Draft Rating:

B

Sam Presti ranks in the 71th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Presti's draft picks average out to be worth the equivalent of 4 spots higher than they were picked due to his good drafting.

Some of their biggest wins:

• Drafted James Harden with 3th pick but was worth 1th pick.
• Drafted Kevin Durant with 2th pick but was worth 1th pick.
• Drafted Russell Westbrook with 4th pick but was worth 1th pick.

Some of their biggest busts:

• Drafted Terrance Ferguson with 21th pick but was worth 52th pick.
• Drafted Tre Mann with 18th pick but was worth 53th pick.
• Drafted Cameron Payne with 14th pick but was worth 24th pick.

Trade Rating:

D

Sam Presti ranks in the 31th percentile for trading among executives in our database.

Their biggest win:

• Added Thabo Sefolosha to OKC.
• Lost Taj Gibson to CHI.

Their biggest L:

• Added Jeremy Lamb, Kevin Martin, Steven Adams, Álex Abrines, Mitch McGary to OKC.
• Lost Cole Aldrich, Daequan Cook, James Harden, Lazar Hayward to HOU.

Signing Rating:

B+

Sam Presti ranks in the 78th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.

Their best signings:

• Signed Russell Westbrook in 2017.
• Signed Russell Westbrook in 2016.
• Signed Paul George in 2018.

Their worst signings:

• Signed Darius Bazley in 2019.
• Signed Théo Maledon in 2020.
• Signed Luguentz Dort in 2019.