Sports agents are not “stuck” carrying that title for their entire lives. Case in point = Jason Levien. Before becoming the Sacramento Kings Assistant General Manager at the end of 2008, Levien represented Kevin Martin in his contractual negotiations with the Kings. At Levien Sports Representation, he also advised many other basketball players, including Courtney Lee, […]
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In 2008, Josh Childress left the Atlanta Hawks and the United States for Olympiakos and Greece. It was a bold move made by a player who proved he was qualified to play in the NBA, but saw the Olympiakos opportunity as a way to get paid well and experience life overseas. His agent, Jim Tanner […]
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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
Happy Halloween! Got an original costume idea that you will be showing off tonight? Let’s hear about it in the comments. I decided to come back home to South Florida instead of going up to Jacksonville for the big Florida vs. Georgia game. In fact, I am writing this post as my cute little dog […]
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Arroyo Joins Others Overseas
Former Orlando Magic guard, Carlos Arroyo, has just signed a 3-year deal worth $15 million with Israeli basketball giant, Maccabi Tel-Aviv. The contract has an opt-out clause, much like Brandon Jennings and Josh Childress maintain, which would allow them the option to leave each summer for another league (NBA). Since Brandon Jennings (the Arizona recruit) […]
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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
Lots of football and basketball on the Shabbat dinner table this week. You won’t be hearing much from me this weekend, as I am packing up for my move back to Gainesville for the 2nd year law school experience. On Sunday, I will be making the trek back up to the #1 Party School in […]
Honestly, agents would be silly if they did not use this opportunity that has presented itself to inflate their clients’ salary figures. When Josh Childress, a restricted free agent unhappy with his role with the Hawks receives an offer that is higher than what any NBA team was offering him and will additionally allow him […]
I have discussed it as a guest on various radio shows, have thrown the idea back and forth among my colleagues, and have written about it on this blog: Will going overseas to play basketball become more of a common occurrence among some of basketball’s great players? When foreign born players decide to stay overseas […]