Flip Saunders

Minnesota Timberwolves

Transaction BPM over Tenure



Grade Report

Draft Rating:

A-

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 90
Draft Total Value Rating: 73
Flip Saunders ranks in the 87th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Saunders's draft picks average out to be worth the equivalent of 5 spots higher than they were picked due to his good drafting.
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Zach LaVine with 13th pick but was worth 6th pick. +6.8 (expectation difference)
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Zach LaVine with 13th pick but was worth 6th pick. +15022 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Lorenzo Brown with 52th pick but was worth 37th pick. +10452 (expectation difference)

Trade Rating:

B-

Trade Efficiency Rating: 94
Trade Total Value Rating: 32
Flip Saunders ranks in the 33th percentile for trading among executives in our database.
Their biggest win: +5.5
  • Added Gorgui Dieng +5.9, Shabazz Muhammad +0.0 to MIN.
  • Lost Trey Burke -0.4 to UTA.
Their biggest win: +20358
  • Added Tyus Jones +0 to MIN.
  • Lost Rakeem Christmas +0, Cedi Osman +20358, Justin James +0 to CLE.
Their biggest L: -16.1
  • Added Anthony Bennett -0.4, Andrew Wiggins +0.1, Thaddeus Young +0.6 to MIN.
  • Lost Luc Mbah a Moute +0.4, Alexey Shved -0.3 to PHI.
  • Lost Kevin Love -16.5 to CLE.
Their biggest L: -68399
  • Added Anthony Bennett -3486, Andrew Wiggins -31366, Thaddeus Young -802 to MIN.
  • Lost Luc Mbah a Moute +5364, Alexey Shved -769 to PHI.
  • Lost Kevin Love -37338 to CLE.

Signing Rating:

D+

Signing Efficiency Rating: 31
Signing Total Value Rating: 37
Flip Saunders 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 Tyus Jones +2.0 in 2015.
  • Signed Corey Brewer +1.4 in 2013.
  • Signed Nemanja Bjelica +1.1 in 2015.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Kevin Garnett +834 in 2015.
  • Signed Ronny Turiaf +242 in 2013.
  • Signed Arinze Onuaku +95 in 2015.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Robbie Hummel -0.4 in 2014.
  • Signed Tayshaun Prince -0.4 in 2015.
  • Signed Shabazz Muhammad -0.2 in 2013.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Shabazz Muhammad -10318 in 2013.
  • Signed Tayshaun Prince -4386 in 2015.
  • Signed Chase Budinger -4192 in 2013.