Draft Rating:

D+

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 37.61

Draft Total Value Rating: 92.68

Jim Paxson ranks in the 34th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Paxson's draft picks average out to be worth the equivalent of 4 spots lower than they were picked due to their terrible drafting.

Some of their biggest wins:

• Drafted Carlos Boozer with 35th pick but was worth 1th pick.

Some of their biggest busts:

• Drafted DeSagana Diop with 8th pick but was worth 21th pick.
• Drafted Dajuan Wagner with 6th pick but was worth 45th pick.
• Drafted Trajan Langdon with 11th pick but was worth 21th pick.

Trade Rating:

F-

Jim Paxson ranks in the 1th percentile for trading among executives in our database.

Their biggest win:

• Added Drew Gooden, Steven Hunter, Anderson Varejão to CLE.
• Lost Tony Battie, Martynas Andriuškevičius, Brad Newley to ORL.

Their biggest L:

• Added Chris Mihm to CLE.
• Lost Jamal Crawford to CHI.

Signing Rating:

F

Jim Paxson ranks in the 7th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.

Their best signings:

• Signed Earl Boykins in 2000.
• Signed Kornél Dávid in 2000.
• Signed Mark Hendrickson in 2000.

Their worst signings:

• Signed Ira Newble in 2003.
• Signed Bimbo Coles in 2000.
• Signed Mark Bryant in 1999.