Norm Sonju

Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks

Transaction BPM over Tenure





Grade Report

Draft Rating:

B-

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 28
Draft Total Value Rating: 93

Norm Sonju ranks in the 38th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Sonju's draft picks average out to be worth the equivalent of 6 spots lower than they were picked due to their terrible drafting.
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Jason Kidd with 2th pick but was worth 1th pick. +29.9 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Derek Harper with 11th pick but was worth 2th pick. +28.8 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Detlef Schrempf with 8th pick but was worth 5th pick. +12.5 (expectation difference)
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Jason Kidd with 2th pick but was worth 1th pick. +86093 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Derek Harper with 11th pick but was worth 3th pick. +68014 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Detlef Schrempf with 8th pick but was worth 5th pick. +32363 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Sam Perkins with 4th pick but was worth 5th pick. -45.1 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Randy White with 8th pick but was worth 52th pick. -22.1 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Bill Garnett with 4th pick but was worth 19th pick. -21.2 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Sam Perkins with 4th pick but was worth 6th pick. -159503 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Mark Aguirre with 1th pick but was worth 3th pick. -68914 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Bill Garnett with 4th pick but was worth 61th pick. -55321 (expectation difference)

Trade Rating:

D+

Trade Efficiency Rating: 73
Trade Total Value Rating: 2
Norm Sonju ranks in the 58th percentile for trading among executives in our database.
Their biggest win: +7.4
  • Added James Donaldson +6.4 to DAL.
  • Lost Kurt Nimphius +1.0 to LAC.
Their biggest win: +24875
  • Added Rodney McCray +455, Phil Henderson +0, Mike Iuzzolino +0 to DAL.
  • Lost Bill Wennington +4404, Duane Causwell +15940, Travis Mays +4075 to SAC.
Their biggest L: -32.0
  • Added Kelvin Ransey +0.4 to DAL.
  • Lost Wayne Cooper -0.1, Terry Porter -32.3 to POR.
Their biggest L: -79180
  • Added Jeff Hodge +0 to DAL.
  • Lost Mark Price -79180 to CLE.

Signing Rating:

C-

Signing Efficiency Rating: 75
Signing Total Value Rating: 8
Norm Sonju ranks in the 34th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Brad Davis +11.9 in 1980.
  • Signed George McCloud +4.0 in 1995.
  • Signed Kurt Nimphius +2.8 in 1981.
Their best signings:
  • Signed George McCloud +6273 in 1995.
  • Signed Brad Davis +4131 in 1980.
  • Signed Anthony Jones +366 in 1989.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Terry Davis -3.5 in 1991.
  • Signed Scott Lloyd -1.9 in 1980.
  • Signed Walter Bond -1.2 in 1992.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Terry Davis -25728 in 1991.
  • Signed Scott Lloyd -14890 in 1980.
  • Signed Lorenzo Williams -11164 in 1994.