Zhan Huang's agent suffered heavy losses: Edwards broke up with him and could sign a top salary of 249 million this summer

According to US media reports, Timberwolves rising star Anthony Edwards decided to change agencies, he left Rich Paul's Klutch sports agency to join WME agency. For LeBron James' agent, Rich Paul, the loss of Edwards at this juncture is undoubtedly a huge loss, because Edwards signed a maximum salary extension contract this offseason, and Paul will lose a large commission.

Edwards has been working with Paul since entering the NBA, and this offseason, Edwards is eligible for an early contract extension with the Timberwolves.

In 2022-23, Edwards averaged 24.6 points plus 5.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 1.6 steals per game in the regular season, and in the playoffs he improved his stats to 31.6 points plus 5 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 2 blocks. In Towns' absence, Edwards averaged 25.5 points per game and shot 38 percent from three-point range. In addition, Edwards broke through to score and entered the top 10 in the league.

Under the rules, Edwards is eligible for a five-year contract worth $207 million in maximum salary. If the two sides agree on some incentive terms, Edwards can sign a super top salary worth $249 million for up to 5 years.

From this point of view, Paul's loss of Edwards at this juncture is undoubtedly a huge loss, and he could have earned a lot of commission by negotiating a maximum salary contract with Edwards.

For more than a year, the battle for "America's strongest agent" between Paul and another super agent, Jeff Schwartz, has been very fierce, and the gap between Paul and Schwartz has been very small. But now, Paul has lost a big client. This offseason, Paul needs to focus on new contract negotiations for Draymond Green, Jeramie Grant, VanVleet and Maxi.

The WME agency that Edwards switched to is also not small, and the famous agent Bill Duffy is the head, and he has stars such as Luka Doncic, DeAndre Ayton, Barrett and so on.