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Kevin Conner
8:18 AM
In the last month there have been some top NBA players parting ways with their current sports agents. Bob Finnan of The News-Herald listed a couple of names in his article such as Chris Paul who fired Lance Young from Octagon; Dwight Howard, Al Horford and Rodney Stuckey who all fired Aaron Goodwin; Ike Diogu who fired Arn Tellem; Roger Mason who fired Mark Bartelstein; O.J. Mayo who fired LRMR; Andray Blatche who fired Eric Fleisher; Lou Amundson who fired Mike Higgins; and Marc Gasol parted ways with Herb Rudoy. The firing of sports agents is far from a new phenomenon. In this industry if a player feels that they can get more then what their agents are getting them, they probably will jump ship and join another agent or agency.
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This trend is not only present in the NBA, it exist throughout the sports industry as a whole. A notable firing in the NFL was Pro Bowler Randy Moss former agent Tim Dipiero. He parted ways with his long time agent in search of someone who could get him more sponsorship deals and other off-field business opportunities. The athletes who leave their agents are particularly looking for bigger bucks, whether it’s a new contract, sponsorships, or endorsements deals their seeking. For an agent it’s either produce or get let go. Bob Finna made a quote in his articles pertaining to athletes saying, “Sometimes players think agents can wave a magic wand and get things done. It’s not that easy. Teams have salary cap and luxury tax issues that the players don’t seem to comprehend.” Players view it just Cuba Gooden Jr. did in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire that was a film about a top sports agent, “Show me the money”. That is exactly what sports player what to see from their agent, the money.
1 comments:
Insightful discussion about the relationship between sports agents and athletes. It is very important for athletes and performing artists to understand exactly what the role of their agents are and whether or not they are performing their duties and maximizing the career of who they represent. Oftentimes, these agents can just be along for the ride.
Keep up the great work! Watch out for a few minor typos.
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