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On To The Next One: Nerlens Noel

Chris Gaston of Family First Sports (FFS) has just added another key member to their basketball roster: New York Knicks power forward, Nerlens Noel. Noel, 26, is currently on a one-year/$5 million contract before becoming an unrestricted free agent this offseason. Noel was spotlighted last year for his average of 1.5 blocks and 4.9 blocks […]

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Octagon Names New Co-Managing Director of Basketball

In 2015, I attended the “Sports Agent School” conference in Chicago, Illinois, which was a behind-the-scenes look at the NBA sports agent industry. The conference, hosted by ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla, featured a handful of former and current NBA agents and executives as panelists. One of them was Giannis Antetokounmpo’s agent. What stuck with me, among […]

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Trae Young and Adidas Agree to Signature Shoe Deal

Last week on ESPN’s “The Jump”, Atlanta Hawks star, Trae Young, announced his endorsement extension with Adidas, as well as Adidas dropping his signature shoe in the fall of 2021. Young, 22, is set to be the second player from the 2018 NBA Draft to have a signature shoe, joining Dallas Mavericks’ Euro-star, Luka Doncic. […]

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Interview With The Executive: Anthony Fields

Anthony Fields is the Vice President of Basketball Operations at Vanguard Sports Group, a sports agency founded in 2014 by Joby Branion. Fields is a former college point guard who began his college career at Wake Forest University. He transferred from the Demon Deacons and earned a Sports Communication degree at Bradley University and an […]

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2020 NBA Draft By The Numbers: Five Agencies Accounted For 32 Out Of The 60 Picks

BY JOSH GOLDBERG AND IVAN HUDSON Top Agencies of the 2020 NBA Draft Excel Sports – 8  CAA – 7, Priority Sports – 7  Roc Nation – 5, BDA Sports – 5 Wasserman – 4 Octagon – 2, Klutch Sports Group – 2, ISE – 2, Dynasty Sports – 2, Pro Talent – 2, Pensack […]

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Jessica Holtz Expands Role For Clients At CAA

Jessica Holtz has assumed a new role within CAA Sports’ industry-leading Basketball division, in which she will serve as the contract agent for NBA All-Stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Devin Booker, becoming the first-ever female agent to represent two max contract players. Continuing to operate as Co-Head of Basketball, Holtz will manage the off-the-court businesses for […]

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Agents Voice Displeasure With Rich Paul

Anonymous NBA agents have voiced their grievances after fellow agent Rich Paul hosted a pro day for Klutch Sports NBA draft prospects Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Maxey. The pro day was hosted by Paul and nationally televised on ESPN 2 with several Klutch Sports clients in attendance including LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Trae Young, and […]

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Morris Brothers Sign With Wasserman For Representation

Ahead of the 2020 NBA free agency period, Marcus and Markieff Morris — who are both unrestricted free agents — have signed with Wasserman for representation. Chafie Fields will be the lead agent for the Morris brothers.  Marcus signed a one-year, $15-million deal with the New York Knicks during last year’s free agency period and […]

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Kenneth Faried Has Joined BDA Sports International For Representation

In an announcement made Thursday, NBA forward Kenneth Faried has signed with BDA Sports for representation. Faried, 30, spent the last season with Zhejiang Guangsha in the China Basketball Association (CBA) averaging 17 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. He was surprisingly buyout by the organization after seven games. In the 2018-19 season, […]

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On To The Next One: Alec Burks

Current Philadelphia 76ers guard and soon-to-be unrestricted free agent Alec Burks has switched agents from You First Sports to Octagon Basketball. Octagon Basketball represents NBA stars such as Bam Adebayo, Stephen Curry, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The 29-year-old Burks now has the option to choose where he will continue his basketball career. Burks has bounced around […]