Klutch Sports' Rich Paul and Los Angeles Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell have agreed to a deal that will reunite the two parties, according to ESPN insider Ramona Shelburne.
Los Angels Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell is returning to agent Rich Paul from @KlutchSports. Harrell, who will be an unrestricted free agent next summer, had his best season last year, finishing third behind teammate Lou Williams in Sixth Man of the Year award voting.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) July 23, 2019
Harrell had originally signed with Klutch Sports as a rookie but switched agents last year. He signed with Rosenhaus Sports for a short time before eventually returning to Rich Paul's agency.
Harrell is coming off an excellent season in which he exploded on to the NBA scene as a sixth man for the Clippers.
In two seasons with the Houston Rockets, Harrell had put up pedestrian numbers. In his second year with the Clippers, the big man averaged career highs across the board: 16.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. Almost all of this production came with the team's second unit, as Harrell started only five of the full 82 games he played in.
Now that he has established himself as a dominant sixth man, Harrell will certainly be looking for a payday. He is a free agent next year, which means that he will be looking to prove that last season was no fluke. If anything, look for him to put up even better numbers for a Los Angeles team that added Paul George and Kawhi Leonard.
Harrell will retain his role as the first big man off the bench for the Clips, and if he has anywhere close to as good of a season as last year, Paul should have no trouble getting the Louisville product a fat contract.
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