Knicks center Nerlens Noel filed a lawsuit on Monday against Rich Paul—a prominent NBA agent for Klutch Sports—accusing him of violating promises as well as causing the big man to miss out on nearly $58 million in lost contract money.
Paul failed to help Noel secure contracts, pitch teams and earn endorsement deals, according to a court filing received by the Sports Agent blog. Noel's attorneys, Craig F. Simon, Dennis D. Murrell and Matthew P. Dearmond, said the eight-year veteran missed out on a four-year, $70 million contract with the Mavericks as a free agent in July 2017 by taking the advice of Paul, who told Noel he "was a 100 million man.