Today in, NI.L Spotlight goes to Rich Paul in Clutch Sports.
2003, after the NBA draft, LeBron James asked Paul to be a part of his small inner circle,
along with James Childs of friends Maverick Carter and Randy Mims.
One Paul quickly obliged.
He would later start working under Leon Rose, who had negotiated James' extension with
the Cavaliers in 2006 at Creative Artist Agency.
In 2012, Paul left Rose and CAA to start his own agency, Clutch Sports Group, and his first
clients were James, Eric Bledsoe, Tristan Thompson and Corey Joseph.
Two in 2013, Paul enlisted agent and attorney Mark Termini to run the NBA contract negotiations
for Clutch.
Three for by the conclusion of their agreement in 2020.
Termini negotiated $1.4 billion in NBA contracts for Clutch Sports clients from 2014 through
2019.
In 2019, United Talent Agency U to ask Paul to run its sports division through a partnership
with Clutch and expand representing NFL and WNBA players.
In 2020, he accepted a position on UTS board of directors.
Paul also expanded its clientele at Clutch to include the National Football League NFL
by hiring former player Damarias Bilbo.
In 2021, he hired sports agent Nicole Lynn as president of football operations.