Comments on: What Would Ari Do?

By: SportsAgentBlog.com - I Want to be a Sports Agent » Blog Archive » Where In The World Is Anderson Varejao?

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:21:39 +0000

[...] to go to an arbitrator, even though he does not want to deal directly with Varejao’s agent, Dan Fegen. Fegen has even endorsed the involvement of an [...]

By: I Want to be a Sports Agent » Blog Archive » Yi Jianlian Is Looking Good And Good Looking

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:50:43 +0000

[...] So it looks like WMA has secured a spot on Yi’s roster of agents. WMA will control all of Yi’s “off the court” deals and Dan Fegen will handle his contractual negotiations with NBA teams. The interesting point is that WMA does not seem concerned in the slightest about Yi playing in Milwaukee (instead of a larger American market). Contrast that to how Dan Fegen felt right after his client was picked by the Bucks [What Would Ari Do?]. [...]

By: The Spin

The Spin — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:46:12 +0000

If Yi sat out an entire year, he would never live up the hype surrounding him the next year. He would have an entire year of hype around him. Only LeBron was able to pull it off.
Check me Yi article at http://www.clutch3.com

By: I Want to be a Sports Agent » Blog Archive » Carnival of the NBA #47

I Want to be a Sports Agent » Blog Archive » Carnival of the NBA #47 — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:46:28 +0000

[...] Want to be a Sports Agent made it into the carnival with 2 posts: [What Would Ari Do?] and [Kevin Durant Is In Safe [...]

By: Give Me The Rock » Carnival of the NBA #47

Give Me The Rock » Carnival of the NBA #47 — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:34:45 +0000

[...] Shackman and Darren Heitner and a bunch of other guys do. In their submissions, they talk about what to do with Yi Jianlian now and Kevin Durant’s shoe deal with Nike, which is evidently the second largest endorsement [...]

By: zak

zak — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:57:02 +0000

I agree with Austin. It is going to be hard enough for Yi’s firm to generate huge marketing deals for the “next Yao Ming”. But Americans were skeptical of him even before Yi got drafted, and now that he is holding out and showing that he cares more about himself than the team, his stock is plummeting. No company wants anything to do with this player right now. He needs to get to camp, say all the right things, and actually prove that he was even worth the lottery pick. This was the best draft in recent memory and there will be a lot of guys still playing in 8 years from now, will Yi be one of them? I personally think he is a 7 foot shooting guard and needs to learn to play like a big man. The Bucks only made this pick for the extra fans they would get in China, since they already have VIllanueva at the 3 and Redd at the 2. Theres no way Yi could play the 4. he would get owned in the east, which is considerably worse than the west. Ari needs to get in control here.

By: Austin

Austin — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:31:23 +0000

Dan Fegan should do what is in the best interest of his client, Yi. This should always be the case and its no different here. Milwaukee provides Yi with a win-win situation. He can learn from Bogut and Villaneuva much like last years #1 pick Barganani did from Chris Bosh, as well as not have all the media scrutiny of a big market like LA or NY watching his every move. If Yi performs to his immense potential then marketing dollars will come and Yi, Fegan and Assoc. and his chinese team can cash in. Playing well cures all ills.

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:58:57 +0000

Oh so nice to have you back contributing.