Episode 178: Rich Paul

The Young Man and the Three

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Sports

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Summary

We are so psyched so welcome in agent, Rich Paul to The Old Man and The Three. Topics include: His memoir "Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds" and why he decided to write it, Rich's upbringing and the lessons he learned from his neighborhood, how he came to represent so many athletes like LeBron James (The Los Angeles Lakers), Anthony Davis and more, negotiating the notorious Eric Bledsoe deal, player empowerment and what that really means, why he decided to build Klutch Sports Group, how Rich could sense that LeBron could live up to the "chosen one" nickname on and off the court, what he's learned from all these deals he's negotiated and his craziest gambling stories.

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0:24.1	Welcome to The Old Man of the Three with JJ Reddick and Tommy Alter brought to you by
0:27.5	342 Productions.
0:29.0	This is episode 178, Rich Paul.
0:34.0	We recorded this Tommy with Rich right here in this studio about a month ago.
0:39.7	Rich, of course, just came out with his memoir Lucky Me by Rich Paul.
0:47.1	And he just was on 60 minutes actually not too long ago as well, discussing the book.
0:53.2	I feel like we asked five questions.
0:56.0	Rich is just very open and candid, talks a lot, but in a good way, like incredible storytelling.
1:03.1	We get into his life, we get into his career.
1:06.7	We had to ask a couple questions about LeBron, of course, which he's pushed back on this
1:14.2	narrative that he's lucky because he worked with LeBron from the beginning.
1:20.3	But the reality is, Rich has built an incredible business, an incredible brand.
1:24.5	I think I read the other days, got four billion in NBA contracts alone that he's negotiated.
1:32.0	Just a phenomenal story about his life, go check that book out.
1:38.0	I would say one of the great characters both in basketball, but then also in all sports
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