The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is back in the ACC Championship game, facing a familiar foe in Duke (the team we covered just yesterday). I will certainly be switching over to that game when there are breaks in the Florida Gators vs. Kentucky Wildcats match-up for the SEC Championship. Much like Duke, North…
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Mar
13
Agent Selection Scenarios: North Carolina Basketball
Mar
12
Agent Selection Scenarios: Duke Basketball
Duke is always a lock to make the NCAA Tournament and usually a good team to pick making the Final Four in your office pool. The school also churns out plenty of talented players who have long, successful careers in the NBA. Here are some names of Duke alumni who have played professionally, along with…
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Mar
02
Wasserman Media Group To Acquire SFX Golf
Earlier this week, a good friend in the golf industry tipped me off to a deal between Wasserman Media Group (WMG) and SFX Golf, which would make SFX Golf a part of WMG’s Golf Division. Furthermore, my source tells me that it is likely that Jay Danzi, Director, Golf Division at Wasserman Media Group, will not…
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Jan
24
On To The Next One: Wilson Chandler
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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Nov
08
Aaron Goodwin Plans To File Complaint Against Arn Tellem
I am not sure how this originally got past my radar, but over the weekend, I read for the first time that Aaron Goodwin plans to file a formal complaint (if he has not already), with the NBA Players Association, against Arn Tellem. The complaint will be based on Al Horford’s switch from Goodwin to…
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Aug
11
On To The Next One: Al Horford
Often times during my free time, I enjoy playing a little NBA 2K10 on my Xbox 360. I actually have a franchise with the Atlanta Hawks and Al Horford is my star center! So, in a cheesy sort of way, this news really hits home for me. Yesterday, Liz Mullen from the Sports Business Journal…
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Aug
06
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (8/6/2010)
It’s about time we give a big old SHALOM to Amar’e Stoudemire. The man is enjoying his time in Israel and really embracing the culture, after finding out that his mother is Jewish. Shabbat at my apartment next time you are down in South Florida. Check out the video at the end of this post…
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Jul
01
It’s July 1st, Do You Know Where Your Favorite NBA Free Agent Is?
It’s July 1st. Basketball junkies have been waiting for this day for quite some time. Their favorite teams can start talking to LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh…for the past year, we have been doing all the talking for those teams. Those three players are getting the most hype out of this ridiculous class of…
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May
20
Should A Sports Agency CEO Be Social Networking?
I have talked about how out of the few agents who actually have a social media presence, many need to learn how to properly use the networks, not only for damage control, but also because building a strong fan/follower/friend base can lead to more money for the agents and their clients. In reality, many athlete…
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May
17
State Of The Sports Agent Industry
It was not all that long ago that IMG was known for its Client Management division, which included many talented athletes not named Tiger Woods. Jonathan Blue was focused on investing in non-sports businesses and Creative Artists Agency (CAA) was known as one of the best Entertainment agencies in the world. Today, IMG only manages…
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