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Ben Simmons to sign with LeBron's agent
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:16 am
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:16 am
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nola.com
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Possible No. 1 draft pick Ben Simmons of LSU has reportedly decided to hire LeBron James’s agent Rich Paul as he prepares for a pro career, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports.
The Australian forward averaged 19.2 points and 11.8 rebounds as a freshman for LSU, but was unable to lead the team to an NCAA tournament bid, with the Tigers declining an invite to play in the NIT.
Yahoo’s report claims that James and Paul began recruiting the prospect as a future client in 2014 when Simmons first attended the LeBron James Skills Academy, and that an agreement for him to join Klutch Sports has been in place for over a year.
nola.com
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Ben Simmons has drawn comparisons to LeBron James for his combination of size, ball-handling and passing.
And the LSU freshman will now reportedly sign with the Cleveland star's sports agency and agent, according to Yahoo Sports.The 6-foot-10 freshman phenom and probable No. 1 pick in this summer's NBA draft will hire Cleveland-based and James-funded Klutch Sports and be represented by James' friend and agent Rich Paul, the website reported.
"Simmons' older sister, Emily Bush, has been a marketing/branding employee of Klutch since 2014," Adrian Wojnarowksi wrote. "She is based in Scottsdale, Ariz. Her hiring came shortly after James and Paul started recruiting Simmons as a potential future client.
"Within the basketball industry, it has been understood that Klutch has been the only real pro representation that Simmons has considered. Simmons, a native of Australia, has been the subject of a serious courtship by James, Paul and Klutch Sports since attending the LeBron James Skills Academy in 2014."
The news broke late Sunday evening, a few hours after LSU's announcement it would not participate in any postseason tournament.
This post was edited on 3/14/16 at 8:49 am
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Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:17 am to sicboy
He couldn't wait to get out of BR. What kind of legacy will this kid have?
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:18 am to sicboy
Well that didnt take very long.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:18 am to sicboy
The last amount of dirt gets kicked over LSU's lifeless basketball corpse.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:18 am to sicboy
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Rich Paul
the triplet Chris and Cliff never knew about
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:18 am to ForeverLSU02
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He couldn't wait to get out of BR. What kind of legacy will this kid have?
at LSU? zero
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:19 am to ForeverLSU02
Damn good player on an underachieving team.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:19 am to ForeverLSU02
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He couldn't wait to get PAID
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:20 am to ForeverLSU02
So does this mean he doesn't have to go to class anymore?
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:22 am to sicboy
He wasn't going to class to begin with
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So does this mean he doesn't have to go to class anymore?
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:22 am to Lebron Games
:I
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:24 am to Lebron Games
College hoops is a joke
The system in place is really bad
Come to school for one year, you don't even have to go to class
The system in place is really bad
Come to school for one year, you don't even have to go to class
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:25 am to sicboy
class? He was on a jet to Australia Sunday morning
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:25 am to sicboy
Don't let the doorknob hit you, kid.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:25 am to ForeverLSU02
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He couldn't wait to get out of BR.
I don't think the plan of Simmons to sign with an agent the day after his college career ended would have been any different had he gone to any school.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:26 am to Klark Kent
Did I forget to use the joke font there? My bad.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:26 am to sicboy
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and that an agreement for him to join Klutch Sports has been in place for over a year.
I sure hope that's not a NCAA violation
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:31 am to sicboy
i read the sarcasm, but i couldn't help but respond with frustration. the entire debacle is embarrassing.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:32 am to sicboy
Sign with LeBron's agent
Team up with LeBron 6-7 years from now
Profit?
Team up with LeBron 6-7 years from now
Profit?
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:33 am to roguetiger15
that's the first thing that crossed my mind. NCAA violation would be icing on the cake for this sh!t-show of a season.
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