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In the ’80s, Michael Jordan met his agent, Sonny Vaccaro, through a series of coincidental meetings, shared connections and corporate machinations. Today, Arkansas point guard and NBA first-round draft prospect Boogie Fland met his manager, Julian Aiken, through an exchange of DMs facilitated by Fland’s father after Aiken spoke to his EYBL team, the PSA Cardinals.
“That’s how you meet people nowadays,” says the 18-year-old Fland. “It’s through social media.”
This is just one of countless examples of how the life of a rising star athlete has changed over the years. As recently as 2019, Fland would’ve been living off whatever pocket
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