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Nationality
  
American

Occupation
  
Sports agent


Name
  
Rich Paul

Role
  
Sports agent

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Born
  
December 16, 1981 (age 42) (
1981-12-16
)
Akron, Ohio, U.S.

Profiles

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Rich Paul is an American sports agent based in Cleveland, Ohio. He founded Klutch Sports Group and represents a number of prominent NBA players, including Eric Bledsoe, John Wall, Ben Simmons, and long-time friend LeBron James.

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Early life

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Paul used to live in a one-bedroom apartment above his father's store, R & J Confectionary, on 125th and Arlington in Glenville, a neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland. He went to Benedictine, a predominantly white Roman Catholic high school across the town. His father died of cancer in 1999.

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After graduating high school, Paul was buying throwback jerseys from Atlanta and selling them out of his trunk in Cleveland. In 2002 he met LeBron James, who was impressed by Paul's authentic Warren Moon throwback jersey, at the Akron-Canton Airport; both on their way to Atlanta, Paul to restock and LeBron to the Final Four. The two exchanged contact information, and soon Paul hooked James up with a Magic Johnson Lakers jersey and a Joe Namath Rams uniform.

Career

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In 2003, after the NBA draft, LeBron hired Paul to be a part of his small inner-circle. He would later start working under Leon Rose, who had negotiated LeBron's extension with the Cavs in 2006, at Creative Artists Agency. In 2012, Paul left Rose and CAA to start his own agency, Klutch Sports Group, and took LeBron with him.

Clients

Basketball

  • LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Tristan Thompson, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • J.R. Smith, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Eric Bledsoe, Phoenix Suns
  • Norris Cole, Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Cory Joseph, Indiana Pacers
  • Trey Lyles, Denver Nuggets
  • Ben McLemore, Memphis Grizzlies
  • Kosta Koufos, Sacramento Kings
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Los Angeles Lakers
  • John Wall, Washington Wizards
  • Montrezl Harrell, Los Angeles Clippers
  • Earl Watson, Phoenix Suns
  • Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers
  • Dejounte Murray, San Antonio Spurs
  • Shabazz Muhammad, Minnesota Timberwolves
  • Terrance Ferguson, Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Nerlens Noel, Dallas Mavericks
  • References

    Rich Paul Wikipedia