Agile Basketball - Scouts


The job of a scout is to evaluate players on their strengths, weaknesses and ability to add value to the team. The ultimate goal of scouts is to identify the players who can add the greatest contribution to achieving the team’s goals. Scouts deliver reports that identify these players and their availability status (free agency or trade). Through Agile Basketball, a scout can persuade a player to join the team because the data and analytics supports the value they can add to achieving the team’s goals. Scouts are team ambassadors and are responsible for creating relationships with players outside the team, specifically players who can buy into Agile Basketball philosophy and help the team achieve its goal. Scouts must have a keen eye for identifying and rating players at that level, whose style is consistent with the team identity. While some stats and performance indicators can indicate an external player’s compatibility, scouts serve as the boots on the ground.
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