{"id":683567,"date":"2021-08-25T15:06:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T19:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=683567"},"modified":"2021-08-25T15:06:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T19:06:13","slug":"knicks-nerlens-noel-sues-agent-rich-paul-claims-he-cost-him-58-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knicks-nerlens-noel-sues-agent-rich-paul-claims-he-cost-him-58-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks\u2019 Nerlens Noel Sues Agent Rich Paul, Claims He Cost Him $58 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fknicks-nerlens-noel-sues-agent-rich-paul-claims-he-cost-him-58-million%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=683567&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1167431271.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>LeBron James\u2019 good friend and super-agent Rich Paul has become a major player in the world of the NBA. Besides James, Paul\u2019s agency \u2014 Klutch Sports \u2014 represents many athletes across multiple sports. In the NBA, Klutch Sports represents stars like Anthony Davis, Trae Young, and Ben Simmons.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But not all of Paul\u2019s clients have been satisfied with the professional relationship.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nerlens Noel of the New York Knicks is suing Paul for $58 million in lost contract money.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/32079344\/new-york-knicks-nerlens-noel-sues-rich-paul-klutch-claiming-loss-58m-potential-salary\">ESPN<\/a>, Paul recently filed a grievance with the NBPA claiming Noel owes him $200,000 in commission from a previous contract with the Knicks.<\/p>\n<p><span>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/sportsagentblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nerlens-Noel-v-Rich-Paul.pdf\">lawsuit<\/a> filed in Texas, Noel claims that his relationship with Paul began when the two met at a birthday party for Simmons \u2014 a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. At the time, Noel was a client of agent Happy Walters and was playing for the Dallas Mavericks. According to the lawsuit, Noel claims that Paul told him that he \u201cwas a 100 million man\u201d and that he would get him a max contract. Noel says that he had been offered a 4-year $70 million contract by the Mavericks, an offer that Paul told him to turn down, recommending instead that Noel sign a one-year qualifying offer and attempt to get a max deal as a free agent after the season.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On August 21, 2017, Noel signed with Paul, ending his contract with Walters. Noel then signed a one-year $4.1 million contract with the Mavericks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The decision inevitably ended up being a bad one, as Noel injured his thumb during the season and played in just 30 games for the Mavericks, averaged 4.5 points and 5.6 rebounds for the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now an unrestricted free agent after the season, Noel says that Paul began to \u201close interest in Noel as a client,\u201d and claims Paul did not present him with any \u201creal proposals\u201d \u2014 either from Paul or from Klutch Sports \u2014 for a long-term deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Noel went on to sign a two-year, $3.75 million contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder that had a player option for the second year, significantly less than the max contract Paul had said he would secure for him.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After a season in which Noel played 13.7 minutes a game averaging 5.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1.2 blocks per game, Noel declined his player option at Paul\u2019s behest. The lawsuit claims that \u201c<\/span><span>rumors were circulating in NBA circles that Noel was set to sign a three-year deal with the Thunder,\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><span>and that the rumors were \u201ccirculated by <\/span><span>either <\/span><span>Paul, <\/span><span>someone from <\/span><span>Klutch <\/span><span>Sports, or someone <\/span><span>within <\/span><span>the <\/span><span>Oklahoma <\/span><span>City <\/span><span>organization.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Because of these rumors, Noel claims that he did not receive any offers from other teams, giving him no choice but to sign another one-year minimum deal with the Thunder. Noel claims that he later learned that the Philadelphia 76ers had been attempting to get ahold of Paul in order to discuss a possible contract with Noel, but Paul was \u201c<\/span><span>not returning or <\/span><span>taking calls <\/span><span>from other team representatives <\/span><span>who <\/span><span>were interested <\/span><span>in signing Noel <\/span><span>for <\/span><span>their respective <\/span><span>teams.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Paul had a solid 2019-2020 season in Oklahoma City and in January of 2020, &nbsp;Noel reportedly considered ending his relationship with Paul because he felt that Paul and Klutch Sports were not working to get him a lucrative deal. He was informed by Klutch Sports that they were working on a three-year deal with the Thunder, causing Noel to continue his relationship with Paul and Klutch.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During this time, Noel claims that the LA Clippers and Houston Rockets attempted to contact Paul regarding a potential contract offer, but Paul never returned the calls.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Noel eventually signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Knicks without the help of Paul after Knicks President Leon Rose contacted Noel\u2019s friend and advisor, Steven Dorn. Noel ended the relationship with Paul around December 19, 2020. Noel signed a three-year, $32 million contract with the Knicks this past offseason.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The lawsuit claims that by turning down the Mavericks\u2019 $70 million offer and signing contracts that made him $12 million, in turn, Paul lost Noel approximately $58 million.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron James\u2019 good friend and super-agent Rich Paul has become a major player in the world of the NBA. 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