NET unites a family atmosphere with unmatched professional experience
Michael Naiditch
Managing Member
 
Founded NET in 1999 after spending thirteen years in the field of finance, sharing time between the Chicago Board Options Exchange as a Specialist and the Banque de Gestion Privee in Paris as Director of Derivatives. In both ventures, successfully negotiated the trade of hundreds of millions dollars of complex financial instruments... As former state chess champion, applies the same disciplined and tactical approach to finance and sports contracts...Received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics at the University of Wisconsin
Has been actively involved in the representation and management of professional athletes since 1973. As an attorney and agent both in the U.S. and Europe, he has negotiated hundreds of player contracts...In a career spanning nearly thirty years, clients have included Earvin (Magic) Johnson, Isiah Thomas, Rolando Blackman, Derek Harper, Herb Williams, Reggie Theus, Rickey Green, Mark Aguirre, Jerry Sichting, Roy Tarpley, Glenn (Doc) Rivers...Special successes have included several landmark pacts for Earvin (Magic) Johnson, as well as lifetime contracts for Isiah Thomas, Mark Aguirre and Rolando Blackman
...clauses negotiated on behalf of his clients have been incorporated into the Collective Bargaining process as new industry standards...In recognition of his expertise, the National Basketball Player’s Association requested that Andrews serve on its Agents Advisory Committee during the historic 1994 – 1996 Collective Bargaining negotiations...served as Assistant General Manager and Legal Counsel on the Vancouver Grizzlies.