Next Season Agent Discussions…
As a basketball player in Europe, you know how important it is to have an agent who can help you navigate the complex world of professional sports. Your agent can help you find teams, negotiate contracts, and manage your career in a way that maximizes your potential. However, many players don’t realize that there is […]
Terminating Your Agent/Player Contract
If you have come to the point that you would like to terminate the agent/player contract, it is not a difficult process. There are, however, a few things to consider. You can terminate the contract with your agent at any time according to the latest FIBA rules that took effect in January 2022. The rule […]
THE FIVE CARDINAL SINS: MISTAKES OVERSEAS PLAYERS DON’T EVEN KNOW THEY ARE MAKING-Written by Lauren Neaves
Every season, I have to negotiate multiple contract terminations and exit packages for players who, for one reason or another, were not up to the team’s expectations. A team’s expectations…what are those exactly? Many would assume that would be prolific scoring, dominating performances, etc. They wouldn’t be wrong, indeed players must have a strong impact […]
Why I Hate Agents ”HELPING” Players
Before I begin, understand that this is an opinion piece. This is what I think and not meant to say agents are bad if they do this. There are probably reasons I have not thought about why an agent would tell a player that they will ”help” them, but it would take a very reasonable […]
Why Have An Agent Where You Want To Play?
Hi Teammates! Let me answer that title by asking a simple question. If you had a choice between earning $500 or $1000 which would you choose? Ok, now a follow-up because I am positive everyone said $1000…to get the $1000 you have to kiss your mom. To get the $500 you would have to kiss […]
Letter of Clearance
Hi Teammates! The Letter of Clearance is what the player needs from his former team before he can be registered by the new team. The former team says everything is ok and they accept the transfer. Normally this is not a problem except if a player just leaves without things being settled such as unpaid […]