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On To The Next One: Deron Williams (Update)

On June 9, 2011, I wrote that New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams officially parted ways with agent Bob McLaren.  At the time, many people believed that Williams would sign with Leon Rose of Creative Artists Agency (CAA).  However, later that day I heard that Williams was also considering Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management to replace McLaren.

Over the weekend, Marc Stein of ESPN.com reported that Williams has chosen Schwartz of Excel Sports Management as his new agent.  Excel Sports also represents big names like Blake Griffin, Paul Pierce, Lamar odom, Kemba Walker, Kevin Love, and Tyson Chandler.

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.