Tag: Bill Duffy

Twenty-four of the NBA’s 30 teams have …

Twenty-four of the NBA’s 30 teams have contacted Cretin-Derham Hall for background checks on Daniel Oturu, the former Raiders star who is leaving the Gophers after his sophomore season to turn professional. The 6-10, 240-pound Oturu will be represented by Bill Duffy, who also will represent point guard Tre Jones from Apple Valley via Duke.

The Mavericks’ close relationship with …

The Mavericks’ close relationship with Doncic’s agent, Bill Duffy of BDA Sports, helps alleviate some worries. So, too, does their own legwork. As Ronzone remembers it, years of tracking Doncic plus close ties with his coaches enable them to determine what was nonsense. “We knew all the concerns,” Ronzone, who is longtime friends with Duffy, said.

“We’d heard it all. We’d seen it all. …

“We’d heard it all. We’d seen it all. And I talked to enough coaches (to know the truth) … I’ve been to Madrid a lot, and if you’ve lived in Europe, (for) one, you’re allowed to go out at an earlier age. You don’t have to be 21 to go out. “So yes, he’s going to be around that. They don’t card you when you go into a club in Madrid, especially if you’re Luka Doncic or (his former Real Madrid teammate) Serge Llull. You’re not going to get carded, because the athletes are treated with a great deal of respect. The work ethic did not bother me because I’d seen a kid at 13 years old leave his country and come on his own and learn to live on his own and become a pro and be at practice and be on time. That was never an issue with his coach. But once the game came on, when the bell rang, I mean, the kid was ready to play every single night.”

Darren Collison to finalize comeback decision

Free agent guard Darren Collison has a meeting set with his agent, Bill Duffy, early next week in order to finalize a decision on a potential comeback, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Upon a decision to return, Duffy’s next step will be to set up formal meetings for Collison with the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers, sources told Wojnarowski.

His staying power with the Knicks, a …

His staying power with the Knicks, a franchise known for upheaval, is all the more impressive. Bill Duffy, one of the league’s top agents, calls Miller “an institution guy” — someone teams should want in their organization in any capacity. When Miller was trying to make the crossover to the NBA, he canvassed friends and contacts for advice and Duffy, who Miller had known since Foster signed with him out of Southwest Texas, told him to be persistent in his hard work. “You gotta get in at whatever level you can get in with an organization,” Duffy said he told Miller. “And he sure did follow through with that.”