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On To The Next One: Jamal Crawford

Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports Management has represented some of the best players in basketball.  At one point in time, he represented Rodney Stuckey, LeBron James, Al Horford, and Dwight Howard.  They all currently have different agents representing them.  Now add Jamal Crawford to that list. Jamal Crawford has terminated his relationship with Goodwin Sports Management in an offseason […]

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With Patty Mills Signed, Will Andrew Bogut Follow To The NBL?

With the NBA still no closer to a resolution over the lockout, many players are upping their interest in playing overseas.  First off, it was the fringe players who sought out deals, realizing that their playing career in the NBA would be most hurt  by the stoppage. Noting this, recently re-signed Portland Trailblazers guard Patty […]

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On To The Next One: Kenyon Martin

Yesterday, Benjamin Hochman of The Denver Post reported that Kenyon Martin has finally chosen a new agent after parting ways with his former long-time agent Brian Dyke back in August 2011.  Martin had fired Dyke prior to Dyke being able to negotiate a new contract for Martin, which many believe will be the most valuable contract of […]

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Wilson Chandler Signs Deal In China

On August 30, 2011, J.A. Adande of ESPN.com reported that Wilson Chandler stated he has signed a contract to play for Zhejiang Guangsha, which plays its games in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).  There are two reasons why I find Chandler’s move to the CBA and the article itself to be of importance to Sports Agent […]

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On To The Next One: Carl Landry

Carl Landry of the New Orleans Hornets was formerly represented by Andrew “Buddy” Baker.  Baker had represented Landry for over four years, including the period leading up to Landry’s selection as the 1st pick of the 2nd round by the Seattle Sonics (now the Oklahoma City Thunder) in 2007.  Landry was immediately traded to the […]

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Cross China Off Carmelo’s And CP3’s List

The news that the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) will prevent NBA players current under contract from playing in its league was not talked about much in sports business circles; however, it has a great impact on top tier NBA players and their agents.  Before the CBA locked these NBA players out of its league, superstars […]

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Dominique Jones Hires KSMG For Marketing

On August 19, 2011,  Kaufmann Sports Management Group, LLC (KSMG) announced (via its Facebook page) that it had signed Dallas Mavericks Guard Dominique Jones as a client.  He has become KSMG’s first basketball client.  Jones will be represented by KSMG for marketing purposes, while he will continue to be represented by Mike Hodges for team contracts.  Hodges has […]

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On To The Next One: Royal Ivey

Jorge Sierra at HoopsHype broke the following agent change via Twitter: [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/hoopshype/status/104460217470812161″] As stated by Sierra, Royal Ivey’s switch of representation from Keith Glass to Jim Tanner, leaves Glass with no remaining NBA clients.  Tanner, however, represents Ray Allen, Tim Duncan, Hedo Turkoglu, Shane Battier, amongst others.  He is the head of the basketball division at law […]

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NBA Rookie Transition Program Postponed

While powerful NBA agents are lobbying National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Executive Director Billy Hunter to decertify the union, team owners are busy plotting their next moves (or lack thereof).  Negotiations between players and owners have been, and will continue to be, very slow moving.  In the meantime, NBA-related events and opportunities will be cancelled.  Eventually it […]

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On To The Next One: Ryan Torain

The 6’1, 212 lbs. running back from Arizona State named Ryan Torain is one of those players who was not necessarily expected to be a starter at any point of his professional career.  He was drafted in the 5th round of the 2008 NFL Draft (#148 overall) by the Denver Broncos, and surprisingly had a chance […]