If you were Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and your team just surprisingly went to the Western Conference Finals under the leadership of 23-year-old MVP candidate Luka Dončić, how would you approach the offseason? This was the challenge presented to my teammates and me during the practicum at Sports Business Classroom 2022 this July. [Read More]

After transferring from community college, I was an eager 20-year-old junior at UC Irvine. During the previous summer, I had spent some time at a local accounting firm as a student visitor, but it left me searching for a career path. That changed in January 2019 at a Sports Business Association meeting with guest [Read More]

[The following scouting report is part of a series on potential 2023 draft prospects from Sports Business Class alumni.] Brandon Miller Frame: 6'9" 200lbsPosition: ForwardSchool: AlabamaYear: Freshman2023 Draft Age: 20Stats via sports-reference.com Offense The first thing that sticks out about Brandon Miller’s game is his offensive versatility. With a fluid jumper and the tools [Read More]

There are very rarely dull moments on the NBA calendar. Even during the months-long offseason, trades and free agency bring about their own intrigue, and the Summer of 2022 was no exception. With limited cap space around the league, teams turned to trades as their primary means of improving – or tearing down – [Read More]

[The following submission is from the Charlotte Hornets, run by students in the mock deadline practicum at the SBC Las Vegas Immersive.] Assignment: Charlotte Hornets Team Members: Ray O’Keeffe, Grant Curry, Zachary Janisse, Rafael Otoro, Adam Beladtz With glimpses of a strong developing team, we understood that we would be challenged to push forward [Read More]