Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
On September 16, 2011, I wrote that Jamal Crawford was on to the next one after he officially terminated Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports Management as his representative. Crawford had not given any indication as to who would become his next agent of record. According to the NY Daily News, Crawford has finally made a decision, opting to sign with…
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An agent makes up only one part of what should be a comprehensive athlete business team. There may be many other components to that team, including public relations specialists, accountants, and financial advisors. Recently, my friend Jared Zwerling of ESPN.com interviewed Mark Doman, who is the financial advisor for Landry Fields of the New York Knicks. Doman…
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New York Knicks fans; be careful what you wish for. The past 48 hours in the NBA have been dominated by the Carmelo Anthony trade to the New York Knicks, and rightfully so. Despite all the Knicks gave up, this move HAD to be made and was a no-brainer for a playoff starved Knicks franchise.…
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Wilson Chandler, the 3rd year New York Knicks forward from DePaul University, has made a switch of representation. He was formerly represented by Chris Luchey of CGL Sports. I’m still a big fan of Luchey’s website – at least it is different than the run of the mill sports agency webpage. Prior to starting up…
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For the fourth straight year, we are honored to be involved with a group of the web’s best blogs in a venture to provide previews for each NBA team. As is the norm, I will be covering the Miami Heat. Besides posting the Heat preview, I will be linking to the other sites that are…
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Isaac Schamis is a new contributor to SportsAgentBlog.com. He has been putting up some great posts as of late. Be sure to leave him some comments on his material. If he doesn’t respond, I will be sure to bug him. Even prior to the official start of the 2010 NBA free agency period, there was…
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Are you surprised that both of the teams that look like they will be playing each other in the NBA finals are at numbers 1 and 3 on the NBA team payroll list? The Los Angeles Lakers top the list with a payroll of $91.4 million while the Boston Celtics paid their players $86.5 million this…
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The NBA Free Agent Class of 2010 has been highly coveted for the past couple of years. With names like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, NBA teams have been itching at the chance to dump salary and pursue big impact players. However, the NBA plans to cut the salary cap for the 2010-2011…
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On December 28th, New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson was fined $25,000 for publicly demanding a trade. NBA policy does not allow players to make trade demands through the media. The NBA considers actions like this “detrimental to the NBA.” However, Robinson never made the demand himself. In fact, it is his desire to remain…
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According to ESPN.com, it seems as if Allen Iverson’s chances of making a difference in this year’s NBA season are dwindling even further than they had already. The New York Knicks announced this morning that they will not be signing the 10-time all star. The former MVP and scoring champion was waived on Tuesday after…
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