Houston Rockets center and Swiss national, Clint Capela, has signed with Wasserman. The 25th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft was previously represented by Comsport. At Wasserman, Capela will be represented by Darren Matsubara and Jason Ranne. The 6’10” 240 pound center has played in 73 career games with 35 starts. He is averaging […]
Per a post to his Facebook account, Seattle Seahawks left tackle and impending free agent, Russell Okung, further explained and defended his decision to represent himself in his upcoming contract negotiations. Once the new NFL league year begins on March 9, Okung will become an unrestricted free agent. Okung first announced his decision to represent himself […]
Per a press release by the company: Casey Wasserman has transformed his sports-centric agency into one that highlights the company’s depth and breadth of work across all aspects of culture. To commemorate the official transition, Wasserman unveiled a new, bold yet simplified brand, complete with a new logo, color scheme, font, email addresses, website and URL […]
For those who have never heard of the 16-year-old Cuban baseball phenom Lazaro “Lazarito” Armenteros, he is in the news today for reasons other than his on-field potential. Per a story by Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi on FoxSports.com, Charles Hairston of Culture39, Lazarito’s representative in negotiating with major league clubs, has received death threats […]
Per an article by Ben Strauss for The New York Times, Bart Hernandez, agent for the Cuban outfielder Leonys Martin, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of human trafficking in Miami. This comes after Martin defected to the United States in 2010. Hernandez, who has represented a number of Cuban players, was […]
Former Oklahoma wide receiver, Sterling Shepard, is expected to be selected in the 2016 NFL Draft this April. However, he has already decided to switch agencies, leaving SportsTrust Advisors for Athletes First, according to SportsBusinessDaily.com. At Athletes First, Shepard will be represented by Justin Schulman. He joins the likes of several high profile prospects expected […]
Per a series of Tweets by Shams Charania and Russell Wilde Jr, Golden State Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton has signed a coaching representation agreement with Wasserman Media Group. He was previously with Tandem Sports. Walton began his coaching career after his 10-year playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers. His first […]
The trials and tribulations of Johnny Manziel’s career continues on with his now former agent, Erik Burkhardt, severing ties with the troubled quarterback. In the wake of the latest allegations that Manziel abused his on-again, off-again girlfriend Colleen Crowley this past weekend, Burkhardt released a statement this morning saying he will no longer represent Manziel. […]
According to Liz Mullen of SBJ, the NCAA’s Power Five conferences have passed a rule that will allow high school baseball players who are drafted to hire an agent to represent them in contract negotiations with professional baseball clubs. This would take place before the student athlete enrolls in college and will not affect their […]
According to Liz Mullen of SBJ, CAA Sports Consulting has acquired London-based sports marketing firm, BrandRapport. Some of its clients include Land Rover, Nestle, Allianz, Prudential and Samsung, all of which will become clients of CAA Sports Consulting as part of the acquisition. With this acquisition, CAA Sports now has entry into the United Kingdom and […]