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Ep. 50 Learning Basketball with Scott Perry @ScottPerryGM
Scott Perry is the host of the Hoop Genius Podcast with decades of front office experience spanning from GM of the New York Knicks to Assistant GM and VP of Basketball Operations with the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, and Seattle Supersonics.
Today we learn about Scott’s journey into basketball scouting from college player and coach to NBA front offices, lessons he’s learned to form his evaluation process, and dive into the inner workings of how front offices make decisions, build an identity, and ideally create a sustainable contender over the long haul.
Timestamps:00:00 Introduction & Background and Unexpected Opportunities in Basketball
08:50 Lessons from Dad, Lowell Perry, Breaking Barriers in NFL
14:05 Building a Successful Team Identity with Joe Dumars and John Hammond
20:47 The Importance of Character in Player Evaluation, who players are as people matters just as much as talent
24:18 Drafting Kevin Durant and Victor Oladipo with 2nd overall picks in Seattle and Orlando, respectively
32:27 How Front Offices Make Decisions + Vertical Integration Communication from GM to Coach to Player
37:35 Lesser Known Realities of Front Office Life
42:11 Advice to aspiring Scouts and Favorite Memories as New York Knicks GM
46:42 Influence of different perspectives like Sam Presti, Rob Hennigan, Matt Lloyd helping develop scouting process
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