The National Basketball Association relies on various people to recruit the players that are ultimately selected to play professional basketball. These professionals have degrees that cover many areas of the sport, and most have experience with the game of basketball on a personal level. Some of those professionals simply have an eye for spotting talent in the oddest places, but still feel confident in their abilities to recruit the best after only seeing them play basketball once or twice.
Some of these professionals used to spend many hours driving from one farm to another in search of players who showed professional talent that had yet to be developed to play the game on a professional level. The scouting positions that they held for so many years, required them to learn the lingo used in scouting long before text messaging lingo appeared.
These professionals of basketball were often able to discuss all of the possibilities of playing professional basketball directly with a person before the player knew enough about the game to negotiate contracts or discuss which team they wanted to play for. Finding fresh talent is an exciting thing and being the first one to...