Tandem Sports and Entertainment has merged with YouFirst Sports, a Spanish multinational talent representation agency. Tandem has an impressive client roster of Ray Allen, Tim Duncan and Grant Hill. It also represents the potential NBA Rookie of the Year recipient Ja Morant. President of Tandem, Jim Tanner, said that “merging our efforts in basketball will […]
On June 22, 2020 it was announced that the Minnesota Timberwolves had hired Excel Sports Management to assist in securing the team’s next jersey patch sponsor. This is not Excel’s first run in the jersey-sponsorship space, as it has negotiated these deals in the past on behalf of other franchises. Most notably, Excel helped the […]
As reported by Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype and USA Today, Detroit Pistons Guard Jordan Bone has signed with Fundamental Sports Management. Bone was drafted in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans with the 57th overall pick out of the University of Tennessee. Bone never did play for the […]
As reported by Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal the Los Angeles Lakers Guard Quinn Cook has switched representation. NBA Agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports & Entertainment will now take over representation responsibilities. Quinn Cook averaged just under five points per game with limited action with the Lakers, but Cook has proven that with […]
Cal State Northridge’s Lamine Diane has signed with agent Richie Felder of CAA in preparation for the 2020 NBA Draft. Diane, a 22-year-old sophomore, announced on his Instagram account in early April that he would be entering the draft. The 6’7 forward finished the 2020 season averaging 25.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. He […]
Washington Huskies’ forward Jaden McDaniels has decided to remain in the draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility. McDaniels was a highly touted recruit and finished his freshman year with an impressive 13 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, shooting 40.5% from the field. His most notable game coming in a win against Arizona in […]
In a post on his social media page, Georgia forward Rayshaun Hammonds has decided to forgo his remaining college eligibility by signing with agent Billy Davis of Family of Athletes. Hammonds averaged 12.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a junior last season, making him the second leading scorer on the team and leading […]
Mike Naiditch of Beyond Athlete Management has signed Jared Butler, Ryan Daly and Tyrell Terry in preparation for the 2020 NBA Draft. Naiditch is one of the 23 NCAA-certified agents, meaning all players have the option to maintain their collegiate eligibility if they decide to return. Jared Butler was an unanimous First Team All-Big 12 […]
As a freshman with Auburn, Isaac Okoro made quite an impression. A former four-star recruit, Okoro averaged 12.9 points, 4.4 rebounds his freshman season and was named to the SEC All-Defense, SEC All-Freshman and second team All-SEC teams. Okoro was often called upon to hold the opposing teams’ best offensive players and proved extremely capable. […]
Quinton Rose announced his desire to enter the NBA Draft through an emotional post via twitter on April 28,2020. The Rochester native said in his post to Temple fans “I’m forever grateful to be a Temple Owl. With my family behind me, I am excited to take the next step in my career by signing […]