Player Prompt

M'Baku Olubori’s initial agent that brought him over to North America is the one and only Johnny Hamilton. Many know this at this point. However, with Hamilton’s extensive duties as an SHL GM, he’s not able to effectively serve in his role as primary partner and founder of the Hamilton Sports Agency. That’s where the names behind the marquee come into play.

Hamilton has trained and brought several brilliant legal and business minds into his business. Three stand out as the major forces behind the agency: Ophelia Morton-Gardner, Antony Lewis, and Mxr. Viv Tick-Wallace. Morton-Gardner is the most notable (and accomplished) of the bunch—she’s worked with Hamilton for over a decade, leading to her well-deserved recognition as senior partner in the firm last year. Morton-Gardner has served as the primary agent for Winnipeg’s Lias Ekholm-Gunnarsson since Hamilton took over Baltimore. But we’re not here to talk about him.

For Baku, another agent does much of the heavy lifting. When it’s time for a new contract, Olubori calls upon Viv Tick-Wallace, a junior partner at the firm he clicked with. Viv has an easy smile and quick wit that the Nigerian forward appreciates. They are also great at details (which Baku admittedly is not). That focus is what led Hamilton to hire Tick-Wallace in S64 right out of law school to help with reviewing contract text of all sorts. Mxr. Tick-Wallace worked their tail off for years before making junior partner 3 years ago. Some day Olubori’s like of Viv helped (but those people are stupid—Johnny Hamilton doesn’t promote anyone without merit). To avoid conflict of interest, Hamilton allows general counsel and his Co-GM, Brock Bolder, handle contract negotiations with Olubori’s camp.