At one point-in-time, basketball agent Sam Porter was affiliated with SportStars, the company that led in the number of clients selected in the 2012 NFL Draft with a total of 20 (2 in the first round). Recently, Porter’s practice was acquired by Exclusive Sports Group (ESG), which is run by President and CEO Andrew “Buddy” Baker. […]
Young basketball agent Terrance Doyle attracted a lot of attention after signing Syracuse’s Scoop Jardine and former Mississippi State forward Arnett Moultrie. Jardine has a shot of playing in the NBA and Moultrie will very likely be playing at the highest level in the United States. Unfortunately for Doyle, both signings were short-lived. Jardine left […]
It seems as though every few days information is leaked regarding a draft-eligible University of Kentucky player linking up with an agent. First, it was Leon Rose of Creative Artists Agency signing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. That was followed with word that Terrance Jones will sign with Arn Tellem of Wasserman Media Group. The latest available information is that Kentucky point guard Marquis […]
Business Arena Football Management is looking for a summer intern to work on internet branding including, but not limited to: website design overhaul, social media management, search engine optimization and client social media management. It is an unpaid internship, but Business Arena will comply with all class credit requirements and provide recommendations. Please send resumes […]
This week’s Friday Wrap-Up is coming to you from rather chilly (at least for a South Florida resident) San Diego, California, where I am participating at the Sports Lawyers Association annual conference. The discussion is always enjoyable, but I find the best part of the event to be seeing a lot of friends in the […]
I figured that Leon Rose of Creative Artists Agency (CAA) was good for at least one of Kentucky’s talented underclassmen headed for the NBA. And I have heard from multiple sources that Rose has signed Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who just finished an outstanding freshman season. Kidd-Gilchrist is a sure lottery pick along with Kentucky’s Anthony Davis, who is said to […]
Keep up with Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS Without a doubt, the most popular article on Sports Agent Blog is our 2012 NFL Draft Rounds 1-7 Picks (Player/Agent) list. The list goes through picks 1-253 of the 2012 NFL Draft and highlights each pick along with his respective agent. After posting up the list, I received […]
Chicago Bears defensive end Thaddeus Gibson has terminated his relationship with Bradley Cicala of Terra Firma Sports Management and signed with Blake Baratz of The Institute for Athletes. Gibson played college ball at The Ohio State University prior to being selected in the fourth round (#116 overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Since being drafted, Gibson has […]
Atlanta, Georgia-based attorney David Cornwell started his own firm DNK Cornwell in 1997. He positioned his firm as “the premier legal resource for sports agents and the men and women who play professional sports.” As President of the company, Cornwell became well known for representing professional athletes in connection with various administrative procedures (disciplinary, drugs, alcohol, and steroids) before […]
Early last month, I reported that Syracuse University senior guard Scoop Jardine signed with NBPA certified agent Terrance Doyle of Veritas Venture Group, LLC (VVG). Roughly a month later, Jardine has decided to leave Doyle (who has attracted some nice attention as a young agent signing NBA quality players) and sign with Tony Dutt of Dutt Sports Services, Inc. (DSSI), a basketball […]