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Professional Caddies Lose Class-Action Lawsuit Against The PGA Tour

A group of 168 professional caddies have lost a class-action lawsuit against the PGA Tour. The suit was initially filed in February last year on behalf of 81 caddies with the United States Northern District Court of California – the same court that Ed O’Bannon (former UCLA & NBA basketball player) successfully sued the National […]

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On To The Next One: Raymond Felton & Gerald Henderson

Portland guard Gerald Henderson and the Mavericks’ Raymond Felton have both decided to drop Wasserman Media Group as their representation. Both guards have now signed with Tandem Sports & Entertainment. Veteran agent Jim Tanner founded Tandem in 2013 after building an extremely successful talent representation practice at law firm Williams & Connolly. In addition to […]

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DeAndre Jordan On The Search For His 4th Agent After Leaving Relativity Sports

It is fair to say that DeAndre Jordan had an eventful summer. Having verbally committed to join the Dallas Mavericks, he did a u-turn and ultimately ended up staying with the Clippers, signing a 4 year max deal when the free agency period opened. On that infamous night in Houston, only Clippers’ personnel were allowed […]

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NBA Agent Dues Set To Increase

Per Darren Heitner, NBA Agent annual dues will likely increase during the 2015-2016 season. NBPA Deputy General Counsel Ramya Ravindran and the Board of Player Representatives have discussed and preliminarily approved raising NBA agent dues beginning with the upcoming NBA season.  The expected increase in agent dues would be as follows: Agents with 0-9 players: […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (6/12/15)

We are four games through the NBA Finals and they certainly have not disappointed. ESPN  announced today that this year’s NBA Finals is the most watched and highest-rated ever on ABC through four games. Last week Saturday, history was made as American Pharoah won  the Belmont Stake. He became the first horse in 37 years to […]

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2015 ASM Sports Signees

ASM Sports, a premier NBA agency, has announced its 2015 NBA Draft class as follows: Myles Turner, C, Texas Jarell Martin, F, LSU Rakeem Christmas, F, Syracuse D.J. Newbill, G, Penn State Chris McCullough, F, Syracuse Kendall Gray, C, Delaware State Michael Frazier II, G, Florida Cady Lalanne, C, UMass Kenneth “Speedy” Smith, G, Louisiana […]

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Jahlil Okafor To Sign With Bill Duffy

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 […]

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On To The Next One: Meyers Leonard

With the NBA playoffs approaching, Portland Trail Blazers center Meyers Leonard has decided to make a change in his representation. Leonard has signed with Aaron Mintz of CAA Sports. He was previously represented by Excel Sports Management. Leonard was drafted 11th overall by Portland in 2012 and has started 4 games this season. He is […]

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Interview With The Agent: Zachary Charles

Zachary Charles is the Founder of 3pt Sports Management; a full service agency for professional basketball players.  A graduate of Yeshiva University, Charles is an NBA Certified Contract Advisor that is currently operating out of New York City. I recently spoke with Charles regarding his client Renardo Sidney and I would like to thank him for […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (1/23/2015)

With the Superbowl just over a week away, it’s always interesting to see what the headlines are leading up to the game. “Deflategate” seems to have taken over both traditional and social media. Personally, I think it will only benefit the ratings that the SuperBowl will have. Darren has returned from his trip to Peru […]