Sponsored Post At the risk of going out on the proverbial limb, I’m going to make a bold statement: We have a serious issue emerging in sports world, and it’s called retirement preparedness. Statistics show that 60% of NBA players are broke five years after their playing days are over. So, why are athletes so […]
When I was contacted over the weekend by Brian Walton of TheCardinalNation.com and Scout.com with about six questions related to the baseball agent profession, I had no idea just why he was asking me those specific questions. Now, after Walton published his piece titled, Dan Lozano and Albert Pujols’ 2004 Contract, it all makes sense. […]
In almost 6 years of operating this website (our 6th year anniversary is December 31), I have only covered sports agent LaPoe “Smitty” Smith Jr. a total of 1 time – in reference to O.J. Mayo signing with Smith for representation. Mayo signed with Smith after firing Leon Rose of Creative Artists Agency (CAA). After publishing this post, I […]
The biggest news of the weekend was undoubtedly the proclamation that there will be a 2011-12 NBA season (albeit reduced from 82 regular season games to 66 regular season games). The announcement was made between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. early Saturday morning. The season will tentatively kick-off with 3 Christmas Day games, including the […]
Let’s start this with a shout out for Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers. Braun was selected as the National League MVP (Most Valuable Punim?). He is the first Jewish MVP in baseball since Sandy Koufax in 1963. I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving and enjoys their weekends. There is so much to be […]
Enjoy your turkey and football today. I am thankful for so much, but most importantly, for having what I consider to be the best family in the world. Here are some things sports agents are thankful for this Thanksgiving: [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/AskAnNFLAgent/status/139333117046554624″] [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/RalphCindrich/status/139339653525422080″] [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/the_ifa/status/139344931172007937″] [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/HowardShatsky/status/139356968509906944″] [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/MookWilliams/status/139374696650129408″] [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/NEWTONAGENCY/status/139381687795720192″] [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/DSMsportsmktg/status/139383923116482561″] [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/agentlinton/status/139395023799193600″] […]
Prior to last night, if baseball agent Dan Lozano was a stock, his rating would be “Buy, Buy, Buy.” It is not a far-fetched claim to state that no agent, in any sport, has experienced the meteoric rise in popularity in the past few years that Danny Lozano has accomplished. Lozano departed from Beverly Hills Sports […]
Last week, Caron Butler, Ben Gordon, Anthony Tolliver, and Derrick Williams filed a Class Action Complaint against the NBA and its member teams in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. At roughly the same time, another class of NBA players filed a similar lawsuit in the Northern District of California. The California lawsuit has since been dismissed […]
The state of Arkansas went into 2011 with a goal of passing legislation that would implement stricter punishments for those who violate the state’s athlete agent law, including sports agents, athletes’ relatives, and third parties who negotiate benefits in exchange for an athlete attending a university. The legislation, heralded by Representative David J. Sanders and […]
Yesterday it was reported that IMG Worldwide (IMG) Chairman and CEO Theodore J. (Ted) Forstmann passed away at 71-years-old. The cause of death was brain cancer. Forstmann will be remembered for his unique ability to invest in companies (including Dr Pepper and Topps), fix them up, make them immensely valuable, and then sell them to make […]