Sports agent Curtis Polk requires all his clients to follow this model regarding their income:
50% will go to taxes
40% you have to save and invest
10% you can spend as you wish
Would you recommend this model to any player that you represented as a sports agent? Why or why not? What if the potential client said no?
Discuss three of the existing marketing deals that Lebron James currently has.
As the agent for Lebron James, what four companies would you try and get new marketing deals with and why? What kind of dollar amounts would you be looking at?
As the agent for Lebron James, would you recommend that he start his own shoe company? Why or why not?