Adam Patonay is a FIBA and WNBA-licensed basketball agent and Director of International Basketball and Women\u2019s Sports at The Team (formerly Wasserman).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
With 20 years of experience in the basketball industry, he represents both Hungarian and international players in domestic leagues, across the global basketball market, and in the WNBA. He joined Wasserman 10 years ago, an agency that Forbes ranked as the second most valuable sports agency in the world in 2025. The company\u2019s former owner currently serves as Chairman of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Following the sale of the agency, the company continued its operations under the name The Team from 2026, maintaining the same business structure and organizational framework.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Adam\u2019s father is a coach who has been inducted into the Hungarian Basketball Hall of Fame. Growing up in a basketball family, Adam was exposed to the game and the business surrounding it from an early age, learning to view the sport simultaneously from the perspectives of players, coaches, and executives. Following the 2025 WNBA Draft, Sports Business Journal mentioned Adam as the agent representing Sonia Citron and Sarah Ashlee Barker, who were selected fourth and ninth overall, respectively, in the first round. However, Adam considers his work managing the career of Dorka Juh\u00e1sz \u2014 Hungary\u2019s only current WNBA player and a EuroLeague MVP \u2014 among the most significant achievements of his career.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":4789,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-4788","eloado","type-eloado","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n