I think that Pinli fancies himself a little too smart for an agent. Plus he's heard all the stories about old guys like Burlok that had weirdo new age advisors that did nothing but steal from them, so Pinli is feeling pretty comfortable about the idea of self representation. He may not be able to maximize every dollar and every protection out of a contract he negotiates himself, but at the end of the day who cares about the difference between a $80 million dollar career and an $86 million dollar career? It's still more money than he'll ever need in his life, and at least he won't have the stress of worrying about an agent! That being said Pinli does have an excellent accountant. Not for tax avoidance or anything, just because taxes are scary and he never wants to have to think about them. But now that I think about it an accountant can probably skim money easier than an agent could. Ah shit. Back to the drawing board.