Catching up on some updates in the business of sports agency.
Tag: Klutch Sports
Omar Wilkes, who formerly served as a sports agent with Octagon and Klutch Sports, has been hired by Fanatics Inc. to run its athlete relations department at Fanatics Collectibles, which is focused on the trading card and collectibles business. Wilkes had represented many stars at Klutch including Trae Young and Anthony Edwards. Fanatics Collectibles CEO […]
Contrary to previous NFL Drafts, the first round in 2022 seemed to have tilted toward defensive players. Even more surprising, emerging sports agencies challenged the status quo domination of behemoth groups that we are used to seeing at the very top of the draft. The night started off with a bang when the Jacksonville Jaguars […]
In an unexpected turn of events, Charlotte Hornets forward, Montrezl Harrell (28), has left from Rich Paul and powerhouse Klutch Sports Group for Quality Control (QC) Sports. QC, the home of athletes such as NFL Pro Bowler Alvin Kamara and NBA’s newest all-star Jarret Allen, is an agency based in Los Angeles, California headed by […]
In a monumental deal, Klutch Sports Group, the brainchild of Rich Paul, current agent to LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Ben Simmons, has signed its first female high school athlete to an NIL agreement: Judea “Juju” Watkins. The current California 11th grader from Sierra Canyon High School and number one female prospect for the class […]
Since Klutch Sports created its football division in 2019, they have made quite a bit of noise within the industry, hiring prominent agents Damarius Bilbo and Nicole Lynn to lead the division, both of whom brought prominent players with them from their previous agencies. Klutch took another step to making even more noise within the […]
New York Knicks big man Nerlens Noel has blasted NBA agent Rich Paul in a brand new lawsuit that was initiated today in Dallas, Texas. The Complaint names both Paul and Klutch Sports Group, Paul’s sports agency, as defendants. Paul, who represents the likes of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Trae Young, Draymond Green, and Ben […]
Klutch Sports has signed Overtime Elite’s first international player, Jean Montero who is from Dominican Republic. Klutch announced on social media that Montero had signed with their agency. The 6’3″, newly 18 year old guard is from Dominican Republic and previously played this past season in Spain with Gran Canaria. He is projected as the […]
By: Ransom Campbell, Eric Finkelstein, Dan DeWitt, Rex Sheild, and Jacoby Vault With the conclusion of the 2021 NFL Draft from April 29-May 1st, the top-tier agencies saw plenty of their clients selected and smaller agencies saw their clients on the board for the first time. Agent Recaps: Athletes First had 23 Clients Drafted CAA […]
Klutch Sports Group welcomes prominent agent Nicole Lynn as the new President of Football Operations. Nicole began her agent career when she became the first female agent to represent PlayersRep in 2015 and signed her first client at only 26 years old. Lil Wayne’s Young Money APAA Sports Agency acquired PlayersRep in 2017, where Nicole […]