Mark Termini  Mark Termini is a Cleveland, Ohio-based sports attorney and agent. His agency Mark Termini Associates Inc represents professional basketball players, and he leads contract negotiations for agent Rich Paul and Klutch Sports Group. Termini graduated from Holy Name High School (1974) and Case Western Reserve University (1978). Both schools are located in Cleveland, Ohio. He then earned a law degree Cum Laude from Cleveland State University's Marshall College of Law in 1984. Termini founded the sports agency Mark Termini Associates Inc in 1986. His first three clients were Scott Roth, Brad Sellers, and Ron Harper, who all had Ohio basketball roots and then played in the NBA. The agency continued to grow by representing numerous professional players from Ohio. After the Dallas Mavericks selected his client Jim Jackson with the fourth choice of the 1992 NBA Draft, Jackson held out for the first 54 games of the 1992-93 season. Termini then negotiated his six-year, $20 million contract, including a full salary for the 1992-93 season even though Jackson played only 28 games. At the time it marked the most lucrative contract ever for a rookie guard. There have been very few high-profile holdouts in NBA history since then. Under Termini's guidance, Kevin Edwards signed a five-year, $9.6 million free agent contract with the New Jersey Nets following the 1992-93 season. Termini’s client Ron Harper, then with the Los Angeles Clippers, tied Michael Jordan for the fourth-highest NBA salary at $4 million in the 1993-94 season. Following that season, Harper signed a five-year $19.2 million deal with the Chicago Bulls. He played on three championship teams with the Bulls and two with the Los Angeles Lakers. In August 1993, The Dallas Morning News included Termini in a group of the five most influential and high-profile NBA agents. Termini represented Pau Gasol, a four-time NBA All-Star, when he played for the Memphis Grizzlies. Gasol left his agency in 2004 after Termini refused to reduce his contract negotiation fee. Other former clients include Gary Trent, Calvin Booth, and Earl Boykins. In 2006, Termini helped his client Damon Jones become the first NBA player to sign an endorsement contract with Chinese shoe manufacturer Li Ning. Crain’s Cleveland Business inducted Termini into its first 40 Under 40 class in 1991. The class was recognized again in 2011. Termini has negotiated almost $2.5 billion in professional sports contracts. He has represented more than 30 selections in the NBA Draft, including former Ohio State star Kosta Koufos, who has been a Termini client for his entire career.