Rob Pelinka

Los Angeles Lakers

Transaction BPM over Tenure





Grade Report

Draft Rating:

D+

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 61
Draft Total Value Rating: 7

Rob Pelinka ranks in the 71th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Pelinka'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 Dalton Knecht with 17th pick but was worth 9th pick. +0.1 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Dalton Knecht with 17th pick but was worth 9th pick. +0.1 (expectation difference)
Their biggest wins:
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Jalen Hood-Schifino with 17th pick but was worth 48th pick. -0.9 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Max Christie with 35th pick but was worth 46th pick. -0.7 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Max Christie with 35th pick but was worth 48th pick. -6615 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Jalen Hood-Schifino with 17th pick but was worth 37th pick. -3282 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Dalton Knecht with 17th pick but was worth 41th pick. -2480 (expectation difference)

Trade Rating:

B-

Trade Efficiency Rating: 51
Trade Total Value Rating: 78
Rob Pelinka ranks in the 14th percentile for trading among executives in our database.
Their biggest win: +1.2
  • Added D'Angelo Russell +0.6, Malik Beasley -0.1, Jarred Vanderbilt +0.5 to LAL.
  • Lost Damian Jones +0.0, Juan Toscano-Anderson +0.2, Russell Westbrook +0.0 to UTA.
  • Lost Bobi Klintman +0.0 to MIN.
Their biggest win: +12928
  • Added Dorian Finney-Smith -2176, Shake Milton -1043 to LAL.
  • Lost Maxwell Lewis +987, D'Angelo Russell -717, future 2nd round pick +5292, future 2nd round pick +5292, future 2nd round pick +5292 to BRK.
Their biggest L: -9.5
  • Added Anthony Davis +5.4 to LAL.
  • Lost Isaac Bonga +0.7, Jemerrio Jones +0.0, Moritz Wagner -0.1, Kennedy Chandler +0.0 to WAS.
  • Lost Lonzo Ball -2.9, Josh Hart -1.9, De'Andre Hunter +0.0, Brandon Ingram -9.8, Dyson Daniels -0.9 to NOP.
Their biggest L: -2151
  • Added Dennis Schroder -2151 to LAL.
  • Lost Danny Green +0, Jaden McDaniels +0 to OKC.

Signing Rating:

D+

Signing Efficiency Rating: 22
Signing Total Value Rating: 45
Rob Pelinka ranks in the 55th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Anthony Davis +15.8 in 2020.
  • Signed LeBron James +4.6 in 2024.
  • Signed Austin Reaves +4.1 in 2023.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Anthony Davis +45174 in 2020.
  • Signed LeBron James +13563 in 2024.
  • Signed Austin Reaves +5833 in 2023.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Gabe Vincent -1.0 in 2023.
  • Signed Avery Bradley -0.8 in 2019.
  • Signed Max Christie -0.5 in 2022.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Avery Bradley -8026 in 2019.
  • Signed Gabe Vincent -7290 in 2023.
  • Signed Taurean Prince -5902 in 2023.