David Griffin

Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Pelicans

Transaction BPM over Tenure



Grade Report

Draft Rating:

C+

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 55
Draft Total Value Rating: 57
David Griffin ranks in the 52th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Griffin'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 Joe Harris with 33th pick but was worth 17th pick. +4.1 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Herb Jones with 35th pick but was worth 10th pick. +3.0 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Karlo Matkovic with 52th pick but was worth 27th pick. +1.2 (expectation difference)
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Karlo Matkovic with 52th pick but was worth 27th pick. +10808 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Herb Jones with 35th pick but was worth 34th pick. +168 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Kira Lewis Jr. with 13th pick but was worth 52th pick. -3.5 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Jordan Hawkins with 14th pick but was worth 53th pick. -1.6 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Yves Missi with 21th pick but was worth 48th pick. -0.5 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Jordan Hawkins with 14th pick but was worth 53th pick. -10244 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Kira Lewis Jr. with 13th pick but was worth 40th pick. -6245 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Yves Missi with 21th pick but was worth 51th pick. -5470 (expectation difference)

Trade Rating:

A-

Trade Efficiency Rating: 77
Trade Total Value Rating: 84
David Griffin ranks in the 82th percentile for trading among executives in our database.
Their biggest win: +8.1
  • Added CJ McCollum +6.5, Larry Nance Jr. +2.6, Tony Snell +0.0 to NOP.
  • Lost Nickeil Alexander-Walker +0.0, Josh Hart -1.2, Didi Louzada +0.2, Tomas Satoransky +0.0 to POR.
Their biggest win: +50472
  • Added Kevin Love +6836 to CLE.
  • Lost Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot +8782 to PHI.
  • Lost Anthony Bennett +3486, Andrew Wiggins +31366 to MIN.
Their biggest L: -15.2
  • Added Dejounte Murray +0.1 to NOP.
  • Lost Dyson Daniels -2.2, E.J. Liddell +0.0, Larry Nance Jr. -0.4, Cody Zeller +0.0, future 1st round pick -6.3, future 1st round pick -6.3 to ATL.
Their biggest L: -55926
  • Added Lonzo Ball +4184, Josh Hart -2307, De'Andre Hunter +0, Brandon Ingram +4418, Dyson Daniels +0 to NOP.
  • Lost Anthony Davis -62222 to LAL.

Signing Rating:

B+

Signing Efficiency Rating: 59
Signing Total Value Rating: 94
David Griffin ranks in the 49th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database. That's basically average. It could be worse though lol.
Their best signings:
  • Signed LeBron James +14.9 in 2016.
  • Signed Kevin Love +13.5 in 2015.
  • Signed Brandon Ingram +7.6 in 2020.
Their best signings:
  • Signed LeBron James +47560 in 2016.
  • Signed Kevin Love +30502 in 2015.
  • Signed LeBron James +24381 in 2015.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Matthew Dellavedova -1.4 in 2016.
  • Signed J.R. Smith -0.7 in 2016.
  • Signed Nickeil Alexander-Walker -0.5 in 2019.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed J.R. Smith -9935 in 2016.
  • Signed Tristan Thompson -9276 in 2015.
  • Signed Matthew Dellavedova -8920 in 2016.