Bucky Buckwalter

Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers

Transaction BPM over Tenure



Grade Report

Draft Rating:

B+

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 81
Draft Total Value Rating: 71
Bucky Buckwalter ranks in the 49th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Buckwalter's draft picks average out to be worth the equivalent of 3 spots lower than they were picked due to their terrible drafting.
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Clifford Robinson with 36th pick but was worth 4th pick. +26.9 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Arvydas Sabonis with 24th pick but was worth 7th pick. +17.2 (expectation difference)
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Arvydas Sabonis with 24th pick but was worth 5th pick. +50050 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Clifford Robinson with 36th pick but was worth 7th pick. +26321 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Reggie Smith with 31th pick but was worth 29th pick. +1479 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Mark Bryant with 21th pick but was worth 61th pick. -5.5 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Ronnie Murphy with 17th pick but was worth 61th pick. -3.7 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Alaa Abdelnaby with 25th pick but was worth 46th pick. -1.5 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Mark Bryant with 21th pick but was worth 61th pick. -43132 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Alaa Abdelnaby with 25th pick but was worth 35th pick. -5186 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Dave Johnson with 26th pick but was worth 32th pick. -2243 (expectation difference)

Trade Rating:

B-

Trade Efficiency Rating: 90
Trade Total Value Rating: 32
Bucky Buckwalter ranks in the 77th percentile for trading among executives in our database.
Their biggest win: +4.2
  • Added Danny Ainge +4.1 to POR.
  • Lost Byron Irvin +0.0, Pete Chilcutt +0.1, Brett Roberts +0.0 to SAC.
Their biggest win: +15010
  • Added Danny Ainge +9357 to POR.
  • Lost Byron Irvin +0, Pete Chilcutt +5652, Brett Roberts +0 to SAC.
Their biggest L: -5.6
  • Added Kevin Duckworth -4.7 to POR.
  • Lost Walter Berry -0.9 to SAS.
Their biggest L: -44383
  • Added Kevin Duckworth -47972 to POR.
  • Lost Walter Berry +3589 to SAS.

Signing Rating:

B+

Signing Efficiency Rating: 67
Signing Total Value Rating: 92
Bucky Buckwalter ranks in the 41th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Rod Strickland +14.8 in 1992.
  • Signed Danny Young +2.1 in 1988.
  • Signed Ennis Whatley +0.2 in 1991.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Rod Strickland +37778 in 1992.
  • Signed Danny Young +1595 in 1988.
  • Signed Ennis Whatley +220 in 1991.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Fernando Martín -0.3 in 1986.
  • Signed Charles Jones -0.2 in 1987.
  • Signed Mike Holton -0.1 in 1986.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Mike Holton -3786 in 1986.
  • Signed Wayne Cooper -3700 in 1989.
  • Signed Maurice Lucas -2620 in 1987.