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Take Your Pick: HoopsHype Or DraftExpress

Money BasketballsSince I can first remember searching for basketball agent information, HoopsHype has always been my primary destination. For a long time, the site has held a monopoly in terms of aggregating basketball agent information in a fairly easy to read format. Monopolies are meant to be broken, though. DraftExpress has just released its Agent/Salary Tool database, which claims to be a comprehensive listing of virtually every player agent in the world along with the client salaries they are responsible for. The information available to our generation is remarkable. It will only expand as time goes on.

So which database is better? What does each site offer?

HoopsHype

  • Positives:
    • Ranks the top 100 agents by their clients’ salaries.
    • Ranks the top 15 agencies by their clients’ salaries.
    • Each agent’s page has a listing of players with their current and future salaries.
    • Notes how many all-stars each agent represents.
  • Negatives:
    • No alphabetized listing of agent names or agencies.
    • Only lists 15 agencies.
    • No key to explain color difference for player salaries.

DraftExpress

  • Positives:
    • Amazing sorting system. Can sort by agency and agent in alphabetical order, agent tier, team alphabetically, and player alphabetically.
    • Broken down into 5 categories: NBA Agents/Agencies, Non-NBA Agents/Agencies, Top Agents, Top Agencies, and Agency/Agent Affiliations.
    • Top agents are further broken down by total guaranteed salary, current year salary, and number of clients.
    • Many more agencies listed than at HoopsHype.
    • Easy key to explain color difference for player salaries.
  • Negatives:
    • There are so many options, you may no longer talk to your children.

Jonathan Givony does it again. DraftExpress has created a database that, if constantly updated, should become the premier source for basketball player/agent information.

By Darren Heitner

Darren Adam Heitner, Esq., is a preeminent sports attorney and the founder of Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., a Fort Lauderdale-based law firm specializing in sports law, contract negotiations, intellectual property, and arbitration. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010 and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida in 2007, where he was named Valedictorian of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Admitted to practice in the state bars of Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia, as well as multiple federal courts, Darren also serves as a certified arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.

As an adjunct professor, Darren imparts his expertise through teaching Sports Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) at the University of Miami School of Law in the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law LL.M. program. His scholarly contributions include authoring several books published by the American Bar Association, such as How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, and numerous articles in prominent publications like Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Above the Law. His thought leadership in NIL has earned him recognition as one of the foremost experts by The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, and On3, and he has been lauded as a “power player in NIL deals” by Action Network and a “top sports trademark attorney” by Sportico.

Darren’s passion for sports law led him to establish Sports Agent Blog on December 31, 2005, initially titled “I Want To Be A Sports Agent.” The platform, created as a New Year’s resolution, has grown into a cornerstone of the sports agency community, offering in-depth analysis of industry trends, legal disputes, and agent-player dynamics. His commitment to the field is further evidenced by his representation of numerous athletes and sports agents, as well as his prior role as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington, where he developed and taught a course on Sport Agency Management from 2011 to 2014.

Darren’s contributions have been recognized with prestigious honors, including the University of Florida’s 40 Under 40 Award, the University of Florida Levin College of Law’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, and designation as the best lawyer in Fort Lauderdale by Fort Lauderdale Magazine. He remains an active voice in the sports law community, sharing insights through his weekly NIL newsletter and his X posts, engaging a broad audience on legal developments in sports.

7 replies on “Take Your Pick: HoopsHype Or DraftExpress”

Hoopshype has not had a monopoly on gathering rumros in any way, at all. InsideHoops has the same rumors page format. But insidehoops started doing it in 2000, and by late 2000 sports illustrated wrote about us, praising our site. In 2001 yahoo internet life magazine recommended our rumors page, and the same year forbes named us ‘best of the web’ and mentioned our rumors page. hoopshype, meanwhile, didn’t even exist until 2002. As for popularity, a massive, global readership hits the insidehoops rumors page every day. That other site you mention has no ‘monopoly’ of any kind, at all

Well, aside from the obvious plug for insidehoops.com (go there now! Insidehoops.com!) I will say that I have been using Hoops Hype for everything basketball. DSraft Express does look pretty comprehensive though. I will definitely give it a try.

…i really wish something like this existed for the other sports though.

I think designing a site very similar to hoopshype, insidehoops or even draft express for the NFL is a great business idea and would be a great informational tool for sports fans, agents, and other sports businessmen. Maybe somebody should make this happen and make a lot of money. Just a thought.

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