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According to Fox Sports 1 and its NBA Insider, Bill Reiter, Duke’s Jabari Parker had signed with sports agent, Rich Paul. Paul is the best friend and agent of Miami Heat star, LeBron James. Paul also represents Tristan Thompson of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Eric Bledsoe of the Phoenix Suns, among others. However, on May […]
Had a fantastic time at the Sports Law for Rookies and Veterans event held in Miami, FL yesterday. Great discussions on every panel, and I very much enjoyed sitting along with extremely qualified colleagues on the “Locker Rooms & Employment Law” panel. Sports Agent Blog also served as a proud sponsor of the event. Richie Incognito and […]
Heading to sunny and warm New York next Wednesday. I will be there through Monday, checking out many Super Bowl-related events and hopefully seeing many of you Sports Agent Blog readers in the streets. This week on FORBES: (1) As Super Bowl Approaches, Adept NFL Retailers Are Saying So Long To ‘Shrink It And Pink It’; (2) No […]
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 […]
The hottest player in the NBA is undoubtedly LeBron James of the Miami Heat. The Most Valuable Player award should be shipped to Miami and sit waiting there for the season to end so that it can be officially awarded to him. James has everything in the world going for him right now, and his […]
Every year, Businessweek produces the Power 100, a compilation that ranks the world’s best-performing athletes based on statistics, the popularity and viewing audience of their sports, endorsement earnings, and their reach on social media. The rankings are curated by CSE and Horrow Sports Ventures, which use E-Poll Market Research and Nielsen/E-Poll N-Score data to determine the list. […]
I hope everyone had a very Happy Holiday (whichever holiday was celebrated) and wish all a Happy upcoming New Year. This past week on Forbes.com: (1) Who Cares About The NHL Lockout?; and (2) Brooklyn Nets Nix Avery Johnson, But Player Contracts May Cause Concern. New Years Eve will be Sports Agent Blog’s seventh birthday. Pinching myself […]
Yesterday, Forbes released its Fab 40: The Most Valuable Brands In Sports. One of four sections focuses on athlete brands, which looks at the amount in endorsements that athletes in all sports receive and subtracts the average endorsement income of the top 10 athletes in their respective sports to come up with a final figure. The […]
LeBron James began his professional basketball career as a client of Aaron Goodwin. Goodwin negotiated LeBron’s on-court contract and off-court marketing deals, including the lucrative $90 million Nike contract signed immediately prior to the 2003 NBA Draft wherein LeBron was selected #1 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Two years later, LeBron decided to part ways with […]
The following article is a guest contribution by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Haynes is a former Division 1 Basketball Player at Oral Roberts University and currently practices law in the State of Florida. Last night, the long awaited 2012 NBA draft took place [click here for The 2012 NBA Draft Agents/Players List]. After the 2011 NBA Draft, […]