Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Minnesota Timberwolves budding superstar forward Andrew Wiggins and his agent Bill Duffy of BDA Sports have severed ties. In the mayhem that has been the NBA offseason and free agency thus far, there has been huge contracts given out by teams vying to sign their coveted players. Seen as a […]
Consensus first-team All-American and ACC Player of the Year center Jahlil Okafor will sign with power agent Bill Duffy of BDA Sports Management a source tells Sports Agent Blog’s Darren Heitner. Jahlil Okafor is a 6’11” center who spent his freshman season playing for Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University, winning the 2015 NCAA Men’s Division I […]
Happy Halloween. I still need to find a good costume; you are never too old to dress up! Another week of traveling, and it should remain that way until the end of the year. However, I am not complaining. Staying busy and having fun works for me. In only about four months time, Heitner Legal […]
Prior coverage of NBA Draft (agent/player) relationships: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 Keep up with Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS Highlights Creative Artists Agency led the way with 6 clients taken in the first round of the NBA Draft. Wasserman Media Group had 2 of the first 3 players drafted along with 3 of the first 6 taken off […]
Before the 2013-2014 college basketball season started, the much anticipated 2014 NBA Draft was being compared to the 2003 NBA Draft where LeBron James graced the NBA world with his presence. In fact, many people said that Andrew Wiggins was the next LeBron James. In reality, many basketball analysts and critics were disappointed about the […]
NBA sports agent, Bill Duffy, is expected to have a good size 2014 NBA Draft Class. Currently, Duffy is also focusing his efforts on the international scope with his agency BDA Sports. The latter comes on the heels of a joint venture alliance with Australian sports and talent agency One Management Group and Consulting, according […]
Shabbat shalom from Chicago, where the annual Sports Lawyers Conference is currently being held. I did some more TV work this week, appearing on Al Jazeera America to discuss what is likely to be next in the battle between Donald Sterling (and wife) against the NBA. This week on FORBES: (1) 2014 NFL Draft Dominated By […]
Wasserman Media Group, according to a recent sports business article, has the most valuable basketball division of any sports agency in the world. The signing of future lottery pick and University of Kansas center, Joel Embiid, will only add to that distinction. The ex-Jayhawk signed with Wasserman’s Vice Chairman and NBPA Certified Contract Advisor, Arn […]
March Madness is upon us, and 2014’s college basketball stars are out to make an impact on their draft value with strong performances in their most-watched moment of the season. Here’s a look at a few names who could benefit from a strong March-April ahead of what is expected to be one of the most […]
On Wednesday, I shared a final project submitted by students in my Sport Agency Management class that I teach at Indiana University Bloomington. That group focused on how they would act if they were the representatives for Kentucky Wildcats forward Julius Randle. Another finished project that I received came from a group of students who […]