While the young NBA offseason has been making most of the headlines in the sports world this week, in NFL news, agents Pat Dye Jr. and Jimmy Sexton are dealing with a lawsuit surrounding the stealing of clients. Dye and Sexton were partners at SportsTrust Advisors until Sexton decided to break off and join CAA […]
Powerhouse agency Wasserman announced today that Rafa Nieves has been hired Vice President of Baseball. Nieves came to the United States from Venezuela at the age of 16 to become a professional baseball player after being signed by the Detroit Tigers. He played within the Tigers and New York Yankees organization before transitioning to the […]
Jim Tanner is a veteran of the NBA sports agent industry so it’s no surprise to see his company, Tandem Sports & Entertainment, with an impressive list of draft prospects approaching the 2017 NBA Draft. Justin Jackson, the star forward from North Carolina, headlines the class. DraftExpress ranks Jackson as the 13th best overall prospect […]
Earlier today in Los Angeles, a JAMS arbitrator denied a request for a preliminary injunction filed by Independent Sports and Entertainment (ISE) against their former employee, Dan Fegan. The ruling is a small victory for Fegan during his highly publicized legal battle with ISE. Fegan commented on the ruling stating “I am obviously pleased with the arbitrator’s ruling […]
Roc Nation Sports has signed three players for the 2017 NBA Draft. Villanova guard Josh Hart, Florida State guard/forward Dwayne Bacon, and Oregon forward Chris Boucher have all turned to the Roc for representation. Joe Branch will represent Josh Hart, Roger Montgomery will represent Bacon and Sam Permut will represent Boucher. Josh Hart played all four seasons at […]
Here are some quick notes on how certain sports agencies fared through the first two rounds of the 2017 NFL Draft: Creative Artists Agency (CAA) dominated the first round. In total, CAA had nine clients off the board in the first, with six of them being taken within the top twenty, five of them within the […]
Top 5 Agencies of the 2017 NFL Draft CAA Athletes First Lagardere Sports SportStars Rep 1 Sports Highlights CAA once again dominated the NFL Draft with 23 clients getting drafted, the most of any agency for the second year in a row. CAA had 13 players selected in the first two rounds including 9 going […]
Orlando Magic shooting guard Marcus Georges-Hunt has signed with Pensack Sports Management Group. He was previously playing without representation. After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft out of Georgia Tech, the 6-foot-6 Georges-Hunt played for the Brooklyn Nets in the 2016 NBA Summer League. Prior to the start of the 2016-17 NBA Draft, he […]
A grievance filed by a couple of Contract Advisors against New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins has been settled for an undisclosed sum of money. The grievance, filed by agents Malik Shareef and Rodney Thomas with the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) per the guidelines provided by the NFLPA’s Regulations Governing Contract Advisors, sought quantum meruit relief […]
Roughly one year ago, Contract Advisor Tory Dandy went from working for Independent Sports and Entertainment to Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Dandy, a thirteen year NFL agent, represents the likes of Buffalo Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins and Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson, amongst others. We checked in with Dandy for an update on his […]