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Carnival of the NBA #47

A new edition of Carnival of the NBA is out. It is Carnival #47 and is hosted by GiveMeTheRock.com [Carnival of the NBA #47]. I Want to be a Sports Agent made it into the carnival with 2 posts: [What Would Ari Do?] and [Kevin Durant Is In Safe Hands]. The host of the Carnival […]

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Dissecting Jerry Maguire’s Mission Statement – Part 2

I will break down the entire document over the course of this week, leaving you with a couple of highlights every day. I have broken the Mission Statement into 5 sections (based on its length). If you would like to skip this segment and just read the whole document, you may do so by clicking […]

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Garnett leaves Minnesota playoff woes behind for Boston

According to the Associated Press, the Minnesota Timberwolves have reportedly agreed in principal to a trade that will send All-Star forward Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics in exchange for several players. The Celtics are set to send Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Theo Ratliff, Ryan Gomes, Sebastian Telfair, and at least one first-round draft pick […]

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Dissecting Jerry Maguire’s Mission Statement – Part 1

I will bet that at least 95% of people who have come across this blog have seen the movie Jerry Maguire at least once in their lives. In fact, if you have basic cable, you have probably realized that it is on TV every other day. The movie has made many people in my generation […]

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Nightmare Clients of the Week

Nightmare Clients for the Week of July 22nd-July 29th

1. Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon avoided a drunken driving charge and instead has been charged with a lesser offense of negligent driving in the first degree. A spokesman for the King County prosecutor said Wednesday that the lesser charge came because Moon, inducted to the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, last summer, […]

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Sports Agents

Tom Condon Is A Kansas City Star

Over a year ago, I did an Agent Spotlight on Tom Condon, highlighting his move from IMG to CAA and noting that he may be one of the strongest and most progressive agents in the industry [Agent Spotlight: Tom Condon]. As the media continues to highlight agents more and more by the day, Condon has […]

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NBA Agent Bill Kent Spilling His Guts

I was shocked to see a guest blogging appearance over at Sports Business Radio Blog today.  It is usually Brian Berger talking about issues from a Public Relations point of view.  Anyway, he had NBPA agent Bill Kent (Sports Management Worldwide Director of Basketball) on the site, giving a little information to the common sports […]

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Matt Leinart: Who’s Your Daddy?

For a sports agent blog, we sure do cover Matt Leinart quite a bit. Let’s do a quick recap… April 26, 2007: I reported that Leinart cut his marketing ties with Creative Artists Agency after only one year of representation [Cross CAA Off Of Leinart’s List Of Friends]. May 4, 2007: News comes out that […]

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Joe Thomas Can Now Take A Break From Fishing

Left tackle and 3rd overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, Joe Thomas, officially signed with the Cleveland Browns yesterday along with Eric Wright (their 2nd round pick).  The full terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed, but he will receive a 6-year deal with $23 million guaranteed.  The first drill of training […]

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What Would Ari Do?

What would Ari do? According to the latest news, 6-11, 19-year old Yi Jianlian still has no plans to play for the Milwaukee Bucks, despite the fact that Former China national team coach Qian Chenghai supports Yi’s playing with Milwaukee, and that most objective observers and league-pundits feel that, from a pure basketball standpoint, the […]