Donnie Walsh

Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks

Transaction BPM over Tenure



Grade Report

Draft Rating:

B-

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 28
Draft Total Value Rating: 95
Donnie Walsh ranks in the 69th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Walsh's draft picks average out to be worth the equivalent of 1 spot higher than they were picked due to his good drafting.
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Reggie Miller with 11th pick but was worth 2th pick. +57.1 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Dale Davis with 13th pick but was worth 6th pick. +14.8 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Fred Hoiberg with 52th pick but was worth 11th pick. +9.3 (expectation difference)
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Reggie Miller with 11th pick but was worth 3th pick. +163764 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Fred Hoiberg with 52th pick but was worth 5th pick. +36777 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Mark Pope with 52th pick but was worth 42th pick. +21122 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Rik Smits with 2th pick but was worth 10th pick. -22.2 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Chuck Person with 4th pick but was worth 10th pick. -18.0 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted George McCloud with 7th pick but was worth 13th pick. -14.1 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Chuck Person with 4th pick but was worth 61th pick. -79536 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Rik Smits with 2th pick but was worth 48th pick. -68688 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Erick Dampier with 10th pick but was worth 54th pick. -40663 (expectation difference)

Trade Rating:

A

Trade Efficiency Rating: 79
Trade Total Value Rating: 99
Donnie Walsh ranks in the 94th percentile for trading among executives in our database.
Their biggest win: +13.9
  • Added Detlef Schrempf +13.1, Antonio Davis +0.0 to IND.
  • Lost Herb Williams +0.8 to DAL.
Their biggest win: +45488
  • Added Detlef Schrempf +28732, Antonio Davis +0 to IND.
  • Lost Herb Williams +16756 to DAL.
Their biggest L: -7.7
  • Added Derrick McKey +9.3, Gerald Paddio -0.1 to IND.
  • Lost Detlef Schrempf -16.9 to SEA.
Their biggest L: -26528
  • Added Derrick McKey +11571, Gerald Paddio -368 to IND.
  • Lost Detlef Schrempf -37732 to SEA.

Signing Rating:

D

Signing Efficiency Rating: 29
Signing Total Value Rating: 28
Donnie Walsh ranks in the 46th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database. That's basically average. It could be worse though lol.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Micheal Williams +6.2 in 1990.
  • Signed Raymond Felton +2.9 in 2010.
  • Signed Byron Scott +2.4 in 1993.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Micheal Williams +15634 in 1990.
  • Signed Byron Scott +3934 in 1993.
  • Signed Sam Perkins +2523 in 1999.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Mike Sanders -1.7 in 1989.
  • Signed John Williams -0.4 in 1994.
  • Signed Žan Tabak -0.4 in 1999.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Mike Sanders -12637 in 1989.
  • Signed Chris Duhon -9539 in 2008.
  • Signed Žan Tabak -3502 in 1999.