Report: Teams think Mario Hezonja is 'trying to pull a Kobe' to get to Pistons
Mario Hezonja's camp is reportedly not being cooperative with teams outside of Detroit.
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Rival teams think that Mario Hezonja's camp is trying to steer him to the Detroit Pistons, according to Draft Express' Jonathan Givony:
Some teams expressing frustration with lack of info coming from Hezonja's camp. Feel they are "trying to pull a Kobe, to get him to Detroit"
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) June 25, 2015
With that said, I don't really see a scenario where Hezonja falls to 8. Detroit will have to move up to get him. 4-5-6-7 all really like him
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) June 25, 2015
This is where we remember that Arn Tellem was/is Hezonja's agent. Tellem has been named the vice chairman of Palace Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Pistons. He officially starts his new job on Aug. 3, so this is sort of a transition period as he leaves Wasserman Media Group.
This all sounds a little shady, but Hezonja's agency doesn't have to tell teams what they don't want to tell them. There's no rule saying prospects need to do interviews with everybody who asks. This sort of thing happens often; it just isn't accompanied by an agent-to-executive storyline. In Hezonja's case, he's so talented that it's unlikely he'll be there for the Pistons regardless. It's hard to pull a Kobe these days.
