Draft Rating:

C-

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 43.12

Draft Total Value Rating: 97.56

Don Nelson ranks in the 66th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Nelson's draft picks average out to be worth the equivalent of 4 spots higher than they were picked due to his good drafting.

Some of their biggest wins:

• Drafted Tim Hardaway with 14th pick but was worth 1th pick.
• Drafted Sidney Moncrief with 5th pick but was worth 2th pick.
• Drafted Dwayne Morton with 45th pick but was worth 28th pick.

Some of their biggest busts:

• Drafted Kent Benson with 1th pick but was worth 15th pick.
• Drafted Tyrone Hill with 11th pick but was worth 17th pick.
• Drafted Alton Lister with 21th pick but was worth 16th pick.

Trade Rating:

C-

Don Nelson ranks in the 42th percentile for trading among executives in our database.

Their biggest win:

• Added Pat Garrity, Dirk Nowitzki to DAL.
• Lost Robert Traylor to MIL.

Their biggest L:

• Added Alton Lister to GSW.
• Lost Gary Payton to SEA.

Signing Rating:

D+

Don Nelson ranks in the 35th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.

Their best signings:

• Signed John Lucas in 1987.
• Signed Marquis Daniels in 2003.
• Signed Keith Jennings in 1992.

Their worst signings:

• Signed Paul Mokeski in 1983.
• Signed Hubert Davis in 1997.
• Signed Tom Tolbert in 1989.