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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (5/5/2017)

Mar 19, 2012; Fort Worth, TX, USA; NFL agent Kelli Masters speaks with client former TCU linebacker Tank Carder on the TCU indoor practice field. Credit: Kevin Jairaj-US PRESSWIRE

After a bunch of travel, it was a week in Fort Lauderdale. But a very busy one. And the weekend won’t be relaxing either, with a trial beginning Monday morning. But Happy Cinco de Mayo! And happy Kentucky Derby weekend!

This week on Forbes:
(1) 2017 NFL Draft: 1st Round By The Numbers;
(2) This Week In Sports Law: Bucks Dancer Lawsuit, Aaron Hernandez Estate, Gareon Conley Accusation;
(3) Why NFL Draft Prospects Should Look At Bowl Games As Business Decisions; and
(4) 17 NBA Teams Buy In For Startup NBA 2K Esports League.

This week on Inc.: What Challenges Await a Jeb Bush-Derek Jeter Baseball Team?

And as always, the weekly wrap-up:

Basketball

Football

Baseball

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.