Los Angeles Lakers Director of International Scouting Adam Filippi Interview

Adam Filippi is the Los Angeles Lakers’ Director of International Scouting and Player Development Coach, and he also agreed to take some questions from me to let us all know what his job’s about, and why and how he got into his profession.

He, like one of the players he coaches, grew up moving back and forth between the United States and Italy. While in Italy, he pursued his basketball career, and ended up in the Italian B League. After a career that admittedly wouldn’t have NBA teams calling and a few knee injuries, he took up a career on the management and operational side of the game.

When he’s not working hard, he’s playing hard and keeping busy with his...

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