![]() But the Squires quickly filed court papers requesting he be barred from playing in the NBA, and a three-judge panel agreed, ordering him back to the ABA. Selected 12th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), he instead signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks and joined the team for pre-season workouts. In the spring of 1972 Erving's career took a complicated turn. ![]() That first year, Erving scored more than 27 points per game, and was selected to the All-ABA Second Team and the ABA All-Rookie Team. Playing forward, he transitioned quickly to the pro game. In 1971 Erving left college and joined the Virginia Squires, of the American Basketball Association (ABA), as an undrafted free agent. At Massachusetts, he averaged 32.5 points and 20.2 rebounds a game, one of only five players at the time to ever average more than 20 points and 20 rebounds a game. He played just two seasons for the school-freshmen were ineligible to play varsity, and Erving left before his senior season-but he left his mark on the program. In 1968, Erving, who was not recruited by many big basketball programs, enrolled at the University of Massachusetts. While the exact details of how he got the name are unclear, it's believed that a friend began calling him it because Erving had dubbed him "Professor." Erving liked the name and it stayed with him throughout his college and professional careers. He was a solid player at Roosevelt High School, where the nickname "Dr. J" by his fans - became known for his style and grace on and off the court during his 16-year professional basketball career. Early Yearsīorn on February 22, 1950, in Roosevelt, New York, Julius Erving - called "Dr. Upon retiring in 1987, he had played in more than 800 games, scoring an average of 22 points per game. In 1983 he helped lead the club to a world championship. Erving would continue pushing the boundaries of management with Carter until 2015 at Atom Factory which included a roster of chart topping stars like Miguel, Tyga, John Legend, Lady Gaga, Charlie Puth, Megan Trainor, and John Mayer.Julius Erving helped the New York Nets win the ABA championship in 19, before switching to the NBA and joining the Philadelphia 76ers. At Sanctuary, Erving & Carter served as executive vice presidents of Sanctuary’s urban division until 2010, where they represented artists Beyonce, Destiny’s Child, Nelly, and Mario.Įrving and Carter joined forces again in 2008 as Erving became co-president of Troy Carters’ company, The Atom Factory. In 2004, Erving and Carter took the Philadelphia-based Erving Wonder Management and sold it for a reported $12 million to Sanctuary Group, one of the largest international and independent music companies based in the UK. The merger brought in additional representation of the wildly successful female hip hop artist, Eve, as well as Beanie Siegel. Erving Group, with operations respectively headed by Carter and Erving. Erving’s roster of talent also includes such top names as Floetry, Angie Stone, Rodney Jerkins, and hip-hop artist Freeway.Īs Erving continued learning lessons within the music and entertainment industry, he made a major move in 2001 teaming up with longtime friend Troy Carter to form Erving Wonder Management in Philadelphia by merging Carter’s Boy Wonder Management and Erving’s J. One of Erving Wonder’s success stories is the UK-born duo Floetry, whose 2002 debut album received Grammy nominations. ![]() Erving has managed to discover dynamic performers and position himself as a music mogul. The talent was a producer named Rodney Jerkins, who was producing for every big name artist in the industry at the time from Michael Jackson, Destiny’s Child, Brandy, and the list goes on. Here is when Erving was first blessed with the direction of management allowing him to understand the full scope of music and entertainment leading him to come across a talent that was making a difference in music. He knew early on that the traditional 9-5 wasn’t written for him as his entrepreneurial mindset took him down a road that would allow him to harness his hustle and flow mentality to move culture. Charles was a catalyst at the time to understand how to create a path ahead for Erving’s career, which like all brands and talents is unknown until direction is identified. During Erving’s start, he embraced an important relationship with Universal Music executive Charles Suitt.
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