Rich Paul and Klutch Sports are growing more powerful every day, but one major sports entity is not-so subtly trying to undercut his considerable influence in the basketball world and prevent carbon copies in the future.
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports broke the news that the NCAA has officially added new criteria for NBA agents representing potential NBA draftees during the pre-draft process who still have the option to return to school. Among the new criteria are a requirement for agents to have a Bachelor’s degree, something Paul famously and proudly does not have.
The NCAA — which has drawn the ire of LeBron James, including a documentary called ‘Student Athlete’ that highlights the organization’s hypocrisy — also wants agents to take a test that would be administered at the NCAA offices in Indianapolis.
So, it’s not surprising that people already are calling this addendum “The Rich Paul Rule.” Paul has been an agent on his own since 2012 and worked in the business beforehand at one of the biggest agencies in the game, CAA.
But while the NCAA is clearly trying to undercut Paul, they likely can’t do much to stop his considerable influence. Klutch recently partnered with Hollywood talent giant United Talent Agency to open their sports division.
Among entertainers that UTA represents are “Space Jam 2” cast member Don Cheadle, as well as Angelina Jolie, Harrison Ford, Martin Lawrence and Paul Giamatti.
