World of Basketball with Fran Fraschilla
International Scouting with Chad Ford, and the NBA Regular Season Wraps Up
Episode Summary
Fran chats with author and former ESPN NBA Draft Insider, Chad Ford about how much international scouting has changed over the past twenty years, how he managed to build such strong relationships with NBA coaches and executives, why he might be to blame for the fall of Darko Milicic, and a whole lot more.
Episode Notes
Fran Fraschilla is joined by author and former ESPN NBA Draft Insider, Chad Ford. The two discuss a wide variety of topics, including:
- How international scouting has changed
- Why International scouting was a lot of guesswork in the early days
- Not being surprised that the league has become so international
- How international basketball has influenced US basketball
- Why international players are such good teammates
- The Peace Players Program
- How he built relationships with NBA coaches and executives
- How he developed his mock drafts
- Rudy Gobert and late NBA draft risers and fallers
- The trust between NBA teams and within NBA teams
- The hype surrounding Darko Milicic
- Letting the criticism roll off his back
- Scouting Giannis Antetokounmpo