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Marc Cornstein Does Not Feel Any Magic In The Air

Sports blog, SimonOnSports, believes that NBA agent Marc Cornstein must be on crack. It may not be crack, but it must be something. Cornstein, a sports agent at Pinnacle Management, represents 3 players taken in the 2007 NBA Draft: Petteri Koponen, Stanko Barac, and Milovan Rakovic [The 2007 NBA Sports Agent Draft]. None of them […]

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Greg Oden’s First Endorsement Should Be For Hand Sanitizer

Back on May 25th, only one day after I returned from the Holy Land (Israel), I pondered whether the Portland Trail Blazers should select Greg Oden or Kevin Durant based on more than just their playing skills [Who Will Blaze The Trail?]. At the time, I was led to believe that Greg Oden looked older […]

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Family Acting as Agents: It’s just not right!

Watching the NBA draft Thursday made me think of this topic and how wrong it is. An ESPN reporter asked Mike Conley Sr., the agent of Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr, why he is the best choice to be representing both of these future NBA superstars. His answer: “This business is about trust and […]

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The Joys Of Being A Knicks Fan

Guest Contribution by an aspiring agent, and loyal reader of SportsAgentBlog.com, Zak Romanoff: Sitting in the fan section at Madison Square Garden during the draft on Thursday was a great experience.  My friend Frank and I got to see Oden, Durant, and all the other stars walk by us and give high fives to all […]

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The 2007 NBA Sports Agent Draft

Some loyal readers may recall the attempt that I made back on April 28th, when I tried to Live Blog the 2007 NFL Draft, including the agent and company that had signed each player. It went well until about the 17th pick, when it became very hard for me to find out who represented whom. […]

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NBA Draft Day Links

If you want to follow who represents whom, head over to the DraftExpress: 2007 NBA Draft Prospect Agent Listings. Joshua Golka put up a post on his Athlete Agent / Sports Agent Regulation blog about the NBA today [Basketball Agent Info]. It includes links for certification to become a basketball agent (NBPA and FIBA – […]

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NBA Players Philanthropy

Honorable Client of the Week

The media (and this site) does a disservice to athletes. Many media sources only focus on the bad things that players do on a daily basis. This site only highlights players’ wrongs in a wrap-up every Sunday night (does that make us any better?..probably not).  It is hard for this site to mention all of […]

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Bloggers Mock Drafting…This Cannot Be Healthy

I am away in Washington D.C. until Tuesday evening and have not been able to find a lot of time to post much new content. If I find anything of note between now and then I will be sure to share it. You should have your weekly dose of Nightmare Clients of the Week on […]

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Rashard Lewis Can Do Whatever He Wants

You know how Jerry McGuire’s mentor told him that the business is all about personal relationships? I suppose that the personal relationship between Seattle Supersonics forward, Rashard Lewis, and his agent, Tony Dutt, is not very strong anymore. I have such a thought because Tony Dutt cost his client the ability to void the final […]

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Arenas Has No Agent But Wants More Zeros

Gilbert Arenas may have been the first NBA player to have a popular blog, but he is definitely not the first athlete to represent himself in contractual negotiations with professional teams [Daunte Culpepper Needs Our Help]. Just yesterday, I discussed the negatives of being your own agent in contractual matters with the team that may […]