WME has acquired the remaining stake in BDA Sports Management that it did not already own in the sports representation firm, and will make agent Bill Duffy head of the basketball division at WME Sports.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Beverly Hills-based agency earlier bought a minority stake in the Black-owned sports agency that Duffy founded more than 30 years ago, and as chairman and CEO advised WME Sports’ basketball representation practice before cementing ties.

BDA agents, staff and clients will operate under WME Sports once the deal closes.

“It is hard to name a basketball agent more respected across the league than Bill. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have him and his team fully join WME Sports as we continue this chapter of tremendous growth,” said WME Sports co-heads Karen Brodkin and Josh Pyatt in a statement.

Over his career, Duffy has represented 30 NBA Draft lottery picks,
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