Masai Ujiri

Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors

Draft Rating:

A-

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 84

Draft Total Value Rating: 79

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Masai Ujiri ranks in the 73th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Ujiri'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 Pascal Siakam with 27th pick but was worth 2th pick. +19.6 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Delon Wright with 20th pick but was worth 7th pick. +8.1 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Kenneth Faried with 22th pick but was worth 13th pick. +6.1 (expectation difference)

Their biggest wins:

• Drafted Pascal Siakam with 27th pick but was worth 2th pick. +40170 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Delon Wright with 20th pick but was worth 5th pick. +21232 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Jakob Pöltl with 9th pick but was worth 6th pick. +9930 (expectation difference)

Their biggest busts:

• Drafted Bruno Caboclo with 20th pick but was worth 39th pick. -2.9 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Gradey Dick with 13th pick but was worth 54th pick. -1.8 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Malachi Flynn with 29th pick but was worth 49th pick. -0.5 (expectation difference)

Their biggest busts:

• Drafted Evan Fournier with 20th pick but was worth 57th pick. -20547 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Gradey Dick with 13th pick but was worth 54th pick. -11754 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Malachi Flynn with 29th pick but was worth 44th pick. -6446 (expectation difference)

Trade Rating:

B+

Trade Efficiency Rating: 83

Trade Total Value Rating: 75

Masai Ujiri ranks in the 71th percentile for trading among executives in our database.

Their biggest win: +7.0

• Added Kosta Koufos +1.7, Wilson Chandler +2.7, Raymond Felton +0.5, Danilo Gallinari +10.3, Timofey Mozgov +0.2, Quincy Miller +0.0, Romero Osby +0.0, Dario Šarić -0.1, Jamal Murray +12.3 to DEN.
• Lost Carmelo Anthony -20.0, Renaldo Balkman +0.0, Chauncey Billups -0.6, Anthony Carter +0.0, Shelden Williams +0.0, Jakob Pöltl +0.0 to NYK.
• Lost Richaun Holmes +0.0 to MIN.

Their biggest win: +19213

• Added Drew Eubanks +0, Thaddeus Young +950, Christian Koloko +0 to TOR.
• Lost Goran Dragic +0, Malaki Branham +18263 to SAS.

Their biggest L: -8.6

• Added Danny Green +2.2, Kawhi Leonard +4.7 to TOR.
• Lost DeMar DeRozan -7.1, Jakob Pöltl -6.5, Keldon Johnson -1.9 to SAS.

Their biggest L: -29290

• Added Kosta Koufos +1401, Wilson Chandler -11110, Raymond Felton +663, Danilo Gallinari +21571, Timofey Mozgov -6423, Quincy Miller +0, Romero Osby +0, Dario Šarić -1008, Jamal Murray +15156 to DEN.
• Lost Carmelo Anthony -49579, Renaldo Balkman +246, Chauncey Billups -1062, Anthony Carter +558, Shelden Williams +297, Jakob Pöltl +0 to NYK.
• Lost Richaun Holmes +0 to MIN.

Signing Rating:

A-

Signing Efficiency Rating: 82

Signing Total Value Rating: 90

Masai Ujiri ranks in the 80th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.

Their best signings:

• Signed Pascal Siakam +11.6 in 2019.
• Signed Fred VanVleet +8.6 in 2020.
• Signed Kyle Lowry +6.9 in 2017.

Their best signings:

• Signed Pascal Siakam +24542 in 2019.
• Signed Fred VanVleet +19948 in 2020.
• Signed Kyle Lowry +18141 in 2017.

Their worst signings:

• Signed Jalen McDaniels -1.0 in 2023.
• Signed Aron Baynes -0.6 in 2020.
• Signed Jamal Shead -0.6 in 2024.

Their worst signings:

• Signed Jamal Shead -5308 in 2024.
• Signed Cory Joseph -5059 in 2015.
• Signed Jalen McDaniels -4842 in 2023.