Draft Rating:

A

Bucky Buckwalter ranks in the 88th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Buckwalter's draft picks average out to be worth the equivalent of 10 spots higher than they were picked due to his good drafting.

Some of their biggest wins:

• Drafted Arvydas Sabonis with 24th pick but was worth 5th pick.
• Drafted Clifford Robinson with 36th pick but was worth 7th pick.
• Drafted Reggie Smith with 31th pick but was worth 23th pick.

Some of their biggest busts:

• Drafted Mark Bryant with 21th pick but was worth 58th pick.
• Drafted Alaa Abdelnaby with 25th pick but was worth 33th pick.
• Drafted Ronnie Murphy with 17th pick but was worth 27th pick.

Trade Rating:

A

Bucky Buckwalter ranks in the 90th percentile for trading among executives in our database.

Their biggest win:

• Added Danny Ainge to POR.
• Lost Byron Irvin, Pete Chilcutt to SAC.

Their biggest L:

• Added Kevin Duckworth to POR.
• Lost Walter Berry to SAS.

Signing Rating:

B-

Bucky Buckwalter ranks in the 65th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.

Their best signings:

• Signed Rod Strickland in 1992.
• Signed Danny Young in 1988.
• Signed Ennis Whatley in 1991.

Their worst signings:

• Signed Mike Holton in 1986.
• Signed Wayne Cooper in 1989.
• Signed Maurice Lucas in 1987.