There was one year that Walt Perrin decided to keep track of the number of basketball games he attended.
“I was so astonished by the number,” he says, “that I quit. I don’t do that anymore.”
Suffice it to say, Perrin, the Utah Jazz’s vice president of player personnel, works tirelessly each year to prepare for the NBA Draft. With draft night just a few days away, Perrin joined The Note podcast to discuss the scouting and pre-draft workout process, and to share his thoughts on this year’s class.
A rundown of the episode:
6:00 — When do draft preparations begin, and changes to league rules on events scouts can attend
8:55 — What is the life of a scout like?