Last Wednesday, Milwaukee Brewers reliever Francisco Rodriguez and his former agency Wasserman Media Group agreed to a settlement (reportedly over $2 million) that dismissed a pending lawsuit, which included claims of malpractice and fraud by baseball agents Arn Tellem and Paul Kinzer. Rodriguez switched from Wasserman to Scott Boras over a year ago. Just prior to […]
Casey Wasserman, Chairman and CEO of Wasserman Media Group has announced that Arn Tellem will become Vice Chairman of the company and basketball agents BJ Armstrong and Thad Foucher are promoted to Executive Vice Presidents of Basketball. Together, Armstrong and Foucher will lead the group that manages the careers of over seventy-five professional basketball players around the globe. […]
Prior coverage of NBA Draft (agent/player) relationships: 2011 | 2010 | 2009 Keep up with Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS Highlights Excel Sports Management with 7 clients selected – 11.67% (4 in 1st round) BDA Sports with 7 clients selected – 11.67% (3 in 1st round) Wasserman Media Group with 5 clients selected – 10.00% (4 in 1st round) Priority Sports with […]
NBA prospect Anthony Davis is the extremely likely number one overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. The NCAA National Champion center/forward from the University of Kentucky had been going through a lengthy vetting process of agents, with the assistance of his father Anthony Davis, Sr., until late last week when he finally announced that he […]
Jewish girl nose jobs decreasing. Due to ethnic pride? How about my White Hot Heat? Better believe I will be in the American Airlines Arena for Game 7 of Heat vs. Celtics. My newest Forbes article is titled, Detroit Tigers Pitcher Andrew Oliver’s Former Advisors’ Actions May Represent Significant Threat To Baseball Agents. Hope you enjoy […]
Prior coverage of MLB Draft (advisor/player) relationships: 2011 Keep up with Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS First Round + Supplemental First Highlights CAA Baseball with 7 clients selected – 11.67% Scott Boras with 6 clients selected – 10% The Legacy Agency with 5 clients selected – 8.33% SFX Baseball with 5 clients selected – 8.33% ICON Sports with 5 clients selected – […]
Yesterday, SportsBusiness Journal hosted its yearly Sports Business Awards in New York City. It has been reported that roughly 750 people attended the event. Categories included Sports League of the Year, Sports Sponsor of the Year, and of course, Best in Talent Representation and Management. This year’s winner in the latter category was the very deserving Wasserman Media Group. […]
In the past few years, I have covered three former basketball agents making the jump from representing players to being one of the key figures with regards to managing basketball operations of an NBA franchise. Lon Babby, formerly an NBPA certified basketball agent/attorney with Williams & Connolly accepted an offer to become President of Basketball Operations with the Phoenix […]
Prior coverage of NFL Draft (agent/player) relationships: 2011 | 2010 Keep up with Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS Click here for downloadable spreadsheet of the player/agent list by player position The 2012 NFL Draft player/agent pairings is brought to you with the help of our partner, Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW). SMWW’s Athlete Management Course offers […]
While a little over a handful of arbitration eligible baseball players remain unsigned, most players who were eligible for arbitration have either gone to hearing or settled with their respective teams on single or multi-year deals. The unsigned player who is garnering the most attention is David Ortiz, who has requested $16.5 million, while the […]