Don Nelson

Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks

Transaction BPM over Tenure



Grade Report

Draft Rating:

B

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 45
Draft Total Value Rating: 98
Don Nelson ranks in the 65th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. That's basically average. It could worse though lol.
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Tim Hardaway with 14th pick but was worth 1th pick. +34.7 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Paul Pressey with 20th pick but was worth 4th pick. +21.3 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Latrell Sprewell with 24th pick but was worth 4th pick. +20.4 (expectation difference)
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Tim Hardaway with 14th pick but was worth 1th pick. +94940 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Sidney Moncrief with 5th pick but was worth 2th pick. +63073 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Paul Pressey with 20th pick but was worth 4th pick. +51113 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Kent Benson with 1th pick but was worth 15th pick. -28.2 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Ernie Grunfeld with 11th pick but was worth 20th pick. -7.2 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Tyrone Hill with 11th pick but was worth 17th pick. -3.7 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Kent Benson with 1th pick but was worth 12th pick. -75046 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Tyrone Hill with 11th pick but was worth 51th pick. -42537 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Pat Cummings with 59th pick but was worth 61th pick. -36290 (expectation difference)

Trade Rating:

B-

Trade Efficiency Rating: 40
Trade Total Value Rating: 81
Don Nelson ranks in the 42th percentile for trading among executives in our database.
Their biggest win: +84.3
  • Added Pat Garrity +0.0, Dirk Nowitzki +85.0 to DAL.
  • Lost Robert Traylor -0.7 to MIL.
Their biggest win: +232536
  • Added Pat Garrity +0, Dirk Nowitzki +232573 to DAL.
  • Lost Robert Traylor -36 to MIL.
Their biggest L: -57.6
  • Added Alton Lister -0.6 to GSW.
  • Lost Gary Payton -57.0 to SEA.
Their biggest L: -159032
  • Added Alton Lister -6701 to GSW.
  • Lost Gary Payton -152331 to SEA.

Signing Rating:

D-

Signing Efficiency Rating: 40
Signing Total Value Rating: 7
Don Nelson ranks in the 35th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.
Their best signings:
  • Signed John Lucas +3.8 in 1987.
  • Signed Šarūnas Marčiulionis +3.7 in 1989.
  • Signed Marquis Daniels +3.1 in 2003.
Their best signings:
  • Signed John Lucas +8556 in 1987.
  • Signed Marquis Daniels +4119 in 2003.
  • Signed Keith Jennings +4084 in 1992.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Paul Mokeski -1.7 in 1983.
  • Signed Tom Tolbert -1.2 in 1989.
  • Signed Uwe Blab -0.6 in 1989.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Paul Mokeski -18397 in 1983.
  • Signed Hubert Davis -13840 in 1997.
  • Signed Tom Tolbert -10940 in 1989.