Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Darren Heitner — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:32:16 +0000

Shabbat Shalom! Rosh Hashanah is right around the corner, followed by Yom Kippur. Nothing like looking forward to a day of no eating and drinking. How about Oregon State last night? Looking good for the Gators. Hopefully they aren’t too busy thing about LSU in two weeks and instead, make sure to blow out Ole Miss tomorrow. I had a return to my undergrad days of glory last night…rough night indeed. I don’t think you can ever get too old to enjoy a fraternity crush party. I have been receiving a lot of calls and emails from sports management students in need of interviewing an agent. Keep them coming, I am more than happy to help out. Here are some stories that I did not cover this week:

Football

From $20k per year to $2 mil per year…quite a jump…especially when Starter is the endorser [Cowboys QB Tony Romo signs apparel endorsement deal].
Name that sticks out to me: Alex Smith [NFL - Highest Player Salary Cap Numbers For 2008 Season - Top 25].
Gain an endorsement and get to call yourself Chief Mayhem Officer at the same time? Win-win situation [T.O. Is Chief Mayhem Officer].

Basketball

A new Carnival of the NBA has been released. Our story on Joel Bell and Michael Beasley is included [Carnival #60: The Brotherhood of the Traveling Blogs].
A former Gator gets his contribution on [Gift from NBA's Mike Miller makes magazine list].
Good times to represent a point guard [Points Made: Point Guards Today Can Dish and Swish].

Olympics

Speedo took down a giant [Nike Pulls Out of Olympic Swimwear Battle].

Soccer

An interview with our boy, Max Eppel [Agent Talks Soccer In America].

Baseball

My hometown’s fans really need to start showing some support [Marlins rank last in attendance … again].
You think the Marlins have anything to do with this? [MLB Will Pull in $6.4 Billion in 2008]

Joel Bell Got Rung

Darren Heitner — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:00:19 +0000

Mid-day yesterday, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports broke the news that Michael Beasley dropped his agent, Joel Bell, and his advisor, D.C. Assault director Curtis Malone. Talk about some fun distractions for a rookie with a somewhat muddy past that should be focusing on meshing with his new teammates and learning how to play at the next level on a rebuilding squad. The Heat just finished hearing that their rookie point guard, Mario Chalmers, was thrown out of the NBA’s mandatory rookie transition program. Now the #2 overall pick is in the midst of choosing a new agent to handle what should be a shining career.

Besides worrying about the state of the Miami Heat, what will this move mean for the future of Joel Bell and Bell Management International? Beasley was definitely the staple of Bell’s client list, although he does have solid clients in guys like Jamario Moon and Steve Blake. But this year has definitely been a huge setback for Bell. Not only has he lost Beasley, after definitely putting a lot of time and money into the former Kansas State stud, but he also witnessed his other drafted client, DeAndre Jordan, drop him for WMG after Jordan was selected in the second round. Jordan was definitely disappointed at the position he was drafted, and Beasley seems to have been upset with Bell’s success in landing him strong endorsements (I am sure the shoe deal is a major part of that).

Wojnarowski hypothesizes that Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports Management has the best shot at landing Beasley. A lineup that includes Kevin Durant, Al Horford, and Michael Beasley looks pretty sexy.

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Joel Bell Got Rung