Mark Bartelstein has a net worth of $37 million in 2023. Bartelstein represents elite NBA players including Bradley Beal and Tim Hardaway Jr.
Mark has earned lots of money along with widespread popularity as a sports agent ever since founding Priority Sports & Entertainment in 1985.
Having embarked on a professional journey as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, Bartelstein made a great fortune by altering his career.
He first rose to fame with the negotiation of a singular contract worth $26.5 million a year for John Williams of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1990.
That humongous contract made Williams the higher-paid player than Michael Jordan, which then attracted plenty of other stars to Priority Sports.
More than three decades later, Bartelstein has reached greater heights with Priority Sports, making it the 14th most valuable sports agent in 2022.
With the 2023 NBA Draft recently concluded, Mark has once again been amongst the headlines. Most notably, his client Bradley Beal has a no-trade clause meaning he has the authority to decline or impede any trade that involves him, making things very interesting.
Mark Bartelstein Clients List
The clients of Mark Bartelstein NBA Agent are:
- Bradley Beal
- Michael Porter
- Gordon Hayward
- Kyle Lowry
- Tim Hardaway Jr
- Joe Harris
- Kevin Huerter
- Doug McDermott
- Bobby Portis
- Mo Bamba
- Larry Nance Jr
- Mason Plumlee
- TJ McConnell
- Keegan Murray
- Zach Collins
- Joe Ingles
- Jevon Carter
- Garrett Temple
- David Nwaba
- Ty Jerome
- Brandon Clarke
- Dylan Windler
- James Johnson
- Corey Kispert
- Georges Niang
- Sterling Brown
- Taj Gibson
- Andrew Nicholson
- Jordan Nwora
- Dennis Schroeder
- Frank Kaminsky
- Isaiah Roby
- Patrick Baldwin
- Udoka Azubuike
- Santiago Aldama
- Killian Tillie
- Max Strus
- Herb Jones
- Xavier Tillman
- Jared Butler
- Isaiah Todd
- Isaiah Livers
- Miles McBride
- Bryce McGowens
- Nik Stauskas
In the last seven years, Bartelstein-led Priority Sports and Entertainment has negotiated over $2.7 billion in contracts for their clients in NBA.
They made a contract worth $251 million for 5 years with Bradley Beal in 2022. After Washington Wizards drafted him in the 2012 draft, Beal has spent 11 seasons with the franchise averaging 22.1 points, 4.2 assists, and 4.1 rebounds.
However, with the 2023 NBA draft on the horizon, Bradley Beal is being traded to the Phoenix Suns where he will team up with Devin Booker and Kevin Durant.
Likewise, Bartelstein also negotiated a four-year contract worth $52 million with the Memphis Grizzlies power forward Brandon Clarke in 2022.
After initially finalizing four years, the $45 million contract of Larry Nance Jr. in 2018, Priority Sports negotiated a $22 million deal for two years with Larry in 2022 as well.
Moreover, they secured the enormous contract of Michael Porter Jr. worth $172 million for five years in 2021. MPJ recently became the 2023 NBA champions with Denver Nuggets.
Gordon Hayward, Kyle Lowry, Tim Hardaway Jr, Kevin Huerter, Doug McDermott, Bobby Portis and T.J. McConnell are among some of the most notable clients of Bradley Beal agent Mark Bartelstein.
Mark Bartelstein Agent Salary
Bartelstein looks after total salaries of over a billion dollars across various sports. Mark represents 41 NBA players earning $350,539,593 in 2023.
Sports agents usually make 4 to 10% of the player's playing contract and 10 to 20% of their endorsement contract. As such, Priority Sports agent commission ranks up to nearly 40 million a year.
It is pretty obvious that owner Bartelstein will accumulate major earnings from the player contracts. With Priority Sports prominently dealing in bigger contracts and adding A-list players to their list, agent salary of Mark is increasing substantially every year.
Apart from the growing reputation of Bartelstein amongst the NBA players, his company Priority Sports has also negotiated contracts for over $2.5 billion in National Football League (NFL) in the last 20 years.
Thanks to his phenomenal communication and negotiation skills along with a team of intelligent agents, Bartelstein has maintained an admiringly esteemed image and established Priority Sports as one of the best agencies not just in the United States, but across the globe as well.
Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein Net Worth
Mark Bartelstein son Josh Bartelstein is the CEO of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury. Josh was appointed to the post in April 2023.
With Josh Bartelstein at the helm of the Suns, it is widely speculated that father-son ties helped in the trade of Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns.
After acquiring the top-notch position in the Phoenix franchise in addition to his various other connections, Josh's net worth is expected to grow.
The Suns CEO will be bringing tons of experience as he comes from working in different positions in the Detroit Pistons organization. He was the assistant general manager of Detroit in the 2022-23 season.
Josh is a former basketball player himself, having spent four years with the University of Michigan team while playing 33 games from 2009-13.
Most notably, he led the Wolverines to the NCAA Championship game in 2013, which they sadly lost by an 82-76 score to Louisville Cardinals.
Josh graduated with a specialization in Sports and Fitness Management from the University of Michigan in 2013. Then he worked as a leasing associate at General Growth Properties from 2013-15.
After joining as the Chief of Staff at Palace Sports and Entertainment in 2015, Josh worked his way up to VP of Strategy. With vast knowledge, diverse experience, and key connections, Josh will be entrusted with a positive overhaul at the Suns.
