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Former Basketball Agent Jason Levien Becomes CEO Of The Memphis Grizzlies

From Udonis Haslem’s agent to Chief Executive Officer of the Memphis Grizzlies, watching and covering Jason Levien’s path through the business of sport has been exciting.  Levien, who will become the Grizzlies’ new CEO and managing partner, was first written about on Sports Agent Blog in an Agent Spotlight published on May 11, 2007.  At […]

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Basketball Agent Happy Walters Had Interest In Purchasing Philadelphia 76ers

In October 2011, a group of individuals including former basketball agent and Assistant General Manager/General Counsel of the Sacramento Kings, Jason Levien, were approved by the NBA to purchase the Philadelphia 76ers.  The previous majority owner of the team was Comcast-Spectacor. A Complaint dated December 22, 2011 was filed in the United States District Court Eastern […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (10/21/11)

I am honored to be named to SportsPro Media’s inaugural 10 NEXT class, which recognizes “ten stars of the sports business industry under the age of 30 that have achieved a level of success that is truly rare at such a young age.”  How about those St. Louis Cardinals?  I am having a good time watching […]

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NBA Blog Previews: Atlantic Division Recap

For the fourth straight year, we are honored to be involved with a group of the web’s best blogs in a venture to provide previews for each NBA team.  As is the norm, I will be covering the Miami Heat.  Besides posting the Heat preview, I will be linking to the other sites that are […]