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Today in, NI.L Spotlight goes to Rich Paul in Clutch Sports.

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2003, after the NBA draft, LeBron James asked Paul to be a part of his small inner circle,

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along with James Childs of friends Maverick Carter and Randy Mims.

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One Paul quickly obliged.

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He would later start working under Leon Rose, who had negotiated James' extension with

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the Cavaliers in 2006 at Creative Artist Agency.

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In 2012, Paul left Rose and CAA to start his own agency, Clutch Sports Group, and his first

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clients were James, Eric Bledsoe, Tristan Thompson and Corey Joseph.

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Two in 2013, Paul enlisted agent and attorney Mark Termini to run the NBA contract negotiations

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for Clutch.

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Three for by the conclusion of their agreement in 2020.

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Termini negotiated $1.4 billion in NBA contracts for Clutch Sports clients from 2014 through

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2019.

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In 2019, United Talent Agency U to ask Paul to run its sports division through a partnership

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with Clutch and expand representing NFL and WNBA players.

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In 2020, he accepted a position on UTS board of directors.

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Paul also expanded its clientele at Clutch to include the National Football League NFL

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by hiring former player Damarias Bilbo.

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In 2021, he hired sports agent Nicole Lynn as president of football operations.