The person who stood behind James to stir up the NBA s situation. How did Ricci Paul complete his life counterattack

Many fans watch the NBA and basically watch the wonderful performance of the stars, the head coach's arrangement, and even the general manager's strategy. But in fact, there is another important role hidden behind the TV screen in the NBA circle. This important role is a professional agent. It is no exaggeration to say that the role of a professional agent is no less than that of a team's general manager. Some outstanding agents have the great energy, far beyond fans' imagination. It is not an exaggeration to say that they can change the NBA's pattern!

For example, Rich Paul, whom we are about to introduce, his agency under his name, just signed Chinese player Yang Hansen a few days ago. On the same day as he signed the contract, ESPN predicted that the probability of Yang Hansen being selected in the first round soared from less than 10% to 35%. From this, you can know what kind of super energy field Ricci Paul has.

In this article, we will talk in detail about Rich Paul, who has climbed from the bottom of American society and can now stir up the NBA.

When it comes to Ricci Paul, LeBron James cannot be ignored. In the eyes of many fans, Paul Fu is just a small follower behind James' butt, but the reality is not the case. On the contrary, Paul Fu occupies a very important position in James's career. It can even be said that at least half of James' success in his career is due to Paul Fu. If Paul didn't handle it behind James, James would have at least two championships!

In fact, at the beginning of the career of Fu Paul, James was definitely a noble person in life. Regarding the first meeting between Fu Paul and James, James mentioned in an interview column that it was in the early spring of 2002, at Akron Airport, 17-year-old James was going to Atlanta to watch the March Crazy Games. (PS: Didn’t it mean that before James entered the NBA, his family was so poor that he still had spare money to fly to watch the game. ? )

At that time, James was wearing a jersey of an NFL star from Putian goods. When he walked into the hall, he could see a hawker selling jerseys in a corner of the hall. He was wearing a genuine jersey. James was quite knowledgeable about collecting jerseys. Whether the thing was true or false, whether it was from Shang and Zhou or last week, he could recognize it at a glance. James immediately walked over and talked with Ricci Paul. Paul thought the buyer was coming and said, "Do you want to buy it?" I have a trunk!"

Ricci Paul pulled James to the back of a broken car outside the airport and opened the trunk. Sure enough, the jerseys full of the trunk were all genuine. James' eyes immediately became straight. He didn't understand how this black kid in front of him who looked inconspicuous at all, could get so many genuine jerseys? This is suspected that it is not easy to tell.

Ricci Paul told him that these authentic jerseys were all night long and he squatted out at the sales site. Sometimes he would bring his bedding and squatted all night for an authentic jersey. Paul also had a good research on the jerseys and could talk to James.

The two met in this way. As they understood the relationship between them, James found that Ritchie Paul's life experience could not be said to be exactly the same as that of him. That was almost the same. His father died prematurely, and his mother raised a group of children alone, and his family was in financial difficulties. He had no choice but to succeed.

Two young men with similar ages, similar life experiences and similar interests soon became friends. After a detailed conversation, they actually had a common friend, Maverick Carter, who is Rick Paul's childhood friend, but three years older than James (Rick Paul is also three years older than James). James and Carter attended the same high school, and the school basketball team played basketball together for two years and had a very deep relationship.

From left to right: Meim/Carter/James/Paul

Later, these three people, plus James's good brother Randy Meim, formed a close circle of best friends and gave it a domineering name - the Four Knights of Cleveland. These four people also established a sports marketing company called LRMR in 2006. The company's name is the first letter of the Four Knights.

Remember the name of this company, which will be mentioned later.

In 2003, James entered the NBA as the No. 1 pick and received a four-year rookie contract of 18.8 million. Maverick Carter was originally studying at the University of Michigan because head coach Deng Huade (yes, the one you know Deng Huade) was fired. Carter announced his withdrawal from school in anger and joined Nike to become a junior employee. Carter has a very talented business talent. In just three years at Nike, he worked from a basic employee to a sales manager with a six-figure annual salary.

The successful Carter returned to Harvard to give lectures on the Four Horsemen. Randy Mim is eight years older than James. He is good brother with James' mother Gloria's boyfriend Eddie Jackson, but Eddie Jackson is not in personnel and often enters the game for all kinds of messy things. Fortunately, he is still very responsible. Every time he commits a crime, he arranges Gloria and James to stay in Randy Mim's home for a while. In James' life, Mim plays the role of good brother, good brother, and half of his father at a certain stage.

James trusts Meims very much. After James entered the NBA, Meim mainly did some chores behind James, such as drivers, bodyguards, secretary, etc. After James formed his own private operation team, Meim became James's butler, in charge of James's private and everything before the game, including booking air tickets and hotels, matching nutritious meals, getting equipment, etc.