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Hi guys.
This season I will be picking third in the draft with 118 scouting points available. I have never had this high a pick before, and also never invested a lot in the draft. I'm looking to draft the most valuable player possible since I won't be able to fit another trainee into my current plans. Additionally, I'm not necessarily looking to spend all my points because I will likely end out of the playoffs again next season. In spite of this, I won't mind going all in on finding the best player this season, even if it will cost me all the points I have.
With my limited experience in scouting, I would like some input on how to approach this; how should I approach the scouting of players to find the best one available? And which kind of player would you be on the lookout for in regards to age and position, when the goal is maximizing profits?
Thanks in advance!

Thanks for your input! I should probably have been clearer, but I'm not looking to draft anyone for my own team. Whomever I draft will be sold. And one of the teams picking before me is a bot, so that is completely random.
I have a follow-up question on your suggestion: doesn't group demo only reveal data for about 10-15 prospects? If that is the case, wouldn't I be pretty much in risk of letting a top-notch player slip?
Initially I've considered 2 strategies:

1: Doing the group demo and draft combine and from there just scout every interesting 18 yo. This does sound very ineffective though.

2: Revealing all the skills and then scout the players with high skill levels.

Does these strategies sound completely off? Sorry for all the questions, I just don't want my points to go to waste.

I would use both scouting options and scout 18 yo players. Then I would interview 5 star players and look to find 5 potential players. If you want more info about which player to choose, you can learn some skills about the drafts. Atg and HoF drafts are going for a lot of money, MVP drafts are going for much less. But you can't know their exact potential, just that they are 9-10-11 pot. If there are guard players, I would look for their inside shot and maybe inside defence. If there are big players, I would choose to learn their outside defence. Since those skills are very important for NT and they are trained slower, they make the players valuable.

Thank you both for your help! I've found 3 5/5 ball guys and one 4/5, so right now just crossing my fingers to get lucky on Monday :p