Fat Joe Jokes Rich Paul Crowns LeBron James as the GOAT for the Payday

Super agent Rich Paul has been a part of Lakers superstar LeBron James' inner circle throughout his stellar NBA career.

Fat Joe Jokes Rich Paul Crowns LeBron James as the GOAT for the Payday

Fat Joe, LeBron James and Rich Paul (Image via FirstSportz)

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Throughout LeBron James‘ tenure in the NBA, one of his closest confidants has been Rich Paul, who also happens to be the Los Angeles Lakers superstar’s agent.

They forged a friendship after the basketball player was impressed with the Cleveland native’s ability to get him authentic and rare merchandise for a good price.

Since then, they hit it off, and Paul channeled his hustling experience into being a sports agent. Being a member of James’ close inner circle, the 45-year-old has been his biggest supporter.

I know that’s some bread and butter, you gotta protect it.

Fat Joe told Rich Paul

This was the rapper’s finishing sentence when Paul batted for LeBron James in the GOAT debate they were having on their Joe and Jada podcast.

Fat Joe believes that, as his agent, Paul has to speak favorably for his most important client. The rapper wanted to place Michael Jordan at the top and then Kobe Bryant in second place before James.

But the Klutch Sports CEO shot back by asking why Joe did not think that James would not be in the same room as Jordan. The New York-based rapper reiterated that the Lakers star would be in the same room, but he was still 3rd on his GOAT list.

As Rich Paul went back with another argument, Fat Joe concluded that the former had to say good things about LeBron James, as he is the reason the agent has grown into one of the most influential people in sports.

Rich Paul shuts down critics demanding the Lakers trade LeBron James

During their conversation surrounding LeBron James, Rich Paul detailed his reason for foraying into having his own show. That was because he wanted to give fans the true picture of certain topics.

LeBron James can play any role on Lakers
LeBron James can play any role on Lakers (Image via Underdog/X)

As topics surrounding the future of his most important client have dominated basketball media, the super agent decided to address critics wanting the Lakers to trade away James.

He can’t be traded unless he wants to be traded. When you hear all these people say, ‘Oh, you have to take a back seat and fit in.’ If you want to break it down, you can take all 4 positions and name your top 5 he’s in one of your top 5 in all 5 positions outside of center.

Rich Paul said

He reiterated that the four-time league MVP has a no-trade clause. That means he could be traded only if he wanted to move. However, Paul then reiterated that since James can fill any role on the Lakers, the franchise does not want to trade him away.

LeBron James’ former teammate labels him the ‘smartest’ player ever

Some may claim that Rich Paul was praising LeBron James’ ability to play multiple roles just because he is a friend, his agent, and business partner. However, it seems the Lakers are enjoying another skill that Kevin Love spoke about on Old Man and the Three.

Easy, LeBron… He knew every team’s play, he knew every guy’s tendency… In terms of basketball, he does have a photographic memory… That’s not normal… It’s a hack when the best player in the world, a 6’9” 260 LB freight train, is setting the tone in that way.

Kevin Love said

Hearing this, the show’s host remarked that whenever they interviewed anyone from the mid-2010’s Toronto Raptors team, they would talk about how LeBron James would call out to his teammates whatever play their opponents were running.

That is proof of his photographic memory, which he has utilized to win four NBA championships and countless more playoff appearances in his career.

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