Last week, Leverage Agency announced the hiring of Leonard Armato. Leverage, a full-service sports, entertainment and media marketing company founded by Ben Sturner, has appointed Armato as Chairman & Managing Director of the company. The addition of Armato establishes a west coast (California) office for Leverage and brings the company one of the brightest minds in sports […]
Over the weekend, Houston Rockets forward and former Florida Gator Chandler Parsons sent the following Tweet: Shoutout to my dude @RealDealBeal23 for joining the @PrioritySports family. @RealDealBeal23 is former Florida Gator and soon-to-be NBA Draft lottery pick Bradley Beal. Beal will join Parsons and David Lee of the Golden State Warriors as Priority Sports clients who are on NBA rosters […]
On May 3, 2012, Andrew Bondarowicz, Esq. sent an email to a large group of sports agents licensed by the various American players’ associations, informing them of his idea to create an organization called the “National Association of Sports Agents & Athlete Representatives (NASAAR).” Bondarowicz, the Founder and President of Aregatta Group and former Chair of […]
The following is a post by Collegiate Sports Advisors Co-Founder, Jason Belzer. Feel free to give @JasonBelzer a follow on Twitter. The 2012 sports business summer conference season is upon us, and it officially kicks off this week at the Hilton Bayfront in San Diego with one of the best – the annual Sports Lawyers […]
The following guest post is by Travis Bell, NBPA certified agent and Founder & CEO of The Seven Bridges Group. Junior Seau 1969-2012 That right there is enough to leave anyone with two brain cells to rub together in a state of shock. Look, right off the top, spare me the holier than thou, sanctimonious & […]
Earlier this week, I had a blast speaking at the American Bar Association Forum On The Entertainment And Sports Industries. I spoke on the issue of high interest rate loans to athletes, and was somewhat surprised to find that much of those in attendance were unaware of the loans (not just “lockout loans”) that athletes have […]
NBPA certified basketball agent Brian Samuels has been a busy man as of late. He recently signed Fairfield University forward Rakim Sanders and the Sacramento Kings’ Hassan Whiteside to representation agreements. Samuels and his company, Evolution Management + Marketing, have also begun marketing efforts for two-time Super Bowl MVP Terry Bradshaw and 2011 NBA Draft pick Enes Kanter. The newest addition for Samuels is Florida International […]
Yesterday, former Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill signed his rookie contract with the New York Jets. The Jets drafted Hill (who is represented by Jared Fox, Alan Herman, and Lester Archambeau at SportStars) with their second round pick (#43 overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft. Hill signed a 4-year, $5 million deal and joined […]
In the past few years, I 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. Lon Babby, formerly an NBPA certified basketball agent/attorney with Williams & Connolly accepted an offer to become President of Basketball Operations with the Phoenix […]
The Higgins Group, formerly led by Mike Higgins and Derrick Powell has been acquired by Excel Sports Management. Excel Sports is a strong, growing agency that represents numerous NBA, MLB and PGA standouts. Adding Higgins and Powell to the team brings in a host of new clients and a new office in Washington D.C. A few of Higgins’ […]