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O.J. Mayo – Page 2 – SPORTS AGENT BLOG
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NBA Players NBA Teams

Love-in New York

With the 2008 NBA draft only days away, the trade rumors and pre-draft jitters by teams have already begun to fly around the league.  One rumor that we are starting to hear that may be a real possibility is the Memphis Grizzlies trading the rights to the #5 pick and the hefty contract of Purdue […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Only one day and six rounds done with the MLB Amateur Draft…and I am already winded. Day two is today, which contains 44 more rounds. Time to get prepped. I leave you with some good links that I did not cover over the past week: SBJ loves itself some Octagon [Octagon Named ‘Sports Agency of […]

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Interview With The Agent

Interview With The Agent: BJ Armstrong

On the heels of an excellent interview with Leigh Steinberg, I was approached by a close friend of BJ Armstrong. The friend requested that I take the time to interview the 1989 first-round pick of the Chicago Bulls who later on became a basketball analyst for ESPN before landing his current job as an NBPA […]

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NBA Players Recruiting Sports Agents Sports Law

BDA Sandwiched With Mayo?

Honestly, the day I leave for a ten day trip to Israel, this happens? Anyone who knows me well, understands that I hate white foods (vanilla not included). I am not a fan of sour cream, despise cottage cheese, and refuse to intake any mayonnaise. I never had anything against one type of mayo, O.J. […]

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Recruiting Sports Agents

Short and Sweet 2: The OJ Edition

“He (OJ Mayo) played within the rules of the game; and this is the game, runners, agents, shoe companies, other elements, this is the game. He had no other choice but to play it.” –Louis Johnson, ex-O.J. Mayo (athletes) confidant in regards to the situation involving Rodney Guillory (runners) and BDA Sports Management (representation). In […]

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Recruiting Sports Agents Sports Law

Running a Relationship

“The key to this business,” Dicky Fox told Jerry Maguire, “is personal relationships.” But when do said relationships start? And what do they entail? For Louis Johnson and Rodney Guillory, “runners” for Bill Duffy Associates Sports Management (BDA), a “relationship” with then USC-freshman O.J. Mayo meant a regularly BDA-subsidized Citibank account and over $200,000 total […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Cool news: I am scheduled to have an interview with Leigh Steinberg on Monday to discuss his efforts in promoting a cause to prevent, appropriately diagnose and treat sports concussions. Not so cool news: I actually had a mild concussion this week. At least we have something to talk about! On the real, I still […]

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The Wash Up

The Wash Up

OJ is in! With March Madness over, the top players are making a choice whether to play on at their respective colleges’ or move on to the NBA. One of the players who hadn’t made his choice previously was USC Shooting Guard O.J. Mayo. OJ averaged 20.7 points in his freshman year. [Stats] Now OJ […]