The current offseason has been a paradise for LeBron James’ close buddy Rich Paul. The prominent sports agent and Klutch Sports founder signed multiple lucrative NBA deals in the off seasons. Importantly, the total valuation of the deals cracked by the 41-year-old agent reached up to $900 million. Following his latest negotiation for the Los Angeles Lakers rising star Jarred Vanderbilt’s contract extension, he received a massive shout out from an NBA legend.

Rich Paul is one of the leading sports agents in the NBA world, with high-profile clients like Anthony Davis, Draymond Green and James. He started off his career under the payroll of King James. Eventually, he built his own empire with his negotiation skills. Moreover, he cracked the biggest annual salary for an NBA player with his recent deal for AD in the off season.

LeBron James’ buddy gets a shout out from NBA legend

Rich Paul went rogue in this offseason, especially on the opening day of the free agency. He got a whooping total value of $390 million-worth contracts for his clients on the first day. Notable contracts included DrayMagic‘s $100 million extension with the Dubs, followed by $160M and $130M contracts for Jerami Grant and Fred VanVleet. In that lineup, he recently helped the Lakers retain their rising star, Jarred Vanderbilt for a four-year contract worth $48 million.

Moreover, he crossed the $900 million mark with his trade negotiation in the offseason alone. Following the update, NBA legend and renowned podcaster Gilbert Arenas took to his Instagram stories to appreciate Paul. He shared a picture of the superstar agent with the details about his $900 million crackdown. Additionally, he wrote, “@richpaul The Goat.”

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Notably, Paul and Arenas recently sat down for a podcast conversation, discussing his business and how he dealt with the offseason negotiation spree. Apart from NBA, the duo has another commonality between them, which is their friendship with the Akron Hammer.

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Importantly, Rich Paul recently proved his friendship with LBJ with his peculiar take on the MJ-LBJ Goat debate.

Rich Paul’s peculiar take on the GOAT debate

In the recent episode of Gil’s Arena, Rich Paul joined in for a long conversation. During the conversation, the unavoidable GOAT debate between Michael Jordan and LeBron James rose up.

Paul defended his buddy with a peculiar take. He said, “Bron’s antlers is in platinum and Michael’s may be in gold… He had to be compared to Mike, who do Mike had to be compared to?” However, several experts countered his take.

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