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Four Major Predictions for the NBA 2019/2020 Season

Although it has only been several days since Toronto Raptors were crowned champions, we are already looking forward to the NBA 2019/2020 season. If you are an NBA fan or an agent that is a part of the basketball business, you may be interested in reading predictions related to the upcoming season. Here are some […]

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Lonzo Ball Parts Ways with Agent Harrison Gaines; Lavar Ball Still in Charge

Lonzo Ball and agent Harrison Gaines of SLASH Sports mutually agreed to part ways, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported. While this news arrived amid reports that Lonzo is suing his former financial manager Alan Foster for at least $2 million in damages, Lonzo insisted Gaines had nothing to do with that. “Harrison has always had my […]

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Ja Morant Signs With Agent Jim Tanner and Tandem Sports

Murray State point guard Ja Morant has chosen to be represented by agent Jim Tanner, president of Tandem Sports and Entertainment. Morant just completed an electric sophomore season, averaging an impressive 24.5 points, 10.0 assists and 5.7 rebounds before putting up a triple-double in the first round of the NCAA March Madness Tournament against Marquette. […]

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On To The Next One: Draymond Green Teams Up With Rich Paul

Klutch Sports recently announced the signing of Warriors forward Draymond Green. Green told his former agent, B.J. Armstrong of Wasserman Media Group, he would be changing his representation. Despite his friendship with LeBron James, Green made it clear that James did not recruit him to join Rich Paul and Klutch. “It’s impossible to say LeBron […]

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Women’s History Month 2019 Week 1: Women in Sports Business

March is Women’s History Month and we will highlight women in sports all month. Essence Magazine recently did a feature on 8 Black women and their experiences working in sports. The article consisted of some of the challenges and misconceptions that these women face working for the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB and their advice […]

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GUEST POST: The Trials and Tribulations of the Lake-Show and the NBA Trade Deadline – George Kyriazakos

My how times have changed since July 9, 2019 when Hollywood’s new chosen one, LeBron James appeared to change the NBA landscape upon taking his talents to Los Angeles. At that time, the dawn of a new era appeared to arrive as the newest version of “Showtime” was ready to assembled.  But that was then, and […]

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Interview With The Agent: Rich Gray

Richard Gray is the founder and agent for Gray Area Sports Group. Although only licensed for a year, he has worked in basketball since 2010. He spent two separate stints with Priority Sports & Entertainment as an intern: the first in 2010 before attending law school at Washburn University at Priority’s Chicago office, and the […]

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Q&A With The Agents Of Beyond Athlete Management (BAM)

It was recently announced that the Los Angeles Media Fund, a finance and entertainment company led by Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman, have teamed up with four sports agents to launch Beyond Athlete Management (BAM). LAMF was launched by Soros, the nephew of billionaire philanthropist and political activist George Soros, and Horsman in 2014. The […]

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Calvin Andrews Leaves BDA Sports Management To Launch Serving Athletes

NBA player agent Calvin Andrews has amicably departed from BDA Sports Management after 16 years to launch his new agency Serving Athletes with Integrity Sports Management, according to the Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears. Andrews is looking forward to the opportunity of spreading his wings in his new role as Serving Athletes CEO. “I’m excited,” Andrews […]

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A Behind-The-Scenes Look Into NBA Max-Contracts

As sports fans, specifically fans of the NBA, we hear about maximum contract deals through ESPN headlines and Twitter updates from ESPN Senior NBA insider, Adrian Wojnarowski. When we come to learn about these max contracts, these deals seem so simple because the dollar amount is set and publicized for the world to see. Yet, […]