2017 NBA Draft 16th overall pick Justin Patton has left agent Andy Miller in the wake of arrests of… [+] two people with ties to the star agent in a college basketball bribery scandal. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

On Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York charged 10 people with crimes including bribery and fraud involving college basketball. One of them was Christian Dawkins, an agent for NBA players, who allegedly told an undercover agent that he could guarantee a player would sign with his management agency while the player was still in college.

“‘If we take care of everybody and everything is done, we control everything,” said Dawkins, according to the charging documents. “You can make millions off of one kid.”

Dawkins was arrested after roughly two years of investigations. Then, after going public with the charges, the U.S. Attorney and the FBI went back to work. One of its initial tasks after announcing the charges at a press conference was to raid the office of the company that formerly employed Dawkins as an agent.

That same day, the FBI used a warrant to raid the offices of ASM Sports and obtained the computer of its founder and President Andy Miller.

In 23 years of representing professional athletes, Miller has worked with 26 NBA first round picks and negotiated over $1 billion in contracts and endorsements. He is currently listed among the top NBA agents with over $150 million in salaries negotiated on behalf of players in the league.

However, in the wake of the announcement of charges against Dawkins and one of Miller’s best friends, Adidas director of global sports marketing Jim Gatto, players have started to jump ship. A mass departure of clients was expected, but not this quickly.

On Thursday, I learned that several of Miller’s clients had terminated him as their agent of record. It was believed that either three or four players had already informed Miller that they were looking for new representation. Among the players to have already confirmed their departure were 2017 NBA Draft 16th overall pick Justin Patton from Creighton and 59th overall pick Jaron Blossomgame from Clemson.

Attempts to reach Miller for comment have been unsuccessful.

It is not yet known what some of Miller’s more high profile clients such as Kyle Lowry, Serge Ibaka and Kristaps Porzingis will do. However, Myles Turner appears to feel comfortable with Miller continuing to represent his interests.

“I talk to [Miller] every day. Keeping me updated on everything. Telling me you’re going hear stuff. People are going to want me to go here. People are going to want me to jump ship, but Andy’s my guy, man. I’m not going nowhere,” said Turner.

Meanwhile, many other players have plans to consider whether to stay or leave Miller when the weekend hits. Some have suggested that they intend on setting up meetings with rival agents to at least explore what they have to offer.

This is not Miller’s first off-court battle in his long career as an NBA agent.

In 2000, it appeared that Miller broke two state athlete agent laws when he repeatedly contacted college players, including the University of Florida’s Mike Miller, without being registered as an agent in those states. Unlicensed activity in Florida is considered a felony. Miller was never charged.

In 2002, Miller lost a lawsuit to rival agent Eric Fleisher and a jury awarded Fleisher $4.6 million. The lawsuit concerned Miller leaving Fleisher’s firm and taking sixteen clients with him, including Kevin Garnett and Chauncey Billups. Miller appealed the decision and the parties later settled the dispute.

The 2002 decision was later cited by an arbitrator overseeing a dispute that accused Miller of poaching clients from another agent, with the arbitrator noting that he questioned Miller’s credibility. In 2010, that arbitrator ruled against Miller, awarding the grievant Keith Glass with $40,000 in damages based on a finding that Miller improperly interfered with Glass’ relationship with NBA player Quincy Douby.

“[Miller’s] burned a lot of people,” said one industry veteran to me last night. “[He] deserves every bit of whatever’s coming his way.”

Darren Heitner is the Founder of South Florida-based HEITNER LEGAL, P.L.L.C. and Sports Agent Blog. He authored the book, How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know.

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