Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is switching teams, but will remain on the Nets’ roster for the 2017-2018 season. No, the Nets did not give up their 24 year old, 6’6″ PG while he is averaging a career best 9.8 PPG and 4.9 APG. However, Spencer Dinwiddie has indeed decided to switch agencies, dropping Excel […]
Top 5 Agencies of the 2017 NBA Draft Excel Sports Management Priority Sports CAA Wasserman Catalyst Sports Honorable Mention: ASM Sports Top 5 Agents of the 2017 NBA Draft Happy Walters – Catalyst Sports (5 clients drafted including two first-round picks at #5 and #25) Andy Miller – ASM Sports (4 clients drafted including one […]
Top 5 Agencies of the 2016 NBA Draft Excel Sports Management CAA ASM Sports Wasserman Priority Sports Honorable Mention: Roc Nation Sports Top 5 Agents of the 2016 NBA Draft Mike Lindeman – Excel Sports Management (4 players drafted, 1 in the first-round) Rob Pelinka – Landmark Sports (2 players drafted, both in the top-ten) Mike George […]
Per MLB Trade Rumors, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Randal Grichuk has joined Excel Sports Management, where he will be represented by Casey Close. He was previously represented by Priority Sports. The 24-year-old Grichuk is in his second full MLB season after being drafted by the Angels 24th overall in the 2009 draft. Superstar Angels outfielder Mike […]
According to Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal, Atlanta Braves pitching prospect Matt Wisler has switched representation agencies. He was formerly represented by Sosnick Cobbe Karon Sports, but has joined the ranks at Excel Sports Management. At Excel, he will be represented by a team of agents in the baseball division, which is led by Casey […]
After becoming only the third amateur since 1960 to make the cut in both 2015 U.S. Open and Open Championship, Ollie Schniederjans announced that he will become a professional golfer and sign with Excel Sports Management, per a press release from the company. The 2015 Georgia Tech graduate was awarded the 2014 Mark H. McCormack medal […]
Highlights ASM Sports had 8 clients drafted including 4 1st rounders BDA Sports had 7 clients selected including 4 1st rounders and 3 in the top 10 Excel Sports Management had 6 clients drafted including 2 1st rounders CAA Sports had 4 clients drafted including the 1st and 2nd overall picks Priority Sports had 4 […]
Excel Sports Management has hired veteran sports marketing agent Bill Sanders as Senior Vice President of Athlete and Talent Marketing. Before joining Excel, Sanders was Senior Vice President of Personal Brand Management at PMK•BNC, and before that he served as Chief Marketing Officer of BDA Sports Management. Excel has a roster that includes star athletes […]
Per Darren Heitner, Roc Nation has hired Kyle Thousand as its Managing Director of Baseball. He was previously at Excel Sports Management as a MLBPA Certified Player Agent. Thousand played collegiate baseball at the University of Iowa and was drafted in the 26th round of the 2003 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. He played […]
The Arizona Wildcats are sending 4 of its players to this year’s NBA Draft: T.J. McConnell, Stanley Johnson, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Brandon Ashley. Chris Emens of Octagon will represent McConnell and McConnell is being considered as a participant in next week’s NBA combine, the league’s major showcase before its June 25 draft. Johnson, Hollis-Jefferson and […]