Project Name: Basketball Brand Partnership Contact List Verified Leads, 200+ Contacts

I need a researcher to curate a highly targeted list of partnership contacts for my sports-creator brand. The focus is strictly basketball every lead must be relevant to that niche.

Scope:
- Platforms: LinkedIn (Sales Navigator or similar) for profile discovery, paired with reliable email verification tools (Hunter, Apollo, NeverBounce, or similar)
- Geography: worldwide — what matters is decision-making authority and brand fit

Who you'll be finding:
- Professional basketball teams (front-office staff handling sponsorships or community outreach)
- Equipment manufacturers
- Companies aligned with basketball culture: apparel, gaming, technology, footwear, supplements, and beverage brands

Deliverables:
1. Spreadsheet (Google Sheets or Excel) containing:
- First & last name
- Role / title
- Company
- LinkedIn profile URL
- Verified work email (zero-bounce or similar status)
- Country / city
2. Brief notes column explaining why each contact is a suitable partnership fit

**Acceptance criteria:**
- Minimum 95% email deliverability score
- No generic info@ or sales@ addresses
- At least 200 unique contacts to start; a 20-row sample will be reviewed before scaling

Turnaround:
- Initial sample within 48 hours
- Full list within 5 days of sample approval

To apply, let me know:
- Any clarifying questions
- Which tools you plan to use for sourcing and verification

Since this scope is now basketball-specific rather than the original 7-vertical structure, I should rebuild the spreadsheet. Each list separate for Pro Teams, Equipment Manufacturers, Apparel, Gaming, Technology, Footwear, Supplements, and Beverage, in United States