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Why the NBA Should be Opposed to David Stern’s 23-and-Under Proposal

The following article is a guest contribution by Benjamin Haynes, Esq.   Haynes is a former Division 1 Basketball Player at Oral Roberts University and currently practices law in the State of Florida. The twelve men of the USA basketball team stood tall with gold medals around their neck and their hand across their chest as their country’s […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (6/3/2011)

Really tough loss for the Miami Heat last night.  Chris Bosh is not living up to his role as part of “The Big Three” thus far in the 2011 NBA Finals.  Let’s see if the Heat are able to take at least one away from the Mavericks in Dallas.  The 2011 MLB Draft starts in […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (5/13/2011)

Congratulations to the Miami Heat on getting one step closer to the NBA Finals.  That was quite a series against the Celtics.  The 2011 MLB Draft is quickly approaching.  No real news on the NFL Lockout front; just a lot of continued speculation as to what will transpire in the courts.  The NBA Draft is […]

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The 2010/11 Miami Heat Preview – Championship Or Bust

Team Name: Miami Heat This Year’s Predicted Record: 64-18 Last Year’s Record: 47-35 Key Losses: Quentin Richardson, Jermaine O’Neal, Michael Beasley, Dorell Wright, Daequan Cook Key Additions: LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Juwan Howard, Mike Miller, Eddie House 1. What significant moves were made during the off-season? The real question is, what significant moves […]

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Bosh Gives A Bunch Of Domain Names To The NBPA

I hope everyone is enjoying their apples and honey on Rosh Hashanah.  At this time of the year, I like to spend some time thinking about what I am thankful for.  In particular, I am thankful to have supportive friends and family, good health, and independence.  Quite a few professional basketball players should be thankful […]

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LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh – All Affected By “The Decision”

Many agents take on a greater role than strictly negotiating the contracts for their athlete clients.  This is especially the case for the more notable athletes who generate a large portion of their income through activities off of the court/field of play.  Agents who wear a marketing hat for representation purposes must not only be […]

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It’s July 1st, Do You Know Where Your Favorite NBA Free Agent Is?

It’s July 1st.  Basketball junkies have been waiting for this day for quite some time.  Their favorite teams can start talking to LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh…for the past year, we have been doing all the talking for those teams.  Those three players are getting the most hype out of this ridiculous class of […]

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Limited Time Offer From Chris Bosh

After a brilliant legal victory last year by attorneys at Winston & Strawn LLP against Zavala and Hoopology.com, Chris Bosh’s nickname went from “CB4” to “cyber-hero” to many loyal fans and those in the Internet community.  If you do not remember the lawsuit or the previous post on SportsAgentBlog.com,  here is a quick review. On […]

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People Involved In/Affected By LeBron James’ Decision

On May 4, the Chicago Bulls fired coach Vinny Del Negro.  Yesterday, the Cleveland Cavaliers fired coach Mike Brown.  There are a lot of rumors that the Miami Heat is thinking of replacing coach Erik Spoelstra.  The Bulls have reached out to Phil Jackson, the Heat may be thinking of bringing back Pat Riley, and […]

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NBA Draft Virgins: Odell McCants & Kim Grillier

Now that the deadline has passed for early entries who were testing the waters to either remain in the draft or go back to school, I like to go through the early entry list and look for agent names that surprise me near the top of the list.  I already wrote a post about my […]