Words to
Negotiate By
by Mark Termini
Get the axioms, proverbs and collected wisdom from a lifetime operating in the complex worlds of business and sports . . . compiled and written by the multibillion-dollar sports attorney and agent.
What People Are Saying
“Termini is one of the most intriguing, fascinating people in the NBA that the average fan doesn’t know about.”
– Brian Windhorst


Mark Termini Interviewed on Brian Windhorst Podcast - ESPN
FASCINATING #HoopCollective podcast interview between @WindhorstESPN and iconic #NBA player agent Mark Termini, who’s promoting the book featured below here. Termini regaled Windy with stories and anecdotes that date back to the 1980s. Great stuff! 🏀💰🎙#WordsToNegotiateBy pic.twitter.com/TPNOj2rewB
— Jay Clemons (@ByJayClemons) August 11, 2023
Recommending @WindhorstESPN ‘s newest pod with sports agent Mark Termini , who is responsible for nearly every frustrating player contract holdout of recent memory (Ben Simmons, Tristan Thompson, etc).
— NY Sports n’ Analytics (@SportsnData) August 13, 2023
Interesting approach to MAXIMIZE PLAYER CONTRACT DOLLAR VALUES
“Termini became known as ‘the secret weapon behind LeBron James’”
– Crain’s Cleveland Business


After 30 successful years as a sports attorney and agent — a stretch where he negotiated more than $2 billion in professional sports contracts, earned the respect (and the ire) of dozens of NBA owners and GMs and became known as “the secret weapon behind LeBron James” — Cleveland native Mark Termini took the next logical step in his career…
Words to Negotiate By Named Top Sports Book of 2023
The former Case Western Reserve University basketball star and Northeast Ohio sports agent and lawyer has culled quotes intended not only for sports but for life and business.…