Creative Artists Agency said Monday that its CAA Sports division acquired Kauffman Sports Management Group, an L.A.-based firm that represents NBA executives, as well as NBA and NCAA basketball coaches. Under the deal, Spencer Breecker, Kauffman’s managing partner, will become CAA Sports’ head of basketball coaches and executives division. Steve Kauffman, president of Kauffman Sports, will be in an advisory role at CAA Sports. AdvertisementCAA Sports now represents nine NBA head coaches, along with other executives and college coaches. Paradigm recently laid off 30 employees, including agents in its music division and people who worked in its reality TV department.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 03, 2020 23:15 UTC