I briefly mentioned Brandon Jennings yesterday and then came to find out that the soon-to-be overseas youngster just signed a deal with UnderArmour. Since right around the 2008 NBA Draft, I had heard rumors from many industry insiders about UnderArmour making a push into the basketball shoe market. Derrick Rose’s name was mentioned as the […]
Month: September 2008
Many of Philly’s finest believe that PG, Andre Miller, was the MVP of their team last year. Those sentiments mean a lot right now as Miller is in the final year of his contract with the 76ers and will be earning $10.2 million this year. The Sixers want to start talking about a contract extension […]
Brandon Jennings decided to go overseas to play for Pallacanestro Virtus Roma in the Italian league instead of going to Arizona. Apparently he did not have the scores to play for U of A and additionally wanted to start making cash now instead of waiting a year. Let’s make one thing clear, though: Jennings did not […]
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Agent Spotlight: Kyle Rote Jr.
Kyle Rote Jr. is a man who has lived a very full life. He is currently in his late 50s, but as a young child, was probably heavily influenced by his father, who once played for the New York Giants. A lot of people talk about athleticism running in a family. The Rote family may […]
Was it all an image issue? Was Boras Corp pissed that Buster Posey, a guy drafted later than Boras client, Pedro Alvarez, received the highest signing bonus in the history of the MLB Amateur Draft? At dusk on August 16th, reports stated that Posey received a $6.2 million bonus from San Francisco while Alvarez ended […]
I learned a lot this weekend. Perhaps the most important nugget of information was that I should never wait until the last minute to start looking to book a flight. And even when waiting until the last minute, there is no reason to be stubborn and say, “Screw it, I’m driving.” Although I was able […]
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StubHub’s FanProtect Guarantee
This Sunday my beloved Yankees play their final game at the old Yankee Stadium. I have been a diehard Yankee fan my whole life and have been to the stadium countless times. Yet never was I more excited to attend a game then this Sunday’s home finale against the Orioles. I knew it was going […]
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NFL Agent Discipline
When he is not busy recruiting potential clients for Dynasty, reading up on the NFL Collective Bargaining agreement, or taking his recently engaged fiance to dinner (CONGRATULATIONS!), Matthew Watkins likes to write posts over at the Dynasty Newswire. His most recent piece is definitely a good weekend read. It discusses the NFLPA’s Committee on Agent Regulation and […]
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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
I am heading up to Winston-Salem, NC today (a lovely 8+ hour drive) and will be attending Chris Paul’s PBA Celebrity Invitational tomorrow at the AMF Major League Lanes. I am going in support of Dynasty‘s client, Tommy Jones, who will be paired up with Miami’s own Dwyane Wade and I will be meeting up with Dynasty’s […]
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Mike Danton’s Lovely Life
Does anything work in favor of former NHL player, Mike Danton? He went to jail for plotting to kill his former agent, David Frost. Frost was not only his agent, but took Danton as a part of his family after Danton disowned his own kin. Danton definitely had a tough chlildhood, and it seems like […]