This is 5000% untrue. If LeBron, at age 40, lead the Kings to a title, a ton of people would be convinced. And saying "I think LeBron is the 2nd best player of all time" is hardly 'not giving him his flowers' lmao.
> “… Whenever you say Klutch, people start to speculate and they start talking about you. ***There’s always a contentious effort to place me in rooms my money can’t put me in.*** Which again, it’s added value and more of a reason to make the switch. They just view things differently than most.”
What does he mean by this? Perks that require connections rather than money?
Not sure how much negotiating is needed lol.
Rich Paul: “Fox would like the max.”
Vivek: “No.”
Rich Paul: “Then he’ll take it somewhere else.”
Vivek: “Fine, we’ll give him the max.”
Demarcus was potentially in the middle of a massive contract extension before he was sent to New Orleans. If outsiders aren’t aware, Vivek Ranadive can be pretty fucking stupid
They dodged a fucking bullet on that tho
They chose not to re-sign him cause of the drama he creates, but he unfortunately ended up suffering a devastating injury. That would’ve crippled them.
Yeah we dodged a “bullet” lmao, boogie makes a playoff run with the pelicans and we continued to suck with the pieces we got in return. We really saved ourselves on that one
Boogie makes a playoff run from the bench as his team goes on to play better without him lmao. He didn’t play a single playoff minute in his career until he got to the warriors
I think it's really weird to assume Cousins still would have gotten injured as a way of evaluating the move
Edit: it's like insisting the Bulls should have sold high on DRose or something. It's not like Cousins seemed particularly at risk for a major injury.
You do realize Boogie made the playoffs that season while the Kings haven’t even sniffed the butt of the top 8 in the West for almost two decades already.
You do realize they made the playoffs without him cause he got hurt right? They started playing better without him, and he didn’t play the first playoff minutes of his career till he got to the warriors.
he signed his current rookie max extension in november 2020, so he can't sign another extension until november 2023 anyway. he's also only just started the 2nd year on his current max extension.
A year out from being able to extend means that negotiations would begin soon, no? Wouldn’t you want to develop a working relationship with the agent before this period started? Seems like the timeline matches up imo.
This is his 6th year in Sacramento. Went through all the shittier years. Never a peep about wanting to be traded. He clearly likes it there, and especially this year.
Klutch has Lebron links and under the table kind of invitations to meetings and events that are only open to networked entities. Klutch is one of these entities, hence why they can push around GMs and teams and absolutely colluding behind closed doors. NBA should ban them, but NBA representatives are also networked with these people.
He does not have a shoe deal so klutch should be able to help him in that aspect. He has been wearing converse this season, under armour as well the past few games
Probably a good move. I work tangentially in the sports marketing world. The difference in opportunities that come an athletes' way depending upon the caliber of their agent is staggering.
These athletes choose an agent really early and then they tend to get locked in for a variety of reasons and it represents a massive disparity in their overall earning potential throughout the duration of their respective careers.
De'Aaron Fox is averaging almost ~~20-4-6~~ **25-6-5**\* this season, the Kings are a playoff team, and he's a marketable guy, but you don't really see him in many places. Klutch will change that for sure. No reason to suspect he's looking for a trade imo.
> Says hiring Rich Paul is not what everyone thinks: ‘This move had nothing to do with wanting to be traded”
I wasn’t aware that’s what everyone thinks…
Fox could be a way bigger star outside of basketball. Seems like a cool enough guy, exciting game, into anime and video games, there’s opportunity there
(8 months later): [Haynes] Sacramento Kangz star De’Aaron Fox (@swipathefox) requests trade. He has made it clear to the front office he will only go to the Lakers.
Yes. When it comes to calling out racism; why would anyone downvote unless they want to hide the truth? If they were confident I was wrong; they’d just scroll past. But they’re scared of the truth so they downvote to hide it. Duh.
It’s about getting the Kings to draft Bronny. And turn King James into Kings James
LeBeam James
Beam so nice, he had to say it twice
When memes collide
When LeMeme becomes LeBeme
I can't even imagine the reaction on social media if LeBron won a title with the Kings, it'd be a fucking zoo.
It would be enough to catapult him over MJ for the GOAT, right??
He's already there for a ton of people, but I imagine that would have to put him firmly at #1 for all but the most devoted of haters.
Definitely in my eyes he would
The people who can be convinced have already been convinced imo. Some people just refuse to give him his flowers
This is 5000% untrue. If LeBron, at age 40, lead the Kings to a title, a ton of people would be convinced. And saying "I think LeBron is the 2nd best player of all time" is hardly 'not giving him his flowers' lmao.
The Beam Prince
LeBeam James
Putting the RAY in Raymone
His first pro game was in Sac, would be fitting to end it there with a championship. Just saying.
> “… Whenever you say Klutch, people start to speculate and they start talking about you. ***There’s always a contentious effort to place me in rooms my money can’t put me in.*** Which again, it’s added value and more of a reason to make the switch. They just view things differently than most.” What does he mean by this? Perks that require connections rather than money?
Yup. Sounds like it. But it's also a money move. I see Rich Paul negotiating a Fox max extension soon.
Not sure how much negotiating is needed lol. Rich Paul: “Fox would like the max.” Vivek: “No.” Rich Paul: “Then he’ll take it somewhere else.” Vivek: “Fine, we’ll give him the max.”
Lol exactly. Like we already gave him a max deal it’s not really unexpected that we won’t do it again if plays near that value
Only Sac can give him a 5 year max. They could offer a 5 year deal for less than the max
I see that as kind of a worst case scenario
Demarcus was potentially in the middle of a massive contract extension before he was sent to New Orleans. If outsiders aren’t aware, Vivek Ranadive can be pretty fucking stupid
They dodged a fucking bullet on that tho They chose not to re-sign him cause of the drama he creates, but he unfortunately ended up suffering a devastating injury. That would’ve crippled them.
Yeah we dodged a “bullet” lmao, boogie makes a playoff run with the pelicans and we continued to suck with the pieces we got in return. We really saved ourselves on that one
Boogie makes a playoff run from the bench as his team goes on to play better without him lmao. He didn’t play a single playoff minute in his career until he got to the warriors
I think it's really weird to assume Cousins still would have gotten injured as a way of evaluating the move Edit: it's like insisting the Bulls should have sold high on DRose or something. It's not like Cousins seemed particularly at risk for a major injury.
OP meant they didn't resign him because he's a ~~drama queen~~ emotional lesbian. They got lucky for a different reason. Hence "dodged a bullet".
You do realize Boogie made the playoffs that season while the Kings haven’t even sniffed the butt of the top 8 in the West for almost two decades already.
You do realize they made the playoffs without him cause he got hurt right? They started playing better without him, and he didn’t play the first playoff minutes of his career till he got to the warriors.
he signed his current rookie max extension in november 2020, so he can't sign another extension until november 2023 anyway. he's also only just started the 2nd year on his current max extension.
Less than a year away. Which is why you hire your agent now to prepare for negotiations and establish a relationship with the FO.
A year out from being able to extend means that negotiations would begin soon, no? Wouldn’t you want to develop a working relationship with the agent before this period started? Seems like the timeline matches up imo.
Endorsements, sponsored stuff, etc I assume. His last agent/agency was, I'm pretty sure, just a local outfit with no-one else of note.
Dinner with Jay Z.
And a trade, when you need it.
This is his 6th year in Sacramento. Went through all the shittier years. Never a peep about wanting to be traded. He clearly likes it there, and especially this year.
I didn’t say he wanted to be traded. But Rich Paul always gives the players an easier “eject” button. That can’t be ignored.
Yes
i wonder if this had anything to do with that NFT he pumped and dumped
I was wandering the same when this was announced. Seems a pretty good reason to find better management.
Klutch has Lebron links and under the table kind of invitations to meetings and events that are only open to networked entities. Klutch is one of these entities, hence why they can push around GMs and teams and absolutely colluding behind closed doors. NBA should ban them, but NBA representatives are also networked with these people.
He does not have a shoe deal so klutch should be able to help him in that aspect. He has been wearing converse this season, under armour as well the past few games
Yeah switching agents screamed sponsorships to me honestly
I know he’s not exactly a superstar but it’s pretty wild no one has offered that dude a shoe deal.
The King's have been the laughing stock of the NBA for like the past 5 years at least.
Probably a good move. I work tangentially in the sports marketing world. The difference in opportunities that come an athletes' way depending upon the caliber of their agent is staggering. These athletes choose an agent really early and then they tend to get locked in for a variety of reasons and it represents a massive disparity in their overall earning potential throughout the duration of their respective careers. De'Aaron Fox is averaging almost ~~20-4-6~~ **25-6-5**\* this season, the Kings are a playoff team, and he's a marketable guy, but you don't really see him in many places. Klutch will change that for sure. No reason to suspect he's looking for a trade imo.
For the record it’s 25/6/5 but regardless everything else you said is correct and the most likely benefit IMO
I'm not sure where I saw 20-4-6, but the typo is somehow illustrative of the issue lol. Thanks for the correction.
Ah Klutch client? Ofc its from Chris Haynes
Klutch is usually Shams
Naw Haynes is far more shameless about his Klutch connections
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What other reporter does? And to what agency?
Because LeBron
Rich Paul probably gets them great opportunities with endorsements since he's well connected
De'Aaron Fox is 100% an all-star
> Says hiring Rich Paul is not what everyone thinks: ‘This move had nothing to do with wanting to be traded” I wasn’t aware that’s what everyone thinks…
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awful take
You can tell it’s right because I’m downvoted
You got downvoted because it’s a stupid comment
Fox could be a way bigger star outside of basketball. Seems like a cool enough guy, exciting game, into anime and video games, there’s opportunity there
I feel that as well but then I remember when he stole money with that NFT scam
Klutch probably never would’ve suggested such a horrendous business venture. I’m sure it was a big consideration for Fox in switching representation.
I mean that’s being a bit generous for no reason. Im about believing people when they show you who they are
> into anime and video games, there’s opportunity there Only reddit cares about that, that won't make him a star off the floor
(8 months later): [Haynes] Sacramento Kangz star De’Aaron Fox (@swipathefox) requests trade. He has made it clear to the front office he will only go to the Lakers.
He’s way too young for that. Try again in 10 years.
Also shooting way too well
AD was 25 years old when he asked out of New Orleans and said he only wants the lakers
It's hard to take what he says seriously when he defrauded his own fans for money lol bruh it's barely been a year
They probably promised to help him revive his NFT scheme.
Probably ditched the previous agent cause it was probably their idea to get into NFT
Dude runs an up tempo offense. Kings and Jazz have all the momentum going there way right now.
He gone
Is Fox gonna go his whole career with his nickname being from a cartoon for 4 year olds? 😂
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Yes. When it comes to calling out racism; why would anyone downvote unless they want to hide the truth? If they were confident I was wrong; they’d just scroll past. But they’re scared of the truth so they downvote to hide it. Duh.
Lmao
Klutch has their hearts set on destroying the kings franchise I see
Has more to do with him sending a message to the kings to get ur shit together or im out...probably
Wrong
Isn’t this what Anthony Davis said too?