SCOTT HOWARD

  • 25-year NBA Scout / Director of Scouting / Director of Player Personnel / GLeague GM

  • 17-year Division I men’s assistant basketball coach. Recruited / coached 17 NBA players

  • 42-year member – National Association of Basketball Coaches

 

PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Customized PowerPoint presentation

  • Study salary structures of NBA, G League, two-way, and overseas contracts

  • Suggest the value of listening to informed voices and gathering accurate information

  • Discover how an NBA scout evaluates players

  • Examine mock drafts, their inaccuracies, and dangers

  • Answer the questions: "How easy is it to get drafted?" and "What happens if I don't?"

  • Hear about the NBA intel process, how teams gather it, and the "red flags" that cost players opportunities and money

  • Learn who makes the final decision who an NBA team will draft or sign, and why WINNING MATTERS MOST!

  • Explore why NBA executives value players from winning programs 

  • Discuss why the position each player plays in college is irrelevant in the draft process 

  • Review the value of being a great defender and rebounder 

  • Analyze transfer data, the pros and cons and dangers of the portal

  • Explain expectations of management and coaches when players are being paid


Scott has been an invaluable resource for our program. We have had him speak to our guys twice in the last three years. His presentation provides our young men with candid facts on what it takes to get to the next level. His attentiveness to detail is second to none!
— IOWA STATE – T.J. Otzelberger