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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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 […]
I would have spread each topic into its own post, but I have been busy all day and just got around to reading all of the relevant sports agent news for the day. In the interest of time, I will post in the Darren Rovell form, and give you different stories in one jumble of […]
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Rookiepedia NBA
Wikis and blogs. The world cannot get enough of them now-a-days. Every day, there is a new blog about some obscure topic that sprouts up, and you will probably read it (if you read this mess, you’ll probably read anything). Wikis are growing at an increasing pace as well. I am in the process of […]
I have been back in the United States for only a day, most of which has been spent catching up on sleep and working on a few jobs, and already I am exhausted of hearing about who the Portland Trailblazers will select with the 1st overall pick. With that being said, Chris still did an […]
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Portland number 1
Well the NBA draft lottery is done for another season. I’m a little out of my depth here, but feel that in Darren’s absence I should have a crack at this story. Portland who, at only a 5.3% of getting the first pick are well, getting the first pick of the 2007 NBA draft. The […]
The NBA Draft is quickly approaching (June 28th), and this is the prime time for players who have entered their name into the pool of possible selections to select an agent. Players who are just testing the waters, are putting their name out there without taking on any representation. A player that is testing the […]
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Conley Sr. Joins BDA Sports
Today I got an e-mail from a loyal reader of I Want to be a Sports Agent with this particular inquiry: “I was wondering if you by chance knew how I could get Mike Conley’s e mail or phone number. My athletic trainer recently told me he was starting MAC sports in Chicago.” Everyone in […]
Peter Waldman’s report today in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) about the bitter relationship between Don Nelson, coach of the Golden St. Warriors, and his former boss and current owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, underscores the importance of contract law as it pertains to professional sports. Per the subject of numerous reports, […]
When should you declare for the NBA draft? What pick do NBA execs believe you will be? Who should you hire to help train you for pre-draft workouts/the pre-draft camp? Who will hype up your value while you focus on becoming a better player? John Givony of DraftExpress.com is correct; when tackling the decision to […]