Adam Filippi

Adam Filippi is the Director of Global Scouting for the Charlotte Hornets, after spending 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and winning 3 NBA championship rings. Before joining the Lakers in 2001, he was the youngest scout in the NBA with the New Jersey Nets in 1999, then founded and ran Global Vision, an international scouting service that consulted with 10 NBA teams and various European clubs. As a player development coach, Adam has worked with over 100 NBA and overseas professional players. Specializing in shooting technique, and a world class shooter himself, Filippi has written two instructional books on the skill of shooting:SHOOT LIKE THE PROS: The Road to a Successful Shooting Technique (2011), foreword by Jerry West, and Mastering the Art of Free Throw Shooting (2016), foreword by Hubie Brown. A Certified Personal Trainer and Performance Enhancement Specialist by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, he has conducted camps, workshops and clinics in the USA, Spain, Italy, China, Ireland, Sweden, United Arab Emirates and more, to teach fundamental basketball skills to players of all ages and levels.