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Oct 2023
1h 47m

Rich Paul

ThreeFourTwo Productions | Wondery
About this episode

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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