Thursday, October 27, 2011

A little look into certain arrangements

Michael Beasley didn't prep in Nor Cal but his current situation -- a legal battle with his former agent and his former AAU coach -- is still fascinating.

Matt Norlander writes about a lengthy Washington Post article on the subject.

Here's the Washington Post article.

An excerpt:
"... The legal wranglings provide a window into the tangled world of youth basketball, in which talented teenagers become prized commodities and relationships are cultivated through unregulated third parties. Several prominent college basketball coaches, summer-league coaches and representatives of sports agencies have privately said such arrangements between agents and summer-league coaches have become commonplace over the past decade. All spoke on condition of anonymity to protect professional relationships with the other parties ..."

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