There are many different roles one can have in the NBA, but a lot of them all overlap anyway. Sometimes coaches practice with players; sometimes a front office exec helps out on the coaching staff; sometimes agents need to crunch the numbers like scouts to gauge their clients’ values. That being said, an agent becoming […]
Took the week off for a vacation in the Caribbean Sea that included stops in Cozumel, Falmouth, Grand Cayman and Labadee. Today is a sea day and then back to Miami tomorrow. It was a very welcome vacation, but I’m still finding a pocket of time to push this weekly wrap-up of sports business-related links […]
I am putting together this article a day early and scheduling it to post on 10/7 in the case that I do not have power after Hurricane Matthew comes through Florida. Scored a couple of suite tickets to the FSU vs. UM game, so hopefully the storm doesn’t put an end to what would otherwise […]
The recent news of Arn Tellem leaving Wasserman Media Group to become Vice Chairman of Palace Sports and Entertainment has made headlines across the sports industry. It is becoming more and more common to see teams hiring agents into one of their front office positions. Samuel Porter, the new Director of Business and Legal Affairs […]
While the FIFA scandal has been the biggest story in sports over the past week, today has brought a plethora of newsworthy stories. Kyrie Irving has officially been ruled out of the playoffs with a fractured knee cap. While I picked the Warriors to win it all, I am extremely upset that we won’t be […]
According to Yahoo! Sports NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski, veteran and highly respected sports agent, Arn Tellem has agreed to become the Vice Chairman of Palace Sports & Entertainment, the company that owns the Detroit Pistons. Per ESPN.com, Tellem will be in charge of business operations and league initiatives for the Pistons, as well as be […]
A special Shabbat Shalom, Happy July 4th to you and yours. Congratulations to Sports Agent Blog contributor Mark Burns on joining the SportsMoney team at Forbes. It is always exciting to see Sports Agent Blog contributors expand their horizons and take hold of new opportunities. Speaking of, another Sports Agent Blog contributor Benjamin Haynes recently started writing for Sporting News. Who […]
The NBA Finals and the NHL Finals are here and we are in the midst of one of the greatest parts of the year for sports. The World Cup is right around the corner. And then there is the Belmont Stakes. I am traveling to New York today and will be on the grounds both […]
It is great to be back in sunny South Florida and away from the blistering cold of Chicago. Last week’s Sports Lawyers Association conference was a blast outside of the harsh weather, though. It is also great to be in South Florida as the Miami Heat continue to assert their dominance over the NBA. Definitely […]
Shabbat Shalom from Key Largo, where we have managed to avoid some pretty bad storms brewing to the north. I will be heading back up to Miami later in the day and hopefully take some of the 2014 World Golf Championships at Doral during the weekend. Next weekend I am off to Dallas, where I […]