A fairly common question that I receive from people interested in learning more about the sports agent business, is who are some of the people I look up to as mentors in the profession. One name that I cannot leave off that list is Donald Dell. I had the honor of initially meeting Dell as […]
Category: Contract Negotiation
This week, I had my overnight orientation for Temple U so I was kind of disconnected from the sports world a bit. When Darren tweeted me about the Anderson Varejao story, I was shocked! I did not think in a million years that Varejao would get a 6-year, $50 million contract; especially with Shaq incoming. […]
Contractual negotiations are not all about the final number published by columnists on Yahoo! Sports and ESPN. In fact, athletes often sign with teams that do not make the largest offer. For some players, though, an extra million means a lot and they will do whatever it takes to get that extra coin, even if […]
The Utah Jazz’s Carlos Boozer will decide today whether or not he should play out his contract option for next season which will pay $12.7 million or if he will test the open market. Since Boozer’s rookie year (2003), his statistics have steadily increased…..until the ’08-’09 season: 2002-2003 = 10 ppg/7.5 rpg 2003-2004 = 15.4 […]
Players selected in the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft still have roughly a month and a half to decide if they will sign with the team that drafted them or return/go to college. Even though there is a lot of time left before players must make that tough and important decision, 9 of the 32 athletes […]
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman and former University of Florida stand-out Max Starks, has locked in to a four-year, $26.3 million contract loaded with $10 million in guarantees. Starks replaced former offensive tackle Marvel Smith last season due to Smith’s back problems. Smith has recently signed a two-year, $10.5 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers. […]
In many’s eyes, Albert Pujols is the best baseball player around and quite frankly, his numbers support that claim. Pujols’ career statistics are superior than many of the other players that hold down spots on the highest-paid list in the MLB; names such as Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Manny Ramirez, Derek Jeter and Carlos Beltran. […]
If there is one thing that many learned from this season’s NBA Playoffs, it is that Orlando Magic small forward Hedo Turkoglu is a great basketball player. Hedo and his agent Lon Babby have realized this and are using it to their advantage. Turkoglu opted out of his final year with the Magic and has […]
Social media can create leverage for a sports agent in a ton of ways. For one, it can separate a sports agent from his competition by offering a new PR, advertising, branding medium for his clients. Social media also can create valuable connections for a sports agent to tap into when needed. But what about […]
Just prior to the start of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Johan Franzen signed an 11 year, $43 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings. Franzen’s new contract was the latest in a series of extremely long-term contracts that have been signed by a number of National Hockey League players in the past 18 months. […]