Danny Ainge

Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz

Transaction BPM over Tenure



Grade Report

Draft Rating:

B+

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 66
Draft Total Value Rating: 88
Danny Ainge ranks in the 53th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Ainge's draft picks average out to be worth the equivalent of 2 spots lower than they were picked due to their terrible drafting.
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Al Jefferson with 15th pick but was worth 6th pick. +12.6 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Tony Allen with 25th pick but was worth 11th pick. +10.4 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Jayson Tatum with 3th pick but was worth 1th pick. +9.5 (expectation difference)
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Semih Erden with 60th pick but was worth 32th pick. +35188 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Jayson Tatum with 3th pick but was worth 1th pick. +33318 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Al Jefferson with 15th pick but was worth 4th pick. +31558 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Jeff Green with 5th pick but was worth 15th pick. -16.3 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Marcus Smart with 6th pick but was worth 13th pick. -6.8 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted James Young with 17th pick but was worth 42th pick. -4.4 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Jeff Green with 5th pick but was worth 60th pick. -93174 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Avery Bradley with 19th pick but was worth 60th pick. -43562 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Jaylen Brown with 3th pick but was worth 10th pick. -30190 (expectation difference)

Trade Rating:

A

Trade Efficiency Rating: 78
Trade Total Value Rating: 100
Danny Ainge ranks in the 72th percentile for trading among executives in our database.
Their biggest win: +19.9
  • Added Rick Fox +0.0, Gary Payton +1.5, Rajon Rondo +19.1 to BOS.
  • Lost Chucky Atkins -0.6, Jumaine Jones -0.8, Chris Mihm +0.7 to LAL.
Their biggest win: +100663
  • Added Kevin Garnett +60106 to BOS.
  • Lost Ryan Gomes +8665, Gerald Green +1718, Al Jefferson -10429, Theo Ratliff +321, Sebastian Telfair +15603, Wayne Ellington +11701, Jonny Flynn +12976 to MIN.
Their biggest L: -11.3
  • Added Keyonte Johnson +0.0 to BOS.
  • Lost Enes Kanter -1.2 to POR.
  • Lost Desmond Bane -10.1 to MEM.
Their biggest L: -25110
  • Added Ochai Agbaji -6636, Lauri Markkanen +14746, Collin Sexton +1399 to UTA.
  • Lost Donovan Mitchell -34620 to CLE.

Signing Rating:

A

Signing Efficiency Rating: 86
Signing Total Value Rating: 93
Danny Ainge ranks in the 81th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Al Horford +19.8 in 2016.
  • Signed Jaylen Brown +10.6 in 2019.
  • Signed Marcus Smart +5.8 in 2018.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Al Horford +50722 in 2016.
  • Signed Jaylen Brown +15757 in 2019.
  • Signed Walker Kessler +9414 in 2022.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Brian Scalabrine -0.9 in 2005.
  • Signed Luka Šamanić -0.6 in 2023.
  • Signed Simone Fontecchio -0.5 in 2022.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Brian Scalabrine -10368 in 2005.
  • Signed Simone Fontecchio -5839 in 2022.
  • Signed Jonas Jerebko -5308 in 2015.