C.J. Watson was undrafted coming out of the University of Tennessee and played overseas for Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia in Italy and PAOK B.C. in Greece before coming back to the United States to play in the NBA Development League. Watson was the 5th overall pick in the 2007 D-League draft, taken by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. In […]
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New York Knicks fans; be careful what you wish for. The past 48 hours in the NBA have been dominated by the Carmelo Anthony trade to the New York Knicks, and rightfully so. Despite all the Knicks gave up, this move HAD to be made and was a no-brainer for a playoff starved Knicks franchise. […]
Former Wisconsin guard Devin Harris is in his 6th year in the NBA, currently playing with the New Jersey Nets. Prior to joining the Nets, Harris was with the Dallas Mavericks. Harris consistently got better in each of his four seasons with the Mavericks, logging more minutes and points in each successive year. This year, […]
Wilson Chandler, the 3rd year New York Knicks forward from DePaul University, has made a switch of representation. He was formerly represented by Chris Luchey of CGL Sports. I’m still a big fan of Luchey’s website – at least it is different than the run of the mill sports agency webpage. Prior to starting up […]
On Sunday, Bob Finnan of The News-Herald wrote, There has been a flurry of agents who have been dropped by major clients in the last few weeks. If players don’t get the kind of contract they think they deserve, they fire their agent. That’s the new trend in the NBA. Players are changing agents like […]
The Memphis Grizzlies finally ended up coming to terms with its first-round selections, Xavier Henry and Greivis Vasquez. It is still too early in the season to call their rookie campaigns a success or bust, but we can already call Memphis’ hard-line stance on tying the first round picks’ rookie contract to performance bonuses. The […]
Last week, Nima Zarrabi of SLAM Magazine published a question and answer session he had with David Falk when he bumped into the well known basketball agent at Evan Turner‘s first commercial shoot as a professional basketball player. It was an unexpected meeting, but Zarrabi was able to ask Falk quite a few questions. Zarrabi broke up […]
No more ragging on the Memphis Grizzlies…for now. Last week the Grizz finally came to terms with first-round selections Xavier Henry and Greivis Vasquez. No training camp missed. No harm, no foul, right? That’s true to an extent. The players shouldn’t suffer. They ended up with the historically agreed upon rookie contract of 120% of […]
I hope everyone is enjoying their apples and honey on Rosh Hashanah. At this time of the year, I like to spend some time thinking about what I am thankful for. In particular, I am thankful to have supportive friends and family, good health, and independence. Quite a few professional basketball players should be thankful […]
The Memphis Grizzlies kick-off their 2010-11 campaign against the Indiana Pacers on October 6. The date is only a little more than a month away, and the Grizzlies have still yet to lock up their most recent #1 overall pick, Xavier Henry. They also have failed to sign their second 1st round pick, Greivis Vasquez. […]