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Klutch Sports Group
Klutch Sports Group is an American sports agency based in Los Angeles, California, founded by entrepreneur, sports agent, and chief executive officer Rich Paul. Klutch Sports Group represents nearly 200 players in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and WNBA. It has offices in Atlanta, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York. In mid-2024, Klutch Sports Group began expanding into Europe following the takeover of a major German soccer agency.
Klutch Sports Group was founded in 2012 by Rich Paul.
In 2003, after the NBA draft, LeBron James asked Paul to be a part of his small inner circle, along with James' childhood friends Maverick Carter and Randy Mims. 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 (CAA).
In 2012, Paul left Rose and Creative Artists Agency to start his own agency, Klutch Sports Group. His first clients were James, Eric Bledsoe, Tristan Thompson, and Cory Joseph.
In 2013, Paul enlisted agent and attorney Mark Termini to run the NBA contract negotiations for Klutch.
In 2016 and 2017, Fara Leff was already known as Klutch Sports Group's chief operating officer (COO).
In 2019, United Talent Agency (UTA) made a "significant" financial investment in Klutch Sports Group. According to Jeremy Zimmer, chief executive officer (CEO) of United Talent Agency, Paul "maintains control as operator of his business". United Talent Agency asked Paul to run its sports division through a partnership with Klutch and expand to represent NFL and WNBA players.
In 2020, Paul accepted a position on United Talent Agency's board of directors. Paul also expanded its clientele at Klutch to include the National Football League (NFL) by hiring former player Damarius Bilbo. Bilbo was chosen to lead the Football division of Klutch Sports Group. In April 2020, Klutch Sports Group acquired Tidal Sports Group from San Clemente, marking its "entry into baseball representation". Tidal Sports Group founder Brodie Scoffield was named to lead Klutch's Baseball division. Also, in 2020, NBA agent Omar Wilkes became head of the Basketball division of Klutch Sports. By the conclusion of their agreement in 2020, Termini had negotiated $1.4 billion in NBA contracts for Klutch Sports clients from 2014 through 2019.
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Klutch Sports Group
Klutch Sports Group is an American sports agency based in Los Angeles, California, founded by entrepreneur, sports agent, and chief executive officer Rich Paul. Klutch Sports Group represents nearly 200 players in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and WNBA. It has offices in Atlanta, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York. In mid-2024, Klutch Sports Group began expanding into Europe following the takeover of a major German soccer agency.
Klutch Sports Group was founded in 2012 by Rich Paul.
In 2003, after the NBA draft, LeBron James asked Paul to be a part of his small inner circle, along with James' childhood friends Maverick Carter and Randy Mims. 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 (CAA).
In 2012, Paul left Rose and Creative Artists Agency to start his own agency, Klutch Sports Group. His first clients were James, Eric Bledsoe, Tristan Thompson, and Cory Joseph.
In 2013, Paul enlisted agent and attorney Mark Termini to run the NBA contract negotiations for Klutch.
In 2016 and 2017, Fara Leff was already known as Klutch Sports Group's chief operating officer (COO).
In 2019, United Talent Agency (UTA) made a "significant" financial investment in Klutch Sports Group. According to Jeremy Zimmer, chief executive officer (CEO) of United Talent Agency, Paul "maintains control as operator of his business". United Talent Agency asked Paul to run its sports division through a partnership with Klutch and expand to represent NFL and WNBA players.
In 2020, Paul accepted a position on United Talent Agency's board of directors. Paul also expanded its clientele at Klutch to include the National Football League (NFL) by hiring former player Damarius Bilbo. Bilbo was chosen to lead the Football division of Klutch Sports Group. In April 2020, Klutch Sports Group acquired Tidal Sports Group from San Clemente, marking its "entry into baseball representation". Tidal Sports Group founder Brodie Scoffield was named to lead Klutch's Baseball division. Also, in 2020, NBA agent Omar Wilkes became head of the Basketball division of Klutch Sports. By the conclusion of their agreement in 2020, Termini had negotiated $1.4 billion in NBA contracts for Klutch Sports clients from 2014 through 2019.