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Marc Cornstein Does Not Feel Any Magic In The Air

Sports blog, SimonOnSports, believes that NBA agent Marc Cornstein must be on crack. It may not be crack, but it must be something. Cornstein, a sports agent at Pinnacle Management, represents 3 players taken in the 2007 NBA Draft: Petteri Koponen, Stanko Barac, and Milovan Rakovic [The 2007 NBA Sports Agent Draft]. None of them […]

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Greg Oden’s First Endorsement Should Be For Hand Sanitizer

Back on May 25th, only one day after I returned from the Holy Land (Israel), I pondered whether the Portland Trail Blazers should select Greg Oden or Kevin Durant based on more than just their playing skills [Who Will Blaze The Trail?]. At the time, I was led to believe that Greg Oden looked older […]

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The Joys Of Being A Knicks Fan

Guest Contribution by an aspiring agent, and loyal reader of SportsAgentBlog.com, Zak Romanoff: Sitting in the fan section at Madison Square Garden during the draft on Thursday was a great experience.  My friend Frank and I got to see Oden, Durant, and all the other stars walk by us and give high fives to all […]

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The 2007 NBA Sports Agent Draft

Some loyal readers may recall the attempt that I made back on April 28th, when I tried to Live Blog the 2007 NFL Draft, including the agent and company that had signed each player. It went well until about the 17th pick, when it became very hard for me to find out who represented whom. […]

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NBA Draft Day Links

If you want to follow who represents whom, head over to the DraftExpress: 2007 NBA Draft Prospect Agent Listings. Joshua Golka put up a post on his Athlete Agent / Sports Agent Regulation blog about the NBA today [Basketball Agent Info]. It includes links for certification to become a basketball agent (NBPA and FIBA – […]

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Bloggers Mock Drafting…This Cannot Be Healthy

I am away in Washington D.C. until Tuesday evening and have not been able to find a lot of time to post much new content. If I find anything of note between now and then I will be sure to share it. You should have your weekly dose of Nightmare Clients of the Week on […]

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Rashard Lewis Can Do Whatever He Wants

You know how Jerry McGuire’s mentor told him that the business is all about personal relationships? I suppose that the personal relationship between Seattle Supersonics forward, Rashard Lewis, and his agent, Tony Dutt, is not very strong anymore. I have such a thought because Tony Dutt cost his client the ability to void the final […]

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Stand Up And Make Some Noise For Your Miami Heat

I know it may be hard to believe, but I actually hold enough knowledge about sports to write on topics other than sports agent related issues.  This morning, I was presented with the opportunity to write about one of my favorite teams, the Miami Heat, and I jumped on the request. If you head over […]

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Contract Retract

Unless you have been living under a rock in the sports world this week then you would have heard about Billy Donovan’s U-Turn from the Orlando Magic. Quick Re-cap: Billy Donovan, former Gator basketball coach decides to leave UF and take the head coach position at Orlando Magic. Donovan, who took the Gator’s to 2 […]

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50 Athletes That Make More Money Than You

Jonah Freedman of SI.com recently released Sports Illustrated’s 4th annual Fortunate 50.  The list documents America’s top 50 money-making athletes for the past year (includes money made by actually playing the sport plus any off-the-field money…endorsements, appearances, etc.).  Jonah also released the International 20, which highlights the top 20 money grossing athletes in the world […]