Draft Rating:

C

Pat Riley ranks in the 48th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Riley's draft picks average out to be worth the equivalent of 2 spots lower than they were picked due to their terrible drafting.

Some of their biggest wins:

• Drafted Bam Adebayo with 14th pick but was worth 3th pick.

Some of their biggest busts:

• Drafted Justise Winslow with 10th pick but was worth 40th pick.
• Drafted Precious Achiuwa with 20th pick but was worth 50th pick.
• Drafted Tyler Herro with 13th pick but was worth 20th pick.

Trade Rating:

B-

Pat Riley ranks in the 60th percentile for trading among executives in our database.

Their biggest win:

• Added LeBron James to MIA.
• Lost Milan Mačvan, Jae Crowder, Nemanja Nedović, Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot to CLE.

Their biggest L:

• Added Norris Cole to MIA.
• Lost Bojan Bogdanović to MIN.

Signing Rating:

B+

Pat Riley ranks in the 78th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.

Their best signings:

• Signed Dwyane Wade in 2010.
• Signed Hassan Whiteside in 2014.
• Signed Hassan Whiteside in 2016.

Their worst signings:

• Signed Gabe Vincent in 2021.
• Signed Rodney McGruder in 2016.
• Signed Kendrick Nunn in 2019.