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My friend Michael Schottey just published a mock draft for the 2016 NBA Draft scheduled to take place on June 23. Mock drafts never provide a completely accurate position on where players are picked, especially because teams are prone to trade slots and selections prior to and during the draft. Additionally, it is impossible to […]
Unfortunately, the following is no April Fool’s joke. The agent community has lost a very valuable member in the passing of NFLPA certified Contract Advisor Eugene Parker. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Parker lost his battle with kidney cancer. He leaves behind many family members, friends and clients whom adored him, including Jairus Byrd, who […]
Yahoo’s Marc Spears announced on Twitter that Louisville’s Montrezl Harrell and Kentucky’s Trey Lyles have signed with Rich Paul, founder of Klutch Sports and long-time friend and agent of one of the NBA’s brightest stars, LeBron James. Last year, in college, Harrell and Lyles sat on opposite sides of one of the sport’s oldest and […]
Rich Paul — the sports agent for NBA superstar LeBron James — is branching out into the broadcasting side of the business. According to TNT’s David Aldridge, Paul has signed ESPN analyst, Mark Jackson. Jackson was formerly represented by Wasserman Media Group Vice Chairman and NBPA Player Agent, Arn Tellem. Prior to that, Steve Kauffman (owner of […]
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 […]
Last week, Philip Johnson of Business Insider wrote an article titled, The 50 Most Influential People Behind The Scenes In Sports. The list includes presidents, owners, managers, coaches, doctors, reporters, and of course, agents. The sports agents listed were Rich Paul, Drew Rosenhaus and baseball agent Scott Boras, who was the highest ranked agent at No. 18 […]
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 […]
People say stupid things all the time. Here’s one for you: a San Francisco Chronicle writer believes that because NBA Commissioner David Stern Hanukkah, has no real feel for Christmas in the first place. This is a good digital holiday card from the Arizona Diamondbacks. I especially like the part where an employee guesses that dreidels are made […]