Moments after leading the Toronto Raptors to their first NBA title in franchise history, Kawhi Leonard quickly faced the impending reality of his uncertain future. In the midst of accepting his second Finals MVP Trophy, Kawhi was asked by ESPN’s Doris Burke what NBA fans across the country were presumably thinking, “How does this championship […]
Kyrie Irving has parted ways with his longtime agent Jeff Wechsler and has reportedly signed with Roc Nation Sports. Irving opted out of his $21.3M deal to play for the Celtics next season and will become a free agent for the first time in his career this summer. Wechsler has represented Irving since he was […]
Welcome to the first Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up since the site’s rebuild. I truly hope that you prefer the new layout of Sports Agent Blog over prior versions. The new look was launched on Memorial Day and is intended to provide a cleaner infrastructure, ease of reading on tablets and mobile devices, and some funky tools […]
College football is a week away. The NFL is not far behind. I had my draft in one of the two fantasy leagues I participate in last night. You can just smell and taste football at this point. However, I must admit that this season of Hard Knocks does not have me as enthused as years’ […]
Most analysis surrounding sports agents revolve around an agent’s initial signing of an athlete or an athlete firing an agent or an agent negotiating an athlete’s contract. However, less emphasis is placed on the accolades agents’ clients receive during their playing careers. Below highlights the players and coach that won (or will likely win) 2013-2014 […]
I hope that everyone had a fantastic and fun July 4th full of smiles and fireworks. I, for one, did not even stay awake throughout the entire New York show on TV. A day full of sun can be quite exhausting. Jay-Z has a new rap album out with shout outs to Robinson Cano and […]
On February 21, 2012, I wrote that Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant became the latest NBA all-star to leave basketball agent Aaron Goodwin and his company Goodwin Sports Management (GSM). Along with Durant, Jason Kidd, Paul Pierce, LeBron James, Jamal Crawford, Rodney Stuckey, Al Horford, and Dwight Howard have all once been represented by Goodwin, but moved on to another agent later […]
Kevin Durant has dropped Seattle-based Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports Management (GSM) as his NBA agent. It appears that Jason Whitlock was the first to report on the rumor of Durant’s decision to leave Goodwin, and followed up with a Tweet that Candace Parker may be the next high-profile athlete to leave the firm that […]
Last week, Caron Butler, Ben Gordon, Anthony Tolliver, and Derrick Williams filed a Class Action Complaint against the NBA and its member teams in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. At roughly the same time, another class of NBA players filed a similar lawsuit in the Northern District of California. The California lawsuit has since been dismissed […]
Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports Management has represented some of the best players in basketball. At one point in time, he represented Rodney Stuckey, LeBron James, Al Horford, and Dwight Howard. They all currently have different agents representing them. Now add Jamal Crawford to that list. Jamal Crawford has terminated his relationship with Goodwin Sports Management in an offseason […]