Klutch Signs Marvin Bagley III and 16-Year-Old Venezuelan Prospect; WME Sports Lands PGA Tour's Hisatsune From IMG
Klutch Sports picked up two new clients in the latest SBJ Talent Pool roundup: Mavericks forward Marvin Bagley III, who moved from Jeff Schwartz at Excel Sports, and 16-year-old Venezuelan catcher Diego Pacheco, who just signed with the Reds in the 2026 international signing period. Bagley is on a $3.08 million deal, averages 10.3 points in nearly 20 minutes per game, and becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason; his new agents at Klutch are Shayaun Saee and Mike George. On the golf side, PGA Tour player Ryo Hisatsune signed with WME Sports agent Jason Horrell, departing IMG. In baseball, New York Yankees prospects Chase Hampton (RHP, recovering from 2025 Tommy John surgery) and J.C. Escarra (catcher, coming off a strong Triple-A season) both signed with CAA Baseball. Sports content creator Megan Eugenio signed with 3 Arts Sports, and NFL and college football analyst Ryan Harris signed with Octagon.
THE BREAKDOWN
Klutch adding Bagley III is a free agency play: if Klutch lands him a contract above his current $3.08 million this summer, that conversion becomes a direct recruitment story for other NBA clients approaching contract years. The Pacheco signing at age 16 puts Klutch into baseball's international pipeline at the earliest possible stage, a strategy the basketball-focused firm has not historically used. For golf agents, the Hisatsune departure from IMG to WME Sports confirms WME is actively competing for Tour players outside the top 50 world ranking, not just the marquee names. Megan Eugenio moving to 3 Arts Sports is a clean data point: the major sports agencies are signing pure social creators as clients, and the line between creator agencies and sports agencies is effectively gone. Agents at mid-tier shops should also take note of 1 of 1 Agency, which now has a growing NFL draft class and off-field representation clients and is building the same dual-track model the majors have.
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