Celtics scouts Austin Ainge, Ashley Battle and Benas Matkevicius talk about their experiences as NBA scouts. The episode begins with Austin and Ashley sharing travel stories, the value of seeing players in person vs remotely and the importance of intel gathering. As one of few female scouts, Ashley recaps how her WNBA career ended and her journey back into basketball as a trailblazer in scouting. The group then shifts to the skillsets needed in scouting and how accurate (or inaccurate) Adam Sandler’s movie, Hustle, depicted the life of an NBA scout. International scout Benas Matkevicius then joins the conversation to share some of his wildest travel stories and how he landed his role years ago.



1:45 – Travel Stories

8:04 – Advantages To Being In Person To Evaluate And Gather Intel

16:11 – Ashley’s Journey From The WNBA To Scouting

23:16 – Diversity Of Skill Sets And Experiences 

39:40 – Introducing Benas Matkevicius

43:34 – Scouting Internationally

1:06:05 – Communicating Intel Back To The Celtics

Celtics scouts Austin Ainge, Ashley Battle and Benas Matkevicius talk about their experiences as NBA scouts. The episode begins with Austin and Ashley sharing travel stories, the value of seeing players in person vs remotely and the importance of intel gathering. As one of few female scouts, Ashley recaps how her WNBA career ended and her journey back into basketball as a trailblazer in scouting. The group then shifts to the skillsets needed in scouting and how accurate (or inaccurate) Adam Sandler’s movie, Hustle, depicted the life of an NBA scout. International scout Benas Matkevicius then joins the conversation to share some of his wildest travel stories and how he landed his role years ago.
 
1:45 – Travel Stories
8:04 – Advantages To Being In Person To Evaluate And Gather Intel
16:11 – Ashley’s Journey From The WNBA To Scouting
23:16 – Diversity Of Skill Sets And Experiences 
39:40 – Introducing Benas Matkevicius
43:34 – Scouting Internationally
1:06:05 – Communicating Intel Back To The Celtics

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Scouting at the NBA Level

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