Gooden selects agent

Former Kansas University basketball forward Drew Gooden has chosen BDA Sports Management of Venice, Calif., to represent him in future NBA contract negotiations and commercial ventures.

Gooden’s agent will be Calvin Andrews, who served as Gooden’s AAU coach. Bill Sanders is his marketing director.

Gooden, 6-foot-10 from Richmond, Calif., has been projected to go anywhere from No. 3 to 6 in the June draft. The Chicago Tribune has him going third to Golden State, while CNN-SI has him sixth to Cleveland.

ESPN’s Andy Katz says Golden State will take Gooden at No. 3 overall.

“This is a tough call for the Warriors,” he said. “They could go with Mike Dunleavy or Chris Wilcox, but the early favorite might be Drew Gooden. He would be the local favorite after growing up in the Bay Area. Gooden would add to a developing team that keeps getting younger, but desperately could use another scorer.”