When it comes to basketball job openings professional clubs have a very clear preference for the type of imports they want, especially on which position they should play.
The biggest demand is for post players. A staggering 44.4 % of all basketball job openings are for post players. However, the individual position for which there is the biggest demand is that of pure point guards (17.5 % of all vacancies).
There is very little demand for wings and for players who play on more than two positions. Teams are not looking for all-round players, but specialists who excel at something.
The statistical data below is based on 6,408 basketball job vacancies from the past years and from various European countries.
|
% Jobs
|
Position
|
|---|---|
|
17,47
|
1
|
|
13,41
|
5
|
|
11,25
|
4
|
|
11,17
|
4/5
|
|
8,55
|
5/4
|
|
8,21
|
3
|
|
5,71
|
2/3
|
|
5,60
|
2
|
|
4,59
|
1/2
|
|
4,46
|
2/1
|
|
3,32
|
3/4
|
|
2,67
|
3/2
|
|
2,51
|
4/3
|
|
0,39
|
2/1/3
|
|
0,22
|
2/3/1
|
|
0,17
|
1/2/3
|
|
0,09
|
3/4/5
|
|
0,08
|
4/5/3
|
|
0,06
|
3/4/2
|
|
0,05
|
4/3/5
|
|
0,02
|
3/2/1
|