This one was rumored about for quite some time. Now it is official. Former Florida Gators and current New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes has left Terry Watson of Watson Sports Agency and signed with Drew Rosenhaus of Rosenhaus Sports Representation. On June 10, 2011, when I reported that Greg Little switched from Octagon to Rosenhaus, I […]
Year: 2011
What: 2nd Annual Professional Athlete Franchise Summit When: July 10-13, 2011 Where: Georgia Tech-Bill Moore Student Success Center (219 Uncle Heine Way) in Atlanta, GA The Franchise Summit is an educational event built to introduce the professional athlete to the basic architecture that supports the franchise industry. The two-day classroom curriculum is crafted by the best […]
Last week we posted our 2011 NBA Draft Listing Of Players Selected And Their Agents. While the list includes the standard NBA agent names like Arn Tellem, Bill Duffy, Rob Pelinka, Happy Walters, Leon Rose, etc. it also has some lesser known people on it. One of them, Austin Walton, was featured in a recent […]
A lot of people are calling last night’s NBA Draft a total bore, but I kept myself busy Tweeting away as picks were announced. The result of which is the 2011 NBA Draft Listing of Players Selected and Their Agents. If you are a regular to the site, it is a post you won’t want […]
Other than a couple kids from Kentucky (Josh Harrellson and DeAndre Liggins), the following is a comprehensive list of players selected along with their agents of record. Do not pay too much attention to the teams listed, as a lot will change based on trades. Based on the information that is listed below, BDA Sports, […]
Jose Valverde is in the midst of one of his best seasons in his 8 year Major League career. His ERA is below 3.00 and he is a perfect 17-for-17 in save opportunities. He will need to continue to be Mr. Reliable in the 2nd half of the season if the Detroit Tigers hope to […]
Lazarius Levingston was picked in the seventh round (#215 overall) by the Seattle Seahawks. The former LSU Tiger, better known as “Pep” was the last player from his class at LSU to be selected in the 2011 NFL Draft. He has experience playing at the defensive end and defensive tackle positions. He also now has […]
Not many sports agents are also high-profile defense attorneys. Because of that, Joe Tacopina (the subject of today’s interview) easily separates himself from the crowd. Recently Tacopina garnered an acquittal for two New York Police Department officers in a high profile case. But certainly his competitors will spin Tacopina’s excellence in the court against him […]
The following is a guest contribution by Brian Heidelberger. Information about Mr. Heidelberger is located at the bottom of this post. The NBA draft is right around the corner and whatever number your player is picked, he’s going to have to pick up not only his game, but also his business skills, unless he wants […]
In the past couple of years, we have covered three former basketball agents making the jump from representing players to being one of the key figures with regards to managing basketball operations of an NBA franchise. Most recently, former Wasserman Media Group agent Bob Myers signed contract to become the Assistant General Manager of the […]