Draft Rating:

D

Donnie Walsh ranks in the 27th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Walsh's draft picks average out to be worth the equivalent of 7 spots lower than they were picked due to their terrible drafting.

Some of their biggest wins:

• Drafted Reggie Miller with 11th pick but was worth 3th pick.
• Drafted Sean Green with 41th pick but was worth 24th pick.
• Drafted Dale Davis with 13th pick but was worth 8th pick.

Some of their biggest busts:

• Drafted Chuck Person with 4th pick but was worth 61th pick.
• Drafted Rik Smits with 2th pick but was worth 31th pick.
• Drafted Erick Dampier with 10th pick but was worth 43th pick.

Trade Rating:

B+

Donnie Walsh ranks in the 77th percentile for trading among executives in our database.

Their biggest win:

• Added Detlef Schrempf, Antonio Davis to IND.
• Lost Herb Williams to DAL.

Their biggest L:

• Added Derrick McKey, Gerald Paddio to IND.
• Lost Detlef Schrempf to SEA.

Signing Rating:

D-

Donnie Walsh ranks in the 24th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.

Their best signings:

• Signed Micheal Williams in 1990.
• Signed Byron Scott in 1993.
• Signed Sam Perkins in 1999.

Their worst signings:

• Signed Mike Sanders in 1989.
• Signed Chris Duhon in 2008.
• Signed Žan Tabak in 1999.