• Rich Paul has sent a message to NBA players who have entourages of people around them who live off their earnings
• Paul was critical of people that surround NBA players and expect to live off the player’s money without providing value
• He laid out the importance of having the right people around a player
Rich Paul is one of the super-agents in basketball, with his Klutch Sports agency managing multiple NBA stars. Everyone knows that Paul has been one of LeBron James‘ best friends for decades, but Paul worked to put himself in the situation he is in instead of living off James. He implored NBA players who have entourages to see the people they’re surrounded by.
“There’s no reason why you shouldn’t have a job if you’re in the ecosystem of an athlete. An athlete needs a barber, security, a driver, a babysitter, needs just a handyman. If you equate that with getting rich, that’s not gonna happen. The only person getting rich is the player. But what is your value? You can’t be on the couch when he’s got shootaround. That don’t work. If he’s late to shootaround, that’s your fault. Cause when the bills come in, who’s paying?”
“There’s no reason why you shouldn’t have a job if you’re in the ecosystem of an athlete. You can’t be on the couch when he’s got shoot around. Cause when the bills come in, who’s paying?”
Rich Paul on the entourage of NBA players🗣️
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This is a valuable message from Paul. NBA players are always surrounded by people asking for handouts, especially when it comes to friends who helped them in their journey.
Players should always pay the people who supported them when they were nothing, but it isn’t in the form of handouts but should be through opportunities to create financial independence for themselves.
Rich Paul Is A Longtime Friend Of LeBron James
Paul grew up in tough conditions, coming from a humble background in East Cleveland. He had a motivation to improve his life and worked hard towards it, getting his start as a vintage jersey salesman. He would buy vintage throwback jerseys in Atlanta and sell them out of his car in Cleveland. This is how he met LeBron James in 2002, with the pair quickly becoming friends.
Paul was a part of James’ inner circle alongside Randy Mims and Maverick Carter upon James getting drafted in 2003. Instead of remaining just a close friend of one of the most commercially viable athletes of modern times, Paul decided to work towards independence. He started working under current Knicks President Leon Rose at CAA in 2006, who had James as a client.
After six years of experience as an agent, Paul left CAA to found Klutch Sports and sign LeBron as his first client. In the years since Paul has worked to safeguard James’ interests and earn the trust of various stars around the NBA. Today, he represents the likes of Anthony Davis, Draymond Green, Zach Lavine, De’Aaron Fox, and more. The amount of money his clients signed for this summer shows why players want to sign with him.
Rich Paul Thinks LeBron James Is The GOAT
Paul recently voiced his opinions on the GOAT debate on Gilbert Arenas’ podcast. While he made multiple comments in support of LeBron during the podcast, including calling James the underdog in eight out of his 10 Finals appearances, he explained why he thinks LeBron is ahead of Michael Jordan as the GOAT.
“I just think LeBron’s antlers are in platinum and Michael Jordan’s may be in gold. Why? Because he had to be compared to Mike. Who did Mike have to be compared to?”
While that is an argument most people will disregard due to Paul’s inherent bias towards LeBron, it is an interesting statement. There was no unanimous measuring stick before Jordan, so what he achieved looks even greater because he became the person every NBA star will forever be held in comparison to.
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