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Cody Zeller’s Future Representation Appears To Be Excel Sports Management – SPORTS AGENT BLOG
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Cody Zeller’s Future Representation Appears To Be Excel Sports Management

Indiana Hoosiers forward Cody Zeller will likely soon be selecting his NBA representation. Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Indiana Hoosiers forward Cody Zeller will likely soon be selecting his NBA representation. Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Indiana Hoosiers forward Cody Zeller will likely soon be selecting his NBA representation. Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

The easiest agent-player projection concerning players who are sure to be selected in the 2013 NBA Draft (pending their decision to leave school early) involves Indiana’s Cody Zeller.  Zeller, a 20-year old center, is currently a top 10 pick on DraftExpress.com’s and NBADraft.net’s Mock Drafts.  He is only a sophomore, but based on his very high likelihood of being a top Lottery Pick, it is almost certain that Zeller will be in the NBA next season.

Representing him will most likely be the team of Jeff Schwartz and Sam Goldfeder at Excel Sports Management.  Goldfeder is the primary agent for Cody’s brother, Tyler, and the company also represents the eldest of the three brothers, Luke, who has played basketball overseas.  Last year, Sports Agent Blog predicted that Excel Sports would be selected to be Tyler’s agency of record based on its representation of Luke.  Now with two of the three brothers working with the same firm, it is not far-fetched to believe that the youngest (and the brother with perhaps the most long-term NBA potential) Zeller will follow in his brothers’ footsteps.

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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.