The Toronto Raptors have hired a former Sports Illustrated writer to fill a newly created position. Luke Winn, who primarily covered college basketball for the venerable magazine, is on board as Director of Prospect Strategy.
If you haven’t heard of a job with that title before, don’t worry. It’s poppin’ fresh, and the description reads like Winn will be combining the roles of college scout and analytics wizard. That’s not a huge leap for him, as he’s been doing that sort of thing in his SI articles for years.
I think creating the position, then filling it with a strong candidate, is a wise move by Masai Ujiri.