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Do NBA Scouts Put More Stock in NCAA Tournament Games?

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The NCAA tournament creates a high-stakes setting that magnifies performance. And NBA evaluators each watch it through their own custom scouting lens.

Interpretations of postseason impact vary among scouts who all have different values and viewpoints on projecting talent.

Some believe strong tournament play can be an indicator for future success.

"Yes, it's a big stage, and the passion and desire to win means a lot to me," one NBA executive told Bleacher Report when asked whether he put more stock into scouting during the tournament. "It's about the care factor; at the end of the season, who makes the push to continue to succeed?