Klutch Sports Group

Klutch Sports Group is an American sports agency based in Los Angeles, California. It is founded by professional basketball player LeBron James’ best friend and sports agent, Rich Paul.

Klutch Sports Group
TypeSports management company
IndustryManagement
Founded2012
Founder
  • Rich Paul
  • LeBron James
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
WebsiteOfficial website

In 2003, after the NBA draft, James asked Paul to be a part of his small inner circle, along with James' childhood friends Maverick Carter and Randy Mims.[1] Paul quickly obliged. He would later start working under Leon Rose, who had negotiated James' extension with the Cavaliers in 2006, at Creative Artists Agency. In 2012, Paul left Rose and CAA to start his own agency, Klutch Sports Group, and took James with him.[2] In 2013, Paul enlisted noted long-time agent and attorney Mark Termini to run the NBA contract negotiations for Klutch.[3][4] By the conclusion of their agreement in 2020, Termini negotiated $1.4 billion in NBA contracts for Klutch Sports clients from 2014 through 2019.[5] By 2019, Klutch had a roster of 25 clients and brokered over $1 billion in contracts. Later that year, United Talent Agency (UTA) asked Paul to run its sports division through a partnership with Klutch where he expanded the sports clients from 4 to 23.[6] In 2020, he accepted a position on UTA's board of directors.[7][8] Paul also expanded its clientele at Klutch to include the National Football League (NFL) by hiring former player Damarius Bilbo.[9]

Athletes

NBA

Klutch Sports represents the following NBA athletes:

NFL

Klutch Sports has represented the following NFL athletes, either currently or formerly:

References
  1. Broussard, Chris (December 25, 2012). "The chosen's one". ESPN.
  2. "LeBron James Leaves CAA, Childhood Friend will Represent Him". International Business Times. September 13, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  3. Zillgitt, Jeff (January 15, 2013). "LeBron James rep Klutch Sports adds top agent Termini". USA Today. USA Today. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. Price, S.L. (June 12, 2019). "The King Maker: Why Rich Paul Will Own the NBA Summer". SI.com. SI.com. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. Stein, Marc [@TheSteinLine] (February 19, 2021). "Mark Termini, the longtime agent and attorney who led negotiations on the $1.4 billion in NBA contracts closed by Klutch Sports from 2014-2019, is no longer affiliated with the agency, league sources say" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. Skipper, Clay. "Rich Paul Is Rewriting the Rulebook". GQ. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  7. McNary, Dave (2020-07-27). "LeBron James' Agent Rich Paul Named to UTA Board". Variety. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  8. Stein, Marc (2019-07-17). "LeBron James's Agent, Rich Paul, Starts a Sports Division at a Hollywood Firm (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  9. Skipper, Clay. "Meet the Super-Agent Who Rich Paul's Betting on to Take Over the NFL". GQ. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  10. "Coming in Klutch – Los Angeles Lakers Benefit From Klutch Sports Clients Since LeBron James Arrived". Essentially Sports. April 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  11. Jordan Greer (October 20, 2021). "Rich Paul's top clients: Klutch Sports Group agent's NBA roster goes well beyond LeBron James". Sporting News. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  12. Justin Alvarado (June 30, 2020). "Every client of Klutch Sports". ClutchPoints. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  13. "Agent: Gordon, Nuggets agree to $92M extension". ESPN.com. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  14. "Rich Paul Client List". RealGM. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  15. "LeBron James welcomes Zach LaVine to Klutch Sports Group". RSN. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  16. Sanjesh Singh (September 30, 2021). "Lakers news: Kendrick Nunn signs with Klutch Sports Group". USA Today Sports Weekly. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  17. "Ben Simmons Signs with LeBron James-Funded Klutch Sports Agency". Bleacher Report. March 23, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  18. Kurt Helin (February 22, 2022). "Rich Paul wants to clear record: Klutch Sports didn't push Westbrook for Wall trade". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  19. "NFL Agents Tracker". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  20. "NFL Agents Tracker". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-02-13.


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