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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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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (4/12/2012)

I had a fantastic time sitting on the “Athletes, Artists, Celebrities” panel at Johnson & Wales University this week.  It was one of the best turnouts I have ever seen for a sports and entertainment event and it was very well run.  Tomorrow, I will venture to Marlins Park to sit on another panel (“Protecting […]

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NBA Teams

NBA Blog Previews: Northwest Division Recap

Our Miami Heat Preview will be posted tomorrow morning.  In the meantime, enjoy the previews for the Northwest Division, which have been brought to you by some of the best basketball blogs on the web.  I think that the Thunder is easily the sexy team to pick, but what happens if the Blazers talent actually […]

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The NBA: You Have To Pay To Play

Are you surprised that both of the teams that look like they will be playing each other in the NBA finals are at numbers 1 and 3 on the NBA team payroll list?  The Los Angeles Lakers top the list with a payroll of $91.4 million while the Boston Celtics paid their players $86.5 million this […]

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Darius’s Dirty Deal

After being signed to his second ten-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on January 20th, and the initial threats of the Portland Trailblazers to all NBA teams, Darius Miles has officially signed with the Memphis Grizzlies. I wrote several articles relating to this specific matter regarding Miles (Blazers Miles From Resolving Conflict) and his financial […]

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NBA Players NBA Teams Sports Law

One More Mile

Last week i wrote a piece titled, Blazers Miles From Resolving Conflict, which now looks to be a true statement after today’s most recent update.  I wrote about the Portland Trail Blazers absurd reaction to the Memphis Grizzlies signing of Darius Miles to a 10-day contract extension.  Miles needed to only play in one more game […]

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NBA Players NBA Teams Sports Law

Blazers Miles From Resolving Conflict

If the name Darius Miles did not bring fear to the Portland Trailblazers organization when seeing him on the court, it does now.  Miles is causing a BIG stir in the NBA, affecting all NBA teams and getting the NBA Players Association involved. When Darius Miles was under contract with the Trailblazers he suffered what […]