David Falk - Knowledge (XXG)

344: 31: 553:"David Falk elected to take more guaranteed money and less revenue percentage", said (Nike Scout) Sonny Vaccaro. "So out of the chute he lost himself a lot of money. But in retrospect, it really amounted to nothing. It wasn't a big-time bidding war. Probably the most determining thing was Adidas wasn't going to offer him a lot of money. It was the first time that the athlete was going to share in the royalties of the shoe. That was the gamble." 1099:, other NBA agents had begun acknowledging that Falk generally negotiated the contracts that defined the market for the year, and set the standard by which other agents were judged. By the end of the 1995 NBA lockout, Falk controlled enough top players that he was seen as "dictat(ing) the structure and the economics of the entire league," so much so that during one six-day period in the summer of 1996, he negotiated six contracts—for Jordan, 1079: 353: 1280:, Diane Lyden Murphy, led a dedication ceremony to commemorate the opening of the new home of the college. For the first time in the college's history—which dates back to 1917 when the School of Home Economics began as a course in the College of Agriculture and the first nutrition course was taught—Falk College's academic disciplines and administrative offices are housed in a central location. 1146:. Falk was not well-liked around the league, with even NBA executives acknowledging that they felt he held a disproportionate amount of power. As the negotiator behind four of the five largest contracts in team sports history and the pre-eminent agent in the NBA, Falk was a contributor to the spike in player salaries that saw the average NBA contract rise from $ 330,000 in 1119:—worth more than $ 335 million. Since Falk usually earned 4% of player contracts, which is the maximum amount allowed by the Players' Union, he made roughly $ 13 million for these six deals alone. He was so successful at negotiating contracts that in 1998, just before he sold FAME to SFX Entertainment, the contracts of Falk's players totaled just under $ 800 million. 178: 895:, with part of the proceeds going to financially pinched NBA players. The rosters had a number of Falk clients, and some saw the game as a threat by Falk "to create a new league through a partnership with the entertainment giant SFX, which recently purchased Falk's company for $ 150 million." The game was played on December 19, 1998 in the 1192:

create marketing opportunities, new stadiums, luxury boxes, and they should be paid a disproportionate amount of money. The salary structure should be close to what it is in Hollywood, where Jim Carrey makes $ 16 million a film and the second star makes $ 2 million. That's what I believe as an economics major and as a neo-capitalist."

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Michael Jordan and David Falk helped make each other, and each profited to a remarkable degree from their special collaboration. It is true that Michael Jordan was the person who in the end actually did the deeds, went on the court and hit the final jump shot again and again, but it is also true that

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Basketball is a hybrid between an individual and team sport", Falk is saying. "Very gifted players almost make a team by themselves. In that environment, a Michael Jordan, Alonzo Mourning, Juwan Howard, Shaquille O'Neal and Patrick Ewing bring in the fans. Fans come to watch them play primarily. They

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Nike's initial offer was $ 250,000, his own shoe line, and a percentage of the revenues. Jordan already had a standing offer from Adidas for $ 500,000, and Falk demanded that Nike match the figure in addition to the revenue percentage. Nike came back with an offer of $ 500,000 and a smaller cut. Falk

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for the entirety of Jordan's career. Besides Jordan, Falk has represented more than 100 other NBA players, and is generally considered to be the most influential player agent the NBA has seen. During the peak years of Falk's career in the 1990s, he was often considered the second-most powerful person

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Falk has massive leverage", says the general manager of one N.B.A. team who didn't want his name used for fear of angering Falk. "If he just had Michael, he would be considered a marketing genius, which he is. But David represents so many players that he is a major force. He pretty much gets what he

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A lot of people don't like David, but he's the best at what he does", Jordan told USA Today last year. "What he does is get underneath your skin, whoever he's negotiating with, because he figures out what your objectives are, your angles. He understands the market; he understands the players. He's a

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in 1974. Falk attempted to get Dell on the phone for "six or seven weeks." Finally, annoyed at Dell's seeming unavailability, Falk called Dell's office "about 17 times in a three-hour period" until Dell took his call. When Dell informed him that ProServ was not hiring, Falk offered to work for free.

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established The David B. Falk Center for Sport Management, an annex to the Carrier Dome, to better prepare graduates to enter the sports industry, and student-athletes to manage realities of professional sports through life-skills training, in its College of Human Ecology. It was supported by a $ 5

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There's always something to criticize -- I have too much power or too many clients. I scoff at that. Think about it: If you lived on a block with $ 300,000 houses and you sold yours for $ 2.5 million, your neighbors would thank you. But in my business they don't. That used to make me angry. Now I'm

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sneaker earned Nike $ 130 million in 1985 alone, making their $ 500,000 contract with Jordan one of the great bargains of all time, a precursor to Jordan's more lucrative deals with Nike, including a 1997 deal for $ 30 million. Jordan's relationship with Nike is often considered the most successful

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fan, a fact which influenced Falk's career decision upon his career path. Longtime childhood friend and colleague, Attorney Reid Kahn, remembers Falk proclaiming that he wanted to represent professional athletes in the fourth grade. Another high school friend noted that Falk was not good enough to

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Nothing was really ever good enough. I brought home my college board scores—I think I got just under 1,400 the first time. She was crushed. She didn't understand how I could do so poorly. I think that I share a lot of those qualities. She used to have an expression that I would say is the guiding

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I think this whole thing has been manufactured by David Falk", Gattison told The Charlotte Observer Friday night. "The guys he used to initiate the decertification drive aren't concerned with the union and the everyday little guy. These guys have been in the league 10 or 11 years and have yet to

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Due partly to Falk's tenacity and partly to Michael Jordan's own professional success and personal magnetism, Jordan became "indisputably the most powerful and effective endorser of products in American history, ... (making) the business of hawking products more lucrative than playing the game."

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was named the David B. Falk Distinguished Professor of Sport Management and will begin his position on August 20, teaching courses in international sport, sport communications and sport marketing while pursuing scholarly work, research and other academic initiatives in the Department of Sport

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Curtis Polk and Mike Higgins soon propelled FAME to the top of the NBA player representation business. At its peak, the company consisted of about 25 people and represented 45 players. During FAME's seven year existence, it represented "an unprecedented six first-round draft picks in the NBA,

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In the split, a messy professional divorce, Falk brought all of his considerable client list with him, but agreed to provide Dell with 50% of fees for Dell's former clients and 17.5% of Falk's income for new contracts. Dell "sought arbitration to enforce the agreement, claiming that Falk

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We decided to stretch the envelope", Falk said. "Instead of calling up the companies and asking them how much they would pay Michael Jordan, we called them up and asked them to make a presentation and explain what they could do to promote him. Needless to say, this got a lot of quizzical

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for five years. For 10 years she worked as a production manager for a software company in Rockville, Maryland and later moved into the software publishing division and managed the distribution and sales of software through international resellers around the world. She also serves on the

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Every time I see Patrick say something, it's almost like watching the Energizer bunny", said the agent Harold MacDonald, who represents Derrick Coleman and Terry Mills. "I'm just waiting for Falk to put in another battery, and off Patrick goes again. Hardly any influence? Give me a

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of Sapphire Brands; a founding investor in private aviation company, Marquis Jet and Golf GCX Partners; and a founder and principal in Relevad Media Group, a digital alternative advertising company. Falk is a frequent guest lecturer at universities across the country, including

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teams into agreeing to his terms on contracts and trades. Some speculated that Falk engineered as many as one of every five NBA trades during the height of his power, and he was often considered the second-most powerful man in basketball behind NBA Commissioner

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negotiated over $ 400 million in contracts for its free-agent clients, and negotiated four of the five largest contracts in team sports history." Just prior to the company's sale in 1998, the contracts of Falk's players totaled almost $ 800 million.

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During his Chairmanship at SFX Sports Group from 1999 to 2001, "Falk oversaw the acquisition of a dozen sports agencies that enabled SFX to represent approximately 20 percent of MLB and NBA players." Largely due to the work of Falk and fellow agent

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article, "the rare person who could make a writer root for a sports owner." The lockout finally ended just 29 hours before the cancellation of the entire NBA season after the players overwhelmingly ratified the latest deal put forward, 179-5.

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and drawing a crowd of about 6,000 people. Falk and the other organizers had originally planned to give 90% of the proceeds to NBA players, but public criticism caused them to instead give almost all of the $ 1 million to national and local

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My mother was a teacher, and I think that's one reason that, amidst my deal-making skills, I have a very strong pedagogical bent", he says. "I really enjoy teaching, and believe it is one of the most important professions in our society."

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Falk was frequently blasted for making use of threats and side-deals to move his clients around and maximize their earnings, but he remained unapologetic, arguing that he was simply looking after the best interests of his clients.

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brash, arrogant, egotistical, aggressive negotiator, which is good, because when you have someone represent you, you want him to do that. Marketing-wise, he's great. He's the one who came up with the concept of 'Air Jordan.'"

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In 1998, Falk sold FAME to the entertainment group SFX for $ 100 million, while remaining the group's president. In the space of a year, SFX bought 14 private sports representation companies for a combined $ 1.5 billion and

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Despite considerable support, decertification was defeated by a vote of the Players' Union, 226–134. But even though Falk did not manage to decertify the NBPA, his influence helped to lead to the abandonment of a

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in Latin American affairs. Falk described his mother, a teacher and inspirational force as "a perfectionist", and called her "the biggest influence in my life", the one who drove him to achieve great heights.

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specifically of "holding the deal hostage" to reap benefits for their high-end clients. Fellow player agent Harold MacDonald disparaged what he saw as Falk's excessive influence on the union's president,

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on salaries, and ultimately led to a deal that increased the players' portion of NBA revenues from 52% to 57%, as well as the salary structure that saw Michael Jordan make $ 33 million for the

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I paid more in taxes this year (1996) than I earned in 17 years working for Donald Dell", Falk said with some lingering bitterness. "I'm all for loyalty, but that has to be a two-way street."

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That's called leverage", he said. "Every company in the world uses leverage whenever they engage in any negotiation. It's bad for the teams and good for the players. I work for the players."

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alone. Some argued that the concessions Falk gained from the owners through his role in the 1995 lockout were the primary cause of another lockout that occurred just three seasons later.

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On March 24, 2011 it was announced that Falk had made a pledge of an additional $ 15 million to Syracuse University and "The David B. Falk Center for Sports Management" to establish the

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as part of an unprecedented free agency period, during which his company, FAME, changed the entire salary structure of the NBA, negotiating more than $ 400 million in contracts for its

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David Falk helped revolutionize the process of representing a basketball player, going into a team sport and creating the idea of the individual player as a commercial superstar.

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Unbeknownst to Falk and Jordan, Nike had decided to target Jordan as their player of the future. Jordan himself was initially reticent; throughout college he had worn

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insisted on several "outs" in its initial contract with Jordan: the shoe line could be dropped if certain sales figures were not met, or if Jordan failed to make the

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During his law school years, his parents separated. Falk maintained minimal contact with his father, but remained very close with his mother until her death in 1988.

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list of the "100 Most Powerful People in Sports", Falk was listed no lower than #32 for 10 straight years from 1991 to 2000, peaking at #14 from 1998 to 1999.

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in 1982, also negotiated by Falk, Falk decided to make large demands to shoe companies for Jordan's services, including his own shoe line and a royalty.

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million gift from Falk and his wife Rhonda. The Falk Center's inaugural event was a panel discussion on issues in contemporary sports at

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in his first three years. The shoe line was expected to earn $ 3 million for Nike in about three to four years. As it turned out, the

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gives a good indication of how Falk used his power. Falk threatened the Timberwolves by telling them that Marbury would walk away in

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at the end of the season if he was not traded, as well as suggesting that he would dump his stable of free agents into the lap of

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Chansky, Art. "Dean's Domain: The Inside Story of Dean Smith and his College Basketball Empire." Atlanta: Longstreet Press, 1999.

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Falk's enduring legacy can best be described as the NBA's new star-centered focus. Falk's idea was that since most people bought

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in a four-team trade involving 12 players and 5 draft picks. Falk apparently made threats to the Knicks that he would move

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while he was attending law school, finally offering him a full-time job starting at $ 13,000 after his graduation from

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started looking around for possible trade scenarios, Falk even went so far as to veto a trade that would have brought

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Meanwhile, Falk was being criticized on multiple fronts for his role in lockout negotiations. NBA Commissioner

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was one of the many Falk clients on the NBA Players' Union Negotiating Committee during the 1998 NBA lockout.

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player and primarily represented tennis players, so he allowed Falk to handle a large portion of ProServ's

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In 1992, after great early success, Falk considered himself underpaid and underappreciated. He split with

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Falk, David B. "The Art of Contract Negotiation", Marquette Sports Law Journal, 3 (1992), no. 1, p. 1–27.

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voice an opinion about what's going on. Then all of a sudden David Falk doesn't like what's going on."

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criticized Falk's involvement in the negotiations, saying that he was "trashing his own clients."

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Management. Burton was the first executive director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the

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Falk allowed Nike to establish Jordan's primary image, then began splitting it up among other

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Falk talks about getting started in the sports representation business. February 19, 2007.

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with his wife, Rhonda (Frank). Rhonda served as an undergraduate admissions counselor for

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A second trade which resulted from Falk's influence was the 2000 mega-deal which moved

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in New York City. Falk is chair of the university's Sport Management Advisory Board.

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its centerpiece, made him one of the primary movers and shakers in the NBA, able to

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The deal was all the more significant because it was considered difficult to market

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of Woodmont Country Club. They have two daughters, Daina, (born 1983) a graduate of

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Falk discusses his more recent ventures, including Pokeware.com. February 19, 2007.

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principle of my life: Always shoot for the stars and never settle for second best."

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Falk describes the process of creating his own company, FAME. February 19, 2007.

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if they did not consent to trade Ewing, who supposedly wanted out of New York.

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to establish his own company, Falk Associates Management Enterprises (FAME).

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In January 2007, Falk re-launched FAME, and today serves as its founder and

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Video interview from CharlieRose.com which took place on December 3, 1996.

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going for a slam dunk. Falk helped to make the NBA a star-centered league.

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After signing Jordan, Falk quickly made the first great deal for him: the

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Jordan's success was such that he turned down $ 300 million worth of

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Falk executive produced a number of sports-related films, including

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and Jordan together in a feature film, and then sold the concept to

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After many attempts to establish contact with agents Bob Woolf of

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Falk negotiated million-dollar sneaker endorsement deals for both

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faction of 16 players and a number of agents (including players

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program, in effect reclaiming Jordan's image for his own use."

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Falk negotiated the then-highest contracts in NBA history for

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shops on Long Island, while his mother, Pearl Falk, had two

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Playing For Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made.

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Steinmetz, Matt. "Players on block as deadline nears",

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signed an 8-year, $ 1.2 million endorsement deal with

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in a three-team trade. Minnesota's General Manager,

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Retrieved August 16, 2015. 2299:"David Falk: Is the Sports Agent a Spoiler?" 2213:, January 20, 2000. Retrieved July 25, 2007. 2087:, August 14, 1991. Retrieved March 26, 2008. 2079:"Agent Makes Capital For an Elite Clientele" 1082:Falk negotiated a $ 71 million contract for 578:sports endorsement relationship in history. 391:Dell consented to take on Falk as an unpaid 325:" reviews his career spanning five decades. 212:, spoke six languages, and had worked as an 4842:, October 5, 1994. Retrieved July 13, 2007. 4644:, August 20, 1999. Retrieved July 12, 2007. 4564:"Mark's View: MJ and Conflicts of Interest" 4458:, June 24, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2010. 4130:, October 5, 2001. Retrieved March 7, 2009. 4006: 4004: 3939:, October 7, 1997. Retrieved July 12, 2007. 3547:, January 6, 1999. Retrieved June 16, 2007. 3516: 3514: 3450: 3448: 3429: 3427: 3318:, August 28, 1995. 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Retrieved July 13, 2007. 4629:"In this case, Nobody's fault but Falk's" 4550:, June 17, 1983. Retrieved July 12, 2007. 4441:, June 25, 1998. Retrieved July 13, 2007. 4376:"The long and the short of the NBA draft" 4276:, June 26, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2008. 3885:, June 19, 1996. Retrieved July 12, 2007. 3722:, July 11, 2006. Retrieved June 22, 2007. 3688: 3686: 3684: 3682: 3680: 2293: 2291: 2289: 2287: 2285: 2283: 2281: 2279: 2191:, June 18, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2007. 2183:"Sparks Fly at Management Powerhouse SFX" 496:shoe deal. At the start of the 80s, only 4533:, June 2, 2001. Retrieved March 7, 2009. 4306:"Injuries the center of NBA's attention" 4041:, July 1, 1996. Retrieved July 25, 2007. 3979:, July 6, 1999. Retrieved June 21, 2007. 3922:, May 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2007. 3695:"Super agent shows he's a Super Snake", 3523:"Jordan's agent shows his true colors", 3456:"Stern Says Agents Sabotaging The Talks" 3152:, May 6, 1998. Retrieved March 26, 2008. 2273:, June 4, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2007. 2153: 2151: 2149: 2147: 1230:On June 22, 2009, it was announced that 725:. One of the companies SFX acquired was 321:A documentary released in 2015, titled " 289:, and Jocelyn (born 1988) a graduate of 3621:"David Falk Still Wields a Strong Hand" 3183:"SFX to Consolidate Acquired Divisions" 2576:"Falk says Jordan still client, friend" 2073: 2071: 2069: 2067: 2065: 2063: 2059: 1329:, which teamed Jordan with a number of 1091:Building wealth for clients and himself 397:George Washington University Law School 260:George Washington University Law School 4836:"Sixers and No. 1 Pick Agree to Agree" 4587:"`Q' not quite ready to take over NBA" 4207: 3623:, March 1999. Retrieved June 16, 2007. 3347: 3299: 2857:"Super Sports Agent David Falk 1 of 3" 2843:New York: Simon & Schuster, p. 18. 1373:Falk's 2014 NBA player clients are in 1347:, a documentary on the history of the 778:, and fellow agents Marc Fleisher and 4879:"Koolse.com Video Interview, Part 3." 4873:"Koolse.com Video Interview, Part 2." 4867:"Koolse.com Video Interview, Part 1." 4727:"Play Ball, or Hardball? Falk Speaks" 4527:"Give MJ a break for the Jarvis mess" 4505:"Other teams seek Paxson, Cartwright" 4065:"Draft Express - Agents - David Falk" 4035:"Bullets Draft Cheaney, 7-7 Romanian" 1138:(the first NFL player to endorse the 1126:deals and off-court income, and with 1002:A 1999 deal in which Falk forced the 334:ProServ and signing of Michael Jordan 7: 3800:Michele Barrett (October 19, 2015). 3593:Fainaru-Wada, M., and Kroichick, R. 2529:"HoopsHype - NBA Agents - David Falk 1365:, was released on February 3, 2009. 794:violations of antitrust laws, win a 4928:People from Nassau County, New York 4195:"David B. Falk, Executive Producer" 3214:"Basketball's Most Powerful People" 3166:"Taking His Game to the Next Level" 2728:"Welcome to ArtLA - File Not Found" 185:, Falk's current place of residence 4820:"Wingate Case Going to Grand Jury" 4090:"Anchorage ready for Olympic vote" 4012:"On Clothing: Emperor's New Rules" 3666:"A profitable week for David Falk" 3335:"NBA players vote to retain union" 2841:Money Players: Inside the New NBA. 1276:On Oct. 23, 2015, the Dean of the 14: 4176:"Phillips' toughest negotiations" 3990:"Cassell wants to come to Boston" 2839:, H. Araton, M.F. Dardis (1997). 2809:Barrett, Michele (11 July 2016). 1022:if Marbury was not moved. As the 782:) that began advocating for NBPA 561:players in 1984, especially in a 308:. He was also portrayed by actor 235:make any of the teams at Douglas 16:American sports agent (born 1950) 4708:"Clippers 'leaning' on Benjamin" 4224:, n.d.. Retrieved July 12, 2007. 3500:"Players might try rival league" 2481:, 2001. 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(October 14, 1996). 1214:Personal legacy and philanthropy 880:Shortly after his statements in 351: 342: 4861:"An interview with David Falk." 3950:"Stepping out - 1997 NBA draft" 3634:"Deal was taxing for Weinhauer" 2990:Dan Wetzel, Don Yaeger (2000). 2205:"MJ anything but Falk's puppet" 897:Atlantic City Convention Center 129:in the NBA behind Commissioner 114:National Basketball Association 4681:"David Falk signs Evan Turner" 3475:"Exhibition for fun, for fans" 2260:"Career Spotlight: David Falk" 646:American Marketing Association 1: 3781:Gene Wang (August 25, 2014). 3760:Glenn Coin (March 24, 2011). 2962:"The art of the sneaker deal" 2898:"Floating on air: David Falk" 2359:– via findarticles.com. 541:, and off the court, he wore 162:clients in a six-day period. 4122:"Hoops hotbed in California" 4077:"Falk adds another big name" 488:Nike shoe deal: "Air Jordan" 278:George Washington University 73:George Washington University 4660:September 29, 2007, at the 4634:September 29, 2007, at the 4431:September 26, 2007, at the 4354:"Prime Time For Superagent" 3877:September 13, 2006, at the 3671:Washington Business Journal 3263:September 27, 2011, at the 2903:Washington Business Journal 2710:. Retrieved June 20, 2007. 656:in 1993. The ensuing film, 323:David Falk: Agent of Change 108:(born 1950) is an American 44:1950 (age 73–74) 4944: 4923:Syracuse University alumni 4667:Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 4655:"Take nothing for granted" 4247:Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 4158:"Gatling asking for trade" 4067:. Retrieved July 27, 2009. 3655:. Retrieved June 20, 2007. 3639:Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1245:National Basketball League 741:1995 and 1998 NBA lockouts 565:like basketball. In fact, 230:Falk's mother was an avid 4338:. New York: Pocket Books. 3439:The Philadelphia Inquirer 2784:"Falk" Agent for Discord" 2538:. Retrieved May 23, 2013. 1336:Michael Jordan to the Max 964:Falk's client list, with 955:Influence and inspiration 512:through the 1970s. After 468:. 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(2009). 3971:"Opting for Name Brand" 3607:San Francisco Chronicle 2994:New York: Warner Books. 2683:New York: Random House. 2500:"David and Rhonda Falk" 960:Facilitating NBA trades 940:famously dubbing Falk " 478:Advantage International 4903:American sports agents 4769:CNN Sports Illustrated 4544:"Celtics Seek Sparrow" 4120:Howard-Cooper, Scott. 3914:"Point of much return" 3505:Los Angeles Daily News 3028:July 10, 2007, at the 2135:"The Big Man Can Deal" 1316: 1241:U.S. Olympic Committee 1211: 1194: 1171: 1161: 1087: 1076: 1024:Minnesota Timberwolves 1004:Minnesota Timberwolves 999: 988: 931: 831: 821: 702: 673: 555: 527: 414:, as he signed the #1 402:Dell was a former pro 228: 186: 4261:"Pickings slim at 23" 4222:GiantScreenSports.com 3595:"Agents of influence" 3363:Arizona Daily Wildcat 3315:Arizona Daily Wildcat 2714:June 3, 2007, at the 2466:"The TSN 100 History" 2344:"The man with a plan" 1311: 1271:Georgetown University 1225:Madison Square Garden 1206: 1189: 1166: 1156: 1081: 1072: 993: 983: 926: 826: 816: 792:collective bargaining 698: 668: 612:Wilson Sporting Goods 551: 522: 266:with honors in 1975. 237:MacArthur High School 223: 180: 4725:D'Alessandro, Dave. 3948:D'Alessandro, Dave. 3900:The Washington Times 2416:"Agents Provocateurs 1305:, and serves on the 1288:Falk is also on the 1267:John R. Thompson Jr. 1237:University of Oregon 944:off the bench" in a 788:antitrust protection 262:, where he earned a 216:in World War II for 4824:The Washington Post 4807:The Washington Post 4573:, January 28, 2000. 4456:The Washington Post 4413:The Washington Post 4039:The Washington Post 3812:on October 22, 2015 3806:Syracuse University 3787:The Washington Post 3529:, November 2, 1998. 3526:New York Daily News 3197:Sandomir, Richard. 3181:Sandomir, Richard. 3170:The Washington Post 3145:Sandomir, Richard. 3072:The Washington Post 2938:The Washington Post 2611:The Washington Post 2303:The Washington Post 1369:Partial client list 1361:Falk's first book, 1351:Basketball League. 1309:'s advisory board. 1220:Syracuse University 1218:On April 23, 2008, 1200:put it in his book 1175:Professional legacy 1056:Seattle SuperSonics 994:Former Falk client 947:New York Daily News 847:1998–99 NBA lockout 802:. NBA Commissioner 498:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 291:Syracuse University 274:Rockville, Maryland 256:Syracuse University 241:Levittown, New York 189:Falk was born to a 183:Rockville, Maryland 64:Syracuse University 4840:The New York Times 4790:The New York Times 4782:Washington, Kermit 4611:2007-11-18 at the 4569:2007-07-05 at the 4548:The New York Times 4484:Steve Aschburner. 4473:The New York Times 4399:, January 6, 2002. 4396:Contra Costa Times 4266:2008-10-09 at the 4016:The New York Times 3600:2007-08-05 at the 3480:2007-09-30 at the 3460:The New York Times 3442:, January 2, 1999. 3419:The New York Times 3400:The New York Times 3202:The New York Times 3186:The New York Times 3150:The New York Times 3131:The New York Times 3089:2007-09-26 at the 3016:"The power of air" 2862:2007-10-08 at the 2855:Nichols, Allison. 2563:The New York Times 2534:2007-06-29 at the 2471:2009-02-24 at the 2421:2007-10-26 at the 2397:2007-06-07 at the 2265:2007-10-09 at the 2139:The New York Times 2084:The New York Times 1859:Quentin Richardson 1636:Artūras Karnišovas 1586:Othella Harrington 1345:On Hallowed Ground 1319:Executive producer 1290:board of directors 1261:In 2014, Falk and 1172: 1088: 1000: 979:The Sporting News' 884:article, Falk and 882:The New York Times 874:The New York Times 832: 452:alumni, including 283:board of directors 254:He graduated from 218:Nelson Rockefeller 187: 4764:"Pulling strings" 4713:Chicago Sun-Times 4592:Chicago Sun-Times 4510:Chicago Sun-Times 4381:Chicago Sun-Times 4311:Chicago Sun-Times 4292:Chicago Sun-Times 4273:Salt Lake Tribune 4181:Chicago Sun-Times 4145:Chicago Sun-Times 4095:Chicago Sun-Times 4010:Rhoden, William. 3955:The Sporting News 3919:The Sporting News 3896:"Art of the deal" 3848:978-1-4165-8438-4 3767:The Post-Standard 3653:"NBA Daily Humor" 3414:Roberts, Selena. 3270:The Sporting News 3239:The Sporting News 3232:D'Alessandro, D. 3052:The Sporting News 3021:The Sporting News 2677:Halberstam, David 2478:The Sporting News 2450:The Sporting News 2443:D'Alessandro, D. 2349:The Sporting News 2164:Chicago Sun-Times 2052: 2051: 2005:Dominique Wilkins 1995:Kermit Washington 1975:Darnell Valentine 1957:John Thompson III 1525:Patrick Ewing Jr. 1341:Sports Emmy Award 1249:Sydney, Australia 915:accused Falk and 812:Charlotte Hornets 571:NBA All-Star Game 382:, Falk turned to 312:in the 2023 film 136:The Sporting News 103: 102: 4935: 4843: 4833: 4827: 4816: 4810: 4799: 4793: 4779: 4773: 4761: 4755: 4740: 4734: 4723: 4717: 4704: 4698: 4697: 4695: 4694: 4677: 4671: 4651: 4645: 4622: 4616: 4602: 4596: 4580: 4574: 4560: 4551: 4540: 4534: 4520: 4514: 4503:Mulligan, Mike. 4501: 4495: 4482: 4476: 4467:Johnson, Roy S. 4465: 4459: 4448: 4442: 4422: 4416: 4409:"For the record" 4406: 4400: 4391: 4385: 4372: 4363: 4350: 4339: 4332: 4315: 4302: 4296: 4283: 4277: 4257: 4251: 4238: 4225: 4219: 4213: 4205: 4203: 4202: 4191: 4185: 4173: 4167: 4155: 4149: 4137: 4131: 4118: 4099: 4086: 4080: 4074: 4068: 4062: 4051: 4048: 4042: 4028: 4019: 4008: 3999: 3995:The Boston Globe 3986: 3980: 3965: 3959: 3946: 3940: 3937:Journal Reporter 3929: 3923: 3912:Triplett, Mike. 3910: 3904: 3892: 3886: 3868: 3851: 3828: 3822: 3821: 3819: 3817: 3808:. 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