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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (5/14/2010)

Darren Heitner — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:00:55 +0000

In two hours, I will be on stage at the O’Connell Center (where UF plays its basketball games), officially graduating from University of Florida’s Levin College of Law. The whole family is in town, which is nice (but rare). On Monday, I begin studying for the Florida Bar. As I have mentioned before, other than being a student of Sports Law, I have really enjoyed reading up on Intellectual Property issues. Here’s one that might be interesting for those of you who share a liking of IP Law. Dynasty is representing some new players in basketball, including a few that are coming off tremendous seasons overseas and in college. And the baseball draft is less than a month away. Here are some stories I missed over the past week:

Baseball

150km-per-hour fastballs – someone do the math [17-year-old pitcher signs with Scott Boras].

Basketball

Agree with the six players listed who truly deserve max contracts ["Max" player an overused term in the NBA].
Bartelstein and co. had quite a Monday [Getting the job done].

Football

This looks like Moneyball in football [Is it Time to Abolish the NFL Combine?].
Don’t make it in the NFL? Like Australia? [Agent hunts for great American hope]

Sports Business

And an easy way to get someone drunk.. [How To Announce A Sponsorship Deal—The Right Way].
Former sports agent Jim Neader assembled the board [St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster forms new Sports Alliance to help market city].

Sports Law

Some good stuff about how an athlete’s attorney, agent, and PR people work together [Ask the Expert: Sports Attorney Jay Reisinger].

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (6/26/09)

Darren Heitner — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:00:02 +0000

The New York Yankees love the Jews. I am down in South Florida for the weekend. It is nice to see part of my family…a five hour drive is not the worst thing in the world. I am turning in a paper for my Business Organizations class on Monday. The topic: Duties of Sports Agents to Athletes and Statutory Regulation Thereof. Lots of SPARTA and UAAA discussion involved. I will post the paper online sometime in the near future. Our young baseball players have started short season ball, and some of our more experienced guys continue to perform well. We are still advising some players who were drafted. Time to enjoy my family and dog, Mushu. Here are some stories I missed over the past week:

Sports Agents

Past SportsAgentBlog.com interviewee, Mark Steinberg, chats with Darren Rovell about representing Tiger Woods [The Man Behind Tiger Woods].
An interview with the agent of Maurice Jones-Drew and Matt Forte [Meet Sports Agent, Rob London].
What it’s like to manage Kenyan runners [Kenyan runners' second home: Norristown].
A UF Law grad making big moves [Lawyer, agent, world traveler].
The anti-agent agent? [Bridgeton native Andre Buck bringing undervalued talent to light as rising basketball agent]

Baseball

Moneyball will not be turned into a movie…yet [Sony scraps Soderbergh's 'Moneyball'].
I guess I am in the minority, because I say no [Does Don Fehr Get An *?].

Basketball

Time for agents to get creative. How about some type of running royalties deal with a minimum attached instead of the normal large up-front payment? [Bad Year For NBA Draft Pick Shoe Deals]

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Michael Inoa Slaughters International Signing Bonus Record

Darren Heitner — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:22:37 +0000

Would you pay $4.25 million for a 6’7 205 lbs 16-year old pitcher who can throw 95 mph? I would strongly consider purchasing the kid so that I could show him around to my friends and instantly become the coolest cat on the block. But on a serious note, $4.25 million is a serious amount of money for any team to pay a youngster that can only be considered a project. Out of all teams, the last one that I would have ever predicted to shell out this kind of money is the Oakland Athletics. Predictions mean nothing.

The international signing period opens tomorrow, but teams not named the Oakland As ought not to bother trying to woo Michael Inoa and his agent, Adam Katz of WMG. You thought that WMG was just a powerhouse in the world of basketball? Think again. Katz has already verbally agreed to a deal with Billy Beane and the As for his client, which includes a $4.25 million signing bonus. Sorry, Yankees, but the guy known for his Moneyball tactics beat you in one of his rare money-spending moves.

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Darren Heitner — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:03:20 +0000

Another busy week of summer has blown by, which means that it is getting closer and closer to my return to lovely Gainesville, Florida. Nothing against the town that UF sits in, but I am getting quite comfortable with spending much of each day down here in South Florida working on Dynasty and this blog. The future looks bright; I just wish it would get here already without me having to age another two years. Anyway, I am happy with the way that my hometown Heat did in the draft last night. And tomorrow should be exciting, as I will be heading to the Gator Greats Alumni Basketball Game being held at Florida Atlantic University. Hanging out with Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer, and Udonis Haslem is never a bad thing. Here are some stories I failed to cover over the past week:

Sports Agents

Formation Group is trying to take a page out of IMG, Octagon, and WMG’s book [New football trend: players to lend their wages back to clubs].
Hawaii agents take notice! [Hawaii Athlete Agent Law Takes Effect July 1]

Baseball

Interesting read on what has happened to some of the cast of Moneyball [Where Are They Now? Moneyball].

Basketball

Was death of Len Bias an indictment of an entire system rife with hypocrisy, or merely a poor decision by a young man who should have known better? Read this! [The Day Innocence Died - E-Ticket]
Sonny Vaccaro vs. the NCAA. My money is on Sonny (enjoy the rhyme?) [The New Republic Profiles Sonny Vaccaro].

Football

When you win the Super Bowl, even the right-guards get paid a healthy salary [Snee signs $43.5M deal as Giants keep young offensive line together].
Will a threatened action by Congress make the NFL and NFLPA start caring more about their retired players? [Congress invokes antitrust].
Roger Goodell is not fond of Jake Long’s contract [Goodell on rookie pay: 'There's something wrong'].

Hockey

NHL Salary Cap will be $56.7 million for the 2008-09 season. Teams must spend at least $40.7 million on their players, though [NHL salary cap set for 2008-09 season].

Golf

Win a tournament, think your on top of the world, and move from a small agency to a behemoth [Anthony Kim lands with IMG].
NY based model and talent agency, Wilhelmina, will market 7 of the finest LPGA golfers as the W7. Check out one of the girls who make up the 7 below.

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Darren Heitner — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:00:34 +0000

Only one day and six rounds done with the MLB Amateur Draft…and I am already winded. Day two is today, which contains 44 more rounds. Time to get prepped. I leave you with some good links that I did not cover over the past week:

SBJ loves itself some Octagon [Octagon Named 'Sports Agency of the Year' by Sports Business Journal].
Busy week for D-Mac…he was out house hunting while his agent secured him $26 million guaranteed [McFadden agrees to six-year, $60 million deal with Raiders].
Seems like the Cowboys got T.O. at a bargain price [Cowboys give Owens new 4-year, $34 million deal].
The Bengals locked up a rare diamond in their large rough [Big deal for Big Willie means more than big money].
WMG’s 2008 NBA roster is starting to look straight-up scary [Augustin hires agent].
O.J. Mayo expected to sign with Leon Rose next week [Word on the Street: Workouts, Trade Rumors Heat Up].
Kevin Love is already thinking 401(k)s [The Love of Money].
Tiger Woods is really, really, really wealthy [SI.com - The Fortunate 50].
She’s hot, and her wrist is now icy [Ivanovic Signs With Rolex].
It’s too bad I don’t own Deadspin.com [Top 50 Most Valuable Sports Social Networks According to dnScoop].
Paul DePodesta has a blog…if you read Moneyball, you know exactly who I am talking about [It Might Be Dangerous... You Go First].

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