it was time to negotiate a contract again.

So, why did Morant part ways with his five-year friend, Tanner? Some media said that it was still about punishment. Morant was suspended for the first time, and Tanner won him the opportunity to face to face with NBA commissioner Xiao Hua, and if he admits his mistake with a good attitude, the punishment is much smaller. For the first time, only 8 games were banned.

However, Morant played dangerous objects for the second time and was caught by the league again. For the first time, the first offense was given a lighter punishment, which is understandable. The second time, I still didn't change it, and the time was only 2 months, so I put it again. Even if Tanner pleaded again, Xiao Hua still did not let go and was banned for 25 games. As a direct result, Morant could not participate in the selection of the best team, and he had to lose tens of millions here, plus the banned team did not give money, and here is another part of the money.

In the end, Morant was dissatisfied with Tanner's work, but as everyone knows, Xiao Hua still punished him too lightly.