Sam Presti

Oklahoma City Thunder

Draft Rating:

A

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 86

Draft Total Value Rating: 98

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Sam Presti ranks in the 79th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Presti's draft picks average out to be worth the equivalent of 3 spots higher than they were picked due to his good drafting.

Their biggest wins:

• Drafted James Harden with 3th pick but was worth 1th pick. +51.4 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Kevin Durant with 2th pick but was worth 1th pick. +43.4 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Russell Westbrook with 4th pick but was worth 1th pick. +30.6 (expectation difference)

Their biggest wins:

• Drafted James Harden with 3th pick but was worth 1th pick. +171608 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Kevin Durant with 2th pick but was worth 1th pick. +159754 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Russell Westbrook with 4th pick but was worth 1th pick. +104644 (expectation difference)

Their biggest busts:

• Drafted Terrance Ferguson with 21th pick but was worth 56th pick. -3.2 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Mitch McGary with 21th pick but was worth 36th pick. -2.6 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Cameron Payne with 14th pick but was worth 19th pick. -2.5 (expectation difference)

Their biggest busts:

• Drafted Terrance Ferguson with 21th pick but was worth 55th pick. -16000 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Tre Mann with 18th pick but was worth 55th pick. -12644 (expectation difference)
• Drafted Cameron Payne with 14th pick but was worth 45th pick. -5013 (expectation difference)

Trade Rating:

F

Trade Efficiency Rating: 37

Trade Total Value Rating: 1

Sam Presti ranks in the 20th percentile for trading among executives in our database.

Their biggest win: +18.0

• Added Danilo Gallinari +2.4, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander +28.2, Tre Mann +0.0, Jalen Williams +0.0, Jaime Jaquez Jr. +0.0, Dillon Jones +0.0 to OKC.
• Lost Paul George -12.6 to LAC.

Their biggest win: +59829

• Added Danilo Gallinari +6052, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander +85799, Tre Mann +0, Jalen Williams +0, Jaime Jaquez Jr. +0, Dillon Jones +0 to OKC.
• Lost Paul George -32021 to LAC.

Their biggest L: -55.7

• Added Jeremy Lamb +1.3, Kevin Martin +1.6, Steven Adams +0.0, Álex Abrines +0.0, Mitch McGary +0.0 to OKC.
• Lost Cole Aldrich +0.2, Daequan Cook +0.0, James Harden -58.8, Lazar Hayward +0.0 to HOU.

Their biggest L: -182946

• Added Jeremy Lamb +372, Kevin Martin +2136, Steven Adams +0, Álex Abrines +0, Mitch McGary +0 to OKC.
• Lost Cole Aldrich +1065, Daequan Cook +264, James Harden -186784, Lazar Hayward +0 to HOU.

Signing Rating:

C-

Signing Efficiency Rating: 79

Signing Total Value Rating: 6

Sam Presti ranks in the 56th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.

Their best signings:

• Signed Russell Westbrook +10.8 in 2017.
• Signed Russell Westbrook +9.3 in 2016.
• Signed Steven Adams +7.3 in 2016.

Their best signings:

• Signed Russell Westbrook +32034 in 2017.
• Signed Russell Westbrook +31102 in 2016.
• Signed Paul George +20455 in 2018.

Their worst signings:

• Signed Théo Maledon -1.9 in 2020.
• Signed Luguentz Dort -1.1 in 2019.
• Signed Aleksej Pokusevski -1.1 in 2020.

Their worst signings:

• Signed Darius Bazley -13367 in 2019.
• Signed Théo Maledon -12885 in 2020.
• Signed Luguentz Dort -12264 in 2019.