R.C. Buford

San Antonio Spurs

Transaction BPM over Tenure



Grade Report

Draft Rating:

B+

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 77
Draft Total Value Rating: 73
R.C. Buford ranks in the 88th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Buford'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 George Hill with 26th pick but was worth 7th pick. +18.9 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Derrick White with 29th pick but was worth 5th pick. +15.0 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Kyle Anderson with 30th pick but was worth 6th pick. +14.5 (expectation difference)
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Derrick White with 29th pick but was worth 5th pick. +31807 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Kyle Anderson with 30th pick but was worth 4th pick. +28811 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted George Hill with 26th pick but was worth 7th pick. +27895 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Lonnie Walker with 18th pick but was worth 58th pick. -4.2 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted James Anderson with 20th pick but was worth 56th pick. -2.0 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Luka Šamanić with 19th pick but was worth 53th pick. -1.9 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Cory Joseph with 29th pick but was worth 54th pick. -18792 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Lonnie Walker with 18th pick but was worth 59th pick. -17562 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Beno Udrih with 28th pick but was worth 54th pick. -16166 (expectation difference)

Trade Rating:

A-

Trade Efficiency Rating: 86
Trade Total Value Rating: 80
R.C. Buford ranks in the 41th percentile for trading among executives in our database.
Their biggest win: +6.7
  • Added DeMar DeRozan +7.1, Jakob Pöltl +6.5, Keldon Johnson +0.0 to SAS.
  • Lost Danny Green -2.2, Kawhi Leonard -4.7 to TOR.
Their biggest win: +13258
  • Added Matt Bonner +12304, Eric Williams -44, Jack McClinton +0 to SAS.
  • Lost Rasho Nesterović +998 to TOR.
Their biggest L: -7.2
  • Added Malik Hairston +0.0, DeJuan Blair +0.0 to SAS.
  • Lost Goran Dragić -7.2 to PHO.
Their biggest L: -9122
  • Added Malik Hairston -912, DeJuan Blair +0 to SAS.
  • Lost Goran Dragić -8209 to PHO.

Signing Rating:

A

Signing Efficiency Rating: 84
Signing Total Value Rating: 100
R.C. Buford ranks in the 91th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Manu Ginóbili +22.5 in 2004.
  • Signed Kawhi Leonard +14.4 in 2015.
  • Signed Manu Ginóbili +13.0 in 2010.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Manu Ginóbili +69813 in 2004.
  • Signed Kawhi Leonard +47034 in 2015.
  • Signed Manu Ginóbili +37985 in 2010.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Jacque Vaughn -0.7 in 2006.
  • Signed Bryn Forbes -0.6 in 2016.
  • Signed Aron Baynes -0.6 in 2013.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Bryn Forbes -8096 in 2018.
  • Signed Jacque Vaughn -7457 in 2006.
  • Signed Bryn Forbes -6241 in 2016.