From 1997 to 2004, D’Alessandro worked for Professional Management Associates, a Washington, DC–based sports agency, where he represented NBA and international basketball players.
In 2010, D’Alessandro was recruited away by the newly hired GM of the Denver Nuggets, Masai Ujiri, to work for him as his advisor.
After Ujiri left for the Toronto Raptors, D’Alessandro was initially seen as the front runner for the general manager position of the Nuggets.
[8] D’Alessandro had a chance to return to his alma mater, St. John's, as athletic director, but chose to stay in the NBA.
“That’s why I say Pete is the most valuable player of the bubble for the Orlando Magic,” said Jeff Weltman, the team's president of basketball operations.