Scott Layden

Utah Jazz, New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves

Transaction BPM over Tenure



Grade Report

Draft Rating:

B

Draft Pick Efficiency Rating: 79
Draft Total Value Rating: 61
Scott Layden ranks in the 82th percentile for drafting among executives in our database. Layden's draft picks average out to be worth the equivalent of 4 spots higher than they were picked due to his good drafting.
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Bryon Russell with 45th pick but was worth 7th pick. +12.2 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Greg Ostertag with 28th pick but was worth 14th pick. +5.1 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Shandon Anderson with 54th pick but was worth 17th pick. +4.1 (expectation difference)
Their biggest wins:
  • Drafted Bryon Russell with 45th pick but was worth 5th pick. +21792 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Jamie Watson with 47th pick but was worth 25th pick. +11851 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Shandon Anderson with 54th pick but was worth 51th pick. +10474 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Mike Sweetney with 9th pick but was worth 49th pick. -10.7 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Jacque Vaughn with 27th pick but was worth 56th pick. -4.5 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Luther Wright with 18th pick but was worth 43th pick. -3.1 (expectation difference)
Their biggest busts:
  • Drafted Jacque Vaughn with 27th pick but was worth 56th pick. -41889 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Blue Edwards with 21th pick but was worth 50th pick. -28822 (expectation difference)
  • Drafted Mike Sweetney with 9th pick but was worth 42th pick. -15537 (expectation difference)

Trade Rating:

B+

Trade Efficiency Rating: 65
Trade Total Value Rating: 89
Scott Layden ranks in the 92th percentile for trading among executives in our database.
Their biggest win: +38.4
  • Added Kenny Gattison +0.0, Brooks Thompson +0.0, Andrei Kirilenko +38.4 to UTA.
  • Lost Felton Spencer +0.0 to ORL.
Their biggest win: +110175
  • Added Kenny Gattison +0, Brooks Thompson -120, Andrei Kirilenko +110307 to UTA.
  • Lost Felton Spencer -11 to ORL.
Their biggest L: -30.2
  • Added Antonio McDyess +0.0, Frank Williams -0.3, Maciej Lampe +0.0 to NYK.
  • Lost Marcus Camby -15.9, Nenê -14.0, Mark Jackson +0.0 to DEN.
Their biggest L: -64597
  • Added Antonio McDyess -715, Frank Williams -2755, Maciej Lampe +0 to NYK.
  • Lost Marcus Camby -39032, Nenê -22094, Mark Jackson +0 to DEN.

Signing Rating:

F

Signing Efficiency Rating: 30
Signing Total Value Rating: 4
Scott Layden ranks in the 13th percentile for free agency signings among executives in our database.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Clarence Weatherspoon +1.6 in 2001.
  • Signed John Crotty +1.1 in 1992.
  • Signed Chris Morris +0.9 in 1995.
Their best signings:
  • Signed Dikembe Mutombo +149 in 2003.
  • Signed Ruben Nembhard +122 in 1997.
  • Signed Chad Gallagher +90 in 1994.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Greg Foster -3.1 in 1995.
  • Signed Antoine Carr -1.3 in 1994.
  • Signed Michael Doleac -0.7 in 2002.
Their worst signings:
  • Signed Greg Foster -19344 in 1995.
  • Signed Howard Eisley -18309 in 1995.
  • Signed Antoine Carr -16589 in 1994.